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packratlouie
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This is a pretty basic answer. If you mix on monitors which are flat, you are hearing what the audio really sounds like. If you choose monitors(or computer speakers for that matter) which have a high end lift, you will want to compensate for it in your mix by taking down the highs, when in fact they are at the right level, but you cannot tell because of the lift.
The reason you want to mix on studio monitors vs computer speakers is because if you mixon something flat, and then after the mix it is played on something with certain frequency notches, the flatness of the speaker you mixed on will have compensated already. Of course Ethan Winer mentioned an important factor regarding the room dymanics, as with bass you can definitely be hearing incorrect things if your room isnt treated... and we arent talking one or two dB we are talking ten to fifteen. My reccommendation? If you are serious in any way about mixing get a pair of monitors(m-audio studiophile), or a passive pair of tannoy's with a decent alesis amp or something. And if you want to get a better idea of your actual mix, go to Ethan Winer's site and read about using sine waves and an omnidirectional mic to test your rooms bass response. There are a few programs out there which will also calculate frequency nodes in your room where there is a severe drop in dB... just make sure they dont exist where you are mixing... but in all of this, if you want good solid advice ask Ethan Winer.
www.ethanwiner.com
use the search feature on there
The reason you want to mix on studio monitors vs computer speakers is because if you mixon something flat, and then after the mix it is played on something with certain frequency notches, the flatness of the speaker you mixed on will have compensated already. Of course Ethan Winer mentioned an important factor regarding the room dymanics, as with bass you can definitely be hearing incorrect things if your room isnt treated... and we arent talking one or two dB we are talking ten to fifteen. My reccommendation? If you are serious in any way about mixing get a pair of monitors(m-audio studiophile), or a passive pair of tannoy's with a decent alesis amp or something. And if you want to get a better idea of your actual mix, go to Ethan Winer's site and read about using sine waves and an omnidirectional mic to test your rooms bass response. There are a few programs out there which will also calculate frequency nodes in your room where there is a severe drop in dB... just make sure they dont exist where you are mixing... but in all of this, if you want good solid advice ask Ethan Winer.
www.ethanwiner.com
use the search feature on there