NTK88
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Ok so I think I have figured out why my mixes sound 10x better on my computer speakers than in.. well everywhere else. On my computer I have 3.1 creative speakers, and the woofer is very responsive.
An example, I was listening to some well made records and they all seem to have a nice low end to them, so I went and re-mixed my song with my speakers off at 1st, getting what I thought would be a solid low end. Then I went and topped it off with a nice crisp sound.
On my speakers they sound great!
I burn the song, and play it in the car, on a bose stero, and a JVC kaboom box and it sounds very thin and as if it has almost no low end!
I think my problem is alot of the low end was coming from the 21HZ-50HZ range and I am guessing most speakers dont articulate those frequencies as well as my speakers do.
Anyway, I decided that I wanted proper monitors for use while mixing. I am guess that mixes will sound generally the same from place to place if I have a good pair of monitors. I mean I thought my mix sounded amazing on my computer, and I turn it on in the car and find that it sounds very flat and thin.
Are there any pairs of monitors that I can just plug into the standard audio jack on a computer, and not need to be a new sound card?
Or, even better if anyone mixes with a 3.1 combo... where should I have my bass level at? My woofer has a little controler with a volume and bass control.
An example, I was listening to some well made records and they all seem to have a nice low end to them, so I went and re-mixed my song with my speakers off at 1st, getting what I thought would be a solid low end. Then I went and topped it off with a nice crisp sound.
On my speakers they sound great!
I burn the song, and play it in the car, on a bose stero, and a JVC kaboom box and it sounds very thin and as if it has almost no low end!
I think my problem is alot of the low end was coming from the 21HZ-50HZ range and I am guessing most speakers dont articulate those frequencies as well as my speakers do.
Anyway, I decided that I wanted proper monitors for use while mixing. I am guess that mixes will sound generally the same from place to place if I have a good pair of monitors. I mean I thought my mix sounded amazing on my computer, and I turn it on in the car and find that it sounds very flat and thin.
Are there any pairs of monitors that I can just plug into the standard audio jack on a computer, and not need to be a new sound card?
Or, even better if anyone mixes with a 3.1 combo... where should I have my bass level at? My woofer has a little controler with a volume and bass control.