CWatkinsNash
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Yes, I'm asking what is probably an overasked noob question. I need suggestions for a smallish pair of monitors that an amateur hack like myself can attempt to put to good use.
The room: untreated at the moment, 10' x 12' and it's also my bedroom. Not optimal, but budget issues aside, it's really handy to be able to roll back out of bed at 2:00 am when inspiration strikes. Plaster walls, hardwood floors, about 20% windows and 30% bed.
I know nothing about studio monitors. What I do know is that my roommate has a pair in the storage room but they are WAY too big for this space. (Don't know what they are, fronts aren't marked and they are up on a high shelf so I'd probably hurt myself trying to turn one around. But they are just too big.)
I can't afford much but I'm cool with buying used, I just don't know what I'm really looking for. Right now I've got a variety of "proving grounds" (various computer speakers, iPod, stereo system, etc) around the house but trial and error is getting old FAST. I'm mixing with my Sennheiser HD 202s and a small set of desktop speakers with a sub.
I'm trying to learn good mixing technique but if I'm not hearing what I need to be hearing, it's kind of... frustrating.
The room: untreated at the moment, 10' x 12' and it's also my bedroom. Not optimal, but budget issues aside, it's really handy to be able to roll back out of bed at 2:00 am when inspiration strikes. Plaster walls, hardwood floors, about 20% windows and 30% bed.
I know nothing about studio monitors. What I do know is that my roommate has a pair in the storage room but they are WAY too big for this space. (Don't know what they are, fronts aren't marked and they are up on a high shelf so I'd probably hurt myself trying to turn one around. But they are just too big.)
I can't afford much but I'm cool with buying used, I just don't know what I'm really looking for. Right now I've got a variety of "proving grounds" (various computer speakers, iPod, stereo system, etc) around the house but trial and error is getting old FAST. I'm mixing with my Sennheiser HD 202s and a small set of desktop speakers with a sub.
I'm trying to learn good mixing technique but if I'm not hearing what I need to be hearing, it's kind of... frustrating.