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Posted on Sep 24, 2003 07:10 am
JoonHoL
Member Since: May 25, 2002
hey guys ...i really digustin with my hifi speaker tht i use for mixing coz it really play different sound in diff system! so i m lookin for a cheap monitor! anybody can give comments on Roland DS30A & Yamaha MSP3 it cozt $195 & $149 respectively, and if i go for passive monitor like Alesis MK1 Mk2- $199 only...pls help!
thx
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Sep 24, 2003 07:45 am Alesis makes some decent gear, but their nearfileds really aren't among them. I have listened to two or three different models of Alesis speakers and they are all very poor, in my opinion. I can't comment on the Roland or Yamaha as I have never heard them, but I would surely stay away from the Alesis stuff...
Sep 24, 2003 08:46 am the samson resolve series is nice.. and cheep. roland makes crap recording gear.. yamaha did good with the ns 10s.. but i wouldnt purchase any other yamaha monitor than that.
Sep 24, 2003 08:57 am Quote:
roland makes crap recording gear
Uuuummmm, dude, Roland makes some great digital recording gear, some of the best MIDI gear available and have been at the forefront of MIDI and synth development for years.
I don't know about their speakers specifically, but to make a catch-all statement like all their recording sucks is rediculas.
Sep 24, 2003 06:17 pm so any recomended/good monitors tht cost less than $200 in the market?
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Sep 24, 2003 06:53 pm None that I would really reccomend, for the simple fact that good monitors cost more to manufacture than $200.
Regards
jues.
Oct 01, 2003 07:55 am i juz check thru the carvin website..their monitor SRS6.5 is sellin at $150(passive) ..still wondering can i hook up a pair of passive monitor with any hifi amp? and do thy still sound accurate?
Oct 01, 2003 07:58 am The sound is only as good as the weakest link.
I am currently using a stereo reciever for my 5.1 experaments and it does OK. I know it's not the best, but it's better than nothin...point being, if it's all you have, by all means use it. it's always better than nothing at all.
Oct 01, 2003 10:21 am i don't yet have proper monitors because i'm aiming at the ~$500 mark and i don't quite have that much to spend right now. there are $200 studio monitors out there, but they don't get good reviews.
in the meantime i'm just using some cheap $30 headphones and several home and car stereo systems that i'm already famliar with. one day though...
Oct 01, 2003 06:39 pm The $300 M-Audio monitors are pretty good. Not the best, but they do have a flat sound. They just lack a bit of bass, or perhaps I'm still just not used to them yet. If you are okay with using headphones, the Audio Technica ATM40fs studiophones are awesome ($80). Try them out and see what you think.
Oct 02, 2003 06:26 am i remember sombody told me usin headphone for mixing is not a good practice! but there is some studio monitor headpone in the market!! confuse!!
ATM40fs selling at zzound at $85....
Oct 02, 2003 12:24 pm Quote:
i remember sombody told me usin headphone for mixing is not a good practice! but there is some studio monitor headpone in the market!! confuse!!
headphones are often a nessesity when tracking close to sensitive microphones, for instance, in order to feed a mix back to a vocalist while you track their voice, you must use headphones to minimize having what they're hearing bleed back into the mic.
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Oct 02, 2003 12:48 pm And to clarify the otherside of the situation - headphones do not provide the "true" sound of a recording simply because the speakers are too close to your ears - sound needs to travel in the time domain for you to gain a "truer" representation of its form
jues.
Oct 02, 2003 12:53 pm But they can make panning effects very prominant, listen to collapses last posting...pretty wicked in headphones.
The local rock station when I was a kid used to have a 2 hour late night show called "for headphones only" where they played Pink Floyd, Beatles and stuff that really sounded cool in headphones...they have their merits.
Oct 02, 2003 03:10 pm Yeah, they aren't ideal for mixing on, but I would say that mixing on a good pair of headphone is better than mixing on a bad pair of speakers, or just regular home entertainment speakers or something. I mean, people do listen to music on headphones a lot, so it's good to know what It's going to sound like for them, too :) Plus, you kill two birds with one stone. You also need them for recording over playback. I'm getting some of those Audio Technicas pretty soon. You can get them over here for $80 at Guitar Center, and I think at Musician's Friend too.
vdalehubbardLost for words with all to say.Contributor
Since: Sep 12, 2003
Oct 06, 2003 08:10 pm Been looking at the M-audio's monitors. Are they any good? They seem pretty reasonable priced for a pair.
Dale
Oct 06, 2003 08:29 pm Scroll up a bit and look at my post :) Yes, they are good for the money. Do a search in the forum (top right) and look for "M-Audio monitors" or something of the sort and you'll find alot, I bet. Also check out the Gear Bag for reviews.
emmaMember
Since: Oct 25, 2003
Nov 03, 2003 11:12 am i have M-Audio (studiophile SP5B) flat-plane monitor speakers that i paid 340euro for (thats, mmm, about $375, i guess. for the two, obviously). at the same time, i purchased sony 7506 flat-plane headphones as well - specifically for mixing.
i do most of my production work in the headphones *first*. meaning, the cleaning of the tracks, the EQ, the effects/plug-ins, etc., THEN i move to the speakers. (throughout the entire process i reference back and forth for the finer details like panning and EQ tweeks).
its true that the flat-plane thing adds a twist to the process. it sounds nothing at all like regular, ol' speakers *or* the headphones. when i think im near finished with a song, i burn it to CD and then play in all the stereos i can get my hands on (in the car, in the living room, etc). this has shown me how very important it is to do a good EQ.
anyhow, getting back to the issue - i suggest saving up the money for what you really want/need. it seems like its a lot of money now, but once you get that good shyte home, you wont care how much it cost!
p.s. i love my monitor speakers - they have an adjustable tweeter, too!
flame...bringing sexy backMember
Since: Jul 01, 2002
Nov 03, 2003 11:54 am when ya gonna put some tunes up emma? im keen to hear some of your stuff...
also, vikki, got anything going on?
