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hey guys i just got my recording comp up and running and i have an important monitor question. I will most likely just be recording one (two max) instruments at a time and i want to know what the best way for me to tweak my mix is as far as speakers. Im guessing my computer speakers wont be good (or would it) because when i go to put the final copy in a cd player it will sound a lot different. My budget is about 200 maybe a little more. If i get a monitor do i need to by a amp? what kind? thanks bunch for helpin the nub
 
Do a search you will find this question asked and answered many times. Not trying to be blunt, but there are hundreds of different options out there, and many have been commented on.

For a bit more than $200 (used between 250-280, new as low as $300) wharfedale 8.2 pros are often counted as providing good quality for the price. I just got a pair and the clarity is very impressive vs a headphone mix or through consumer grade or computer speakers. They are actives which means the amplification is built in. These are the only ones i have any experience with, but there are several other options that have some degree of good reputation on these board in the same general price range.

Most people here will tell you to get the best you can afford, and even then you have a learning curve where you have to figure out how the monitors react to your room, and their inherant limitations. For instance, you may find that you need to add or remove lows in a certian frequency to the monitored mix in order that you final mix through consumer speakers sounds just right, even if you have good quality monitors.

Daav.
 
Since i jsut recently went through the same thing, maybe i can add another point of clarity as to the difference between "monitors" and speakers (although others who use very high quality gear can probably attest to it better).

When i first got the Wharfe's, i hooked them up and listened to music i was familiar with and enjoyed the prodcution quality of for a bit. I was struck at how they did a couple things:

1. Helped place items in the mix in "space". Both L<->R and top to bottom and front to back. I listened to a bunch of different kinds of music (sinatra-metal-jazz-etc) and it seems like i can pick out individual "voices" (in the sense that a guitar is a different "voice" than Bass or drums or what have you) much more clearly. Horns tend to float over the mix more, that sort of thing. Still traiing my ear here, but immmediately noticed a difference.

2. I noticed a difference in the clarity of different frequencies. I am set up such that i could toggle the signal from the PC (where the music was playing from) to the monitors and my normal stereo system and noticed the difference in the boost to the lows and such that is in consumer stuff.

Hope it helps,
Daav
 
oh other quick Q, if i get the monitors i posted above and the m-audiophile sound card will be ready to monitor, or will i need some other unit to plug in the monitors, thanks
 
ESPplayer7 said:
oh other quick Q, if i get the monitors i posted above and the m-audiophile sound card will be ready to monitor, or will i need some other unit to plug in the monitors, thanks
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those have :
Input connectors: XLR balanced, TRS balanced/unbalanced

You will probabaly have to use the TRS as unbalanced, although you may want to go for balanced inputs (the XLR mic-cable style) some day when you upgrade to somehting with fancy balanced outputs.

edit: Yes,m you should be able to hook up the monitors as described above from the line out on your sound card.

Daav
 
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