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bad intentionz
New member
ok imma go this week end to go look at moniters and im bring a cd with my tracks over cuz im told thats what u should do but what should i look for?
DigitMus
Member
You should look for the monitors that give you the "truest" sound. NOT the ones that make your music sound good, the ones that reveal all the little flaws (that you should KNOW are there, since you recorded them).
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chessrock
Banned
Alright, here's what you do. You can listen to me or you can not listen to me, but I'm still telling you ... this is what you need to do, so pay attention:
1) Take some material with you that you are very familiar with. Could be your own mix or someone else's. Doesn't much matter. Bring it up as a .wav file in whatever audio editor you're using.
2) Make several copies of the material:
* For one of the copies, raise the volume by +1 db, name the file, and save it.
* For another copy, raise the volume by +2 db, name the file, and save it.
* Now make yet another copy, and raise the volume by 3 and save that.
3) Now, take the original copy, and apply some EQ to it.
* For one copy, apply +1 db at 1khz, name the file, and save it. Now make another copy, and apply 2 db at 1khz, then 3 db, then label each copy and save.
* Now make three copies where you apply +1, and +2 dbs and + 3dbs at 12 khz. Name each file and save.
* Now do the exact same at 80 hz, and finally at 50 hz.
Burn all of these files on to a disk, making sure to write down which file is with, and bring it with you to wherever it is you're going to be auditioning monitors. Now when you listen to these files, what you are looking for are the ones that allow you to hear the differences in volume the best ... and the differences in EQ the best.
If you try out one set of monitors, and you really can't tell the difference between the original file and the one that ads +1 db of gain ... or one that ads +2bs of EQ in a given range, then chances are that this particlular monitor isn't going to give you the necessary information your ears need for critical mixing. The one that allows you to hear the greatest degree of difference between the various levels of EQ and volume change is going to be the monitor you'll mix better with.
1) Take some material with you that you are very familiar with. Could be your own mix or someone else's. Doesn't much matter. Bring it up as a .wav file in whatever audio editor you're using.
2) Make several copies of the material:
* For one of the copies, raise the volume by +1 db, name the file, and save it.
* For another copy, raise the volume by +2 db, name the file, and save it.
* Now make yet another copy, and raise the volume by 3 and save that.
3) Now, take the original copy, and apply some EQ to it.
* For one copy, apply +1 db at 1khz, name the file, and save it. Now make another copy, and apply 2 db at 1khz, then 3 db, then label each copy and save.
* Now make three copies where you apply +1, and +2 dbs and + 3dbs at 12 khz. Name each file and save.
* Now do the exact same at 80 hz, and finally at 50 hz.
Burn all of these files on to a disk, making sure to write down which file is with, and bring it with you to wherever it is you're going to be auditioning monitors. Now when you listen to these files, what you are looking for are the ones that allow you to hear the differences in volume the best ... and the differences in EQ the best.
If you try out one set of monitors, and you really can't tell the difference between the original file and the one that ads +1 db of gain ... or one that ads +2bs of EQ in a given range, then chances are that this particlular monitor isn't going to give you the necessary information your ears need for critical mixing. The one that allows you to hear the greatest degree of difference between the various levels of EQ and volume change is going to be the monitor you'll mix better with.