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DM1
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I have an odd problem: after years of creating good mixes with headphones and computer speakers, I upgraded to decent monitors a couple of months ago. Since the change, my mixes have gone to hell. As near as I can figure, the monitors are so good they're actually TOO forgiving of mistakes. Sure, I can hear things that never showed before. But where my old computer speakers would rumble when the bass was too loud, and the headphones would buzz when the mids clipped, the new monitors take whatever I pump through them and make it sound good.
Is this a common experience? Is it just a matter of me getting used to the response of the new gear? And if so, is there anything I can do to speed the process?
Related: can an good engineer create a decent mix using only a single set of reference monitors (assuming he's intimately familiar with the speakers,) or does even Bob Katz have to run out to the car to check levels? I mean, I know it's always a good idea to check a mix on as many systems as possible, but I also thought the point of a decent monitoring setup was to facilitate getting the mix right the first time.
Is this a common experience? Is it just a matter of me getting used to the response of the new gear? And if so, is there anything I can do to speed the process?
Related: can an good engineer create a decent mix using only a single set of reference monitors (assuming he's intimately familiar with the speakers,) or does even Bob Katz have to run out to the car to check levels? I mean, I know it's always a good idea to check a mix on as many systems as possible, but I also thought the point of a decent monitoring setup was to facilitate getting the mix right the first time.