Yes I would agree that the room is very important if not equally important =
to the monitors. What you actually hear is a result of the relationship be=
tween your setup and the room you're in. Monitors will sound quite differe=
nt in different surroundings.
No matter what monitors you use, you will get to 'know' them over time. Yo=
u will mix with them and then hear your mix in other places and develop a f=
eel for how those monitors sound. That helps as well.
For sure, no 'need' to spend tons of money on monitors, but like any of the=
gear we discuss, people find their own entry points and priorities. Expen=
sive gear is not without a purpose, but you can do plenty of good work with=
modest gear. That's for sure.
Danny
--- In Bernie Krause <> wrote:
>
> A couple of things about rooms and monitoring learned from music days: =
> The room, here, has no parallel surfaces. Built inexpensively with the =
> help of friends, the converted double garage space was designed so
> that the ceiling is not parallel to the floor and the walls are offset =
> in relationship to each other and then partially covered with acoustic =
> tiling. The floor is carpeted and I've made some baffles that
> additionally control sound dispersal in the room. Three types of
> speaker monitors pairs, Meyer HD1s, B&W Matrix, and RCF 5S, in
> descending order of quality/price are used interchangeably to get
> different perspectives on each mix. The room was acoustivoiced so that =
> sound at the "sweet spot" of the mix is flat and measurably reliable
> with no standing waves. Ultimately, though, if the product passes with =
> the RCF 5S system, the least expensive of all and the ones we favor
> for our public space installations (museums, aquarium, zoos =96 both
> outdoor and indoor spaces since they can be immersed in a bucket of
> water and still work) it goes out the door. These small bookshelf
> speakers, originally made in Italy, then taken over by Mackie (EAW),
> cost around $120 - $180USD, are rated at 175W, and really quite
> remarkable for their size, quality and cost.
>
> That said, every person ultimately arrives at their own favorite
> system that provides the resonance they are seeking. This includes mic =
> systems, recorder, and mixing components. Find something you like and =
> that fits your budget and go for it. No one has a call on what the
> "ultimate" is or should be.
>
> Bernie
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Dan Dugan wrote:
>
> > Bravo, Rob, for going the whole way. Monitoring is your ears, you can
> > only hear your work as well as your monitors will permit. For
> > production, the money should go into mics and monitors--it's
> > transduction that's the difficult part.
> >
> > If you make any filtering or equalization decisions about your
> > recordings, monitoring is critical.
> >
> > I second the recommendation to put the speakers out in the room, away
> > from the walls. And I always equalize a monitor system. A programmable
> > DSP box is the way to go nowadays.
> >
> > -Dan Dugan
> >
> >
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