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Subject: Cheaper monitors the way?
Original Message Date: 29-Jan-03 @ 02:20 AM - Cheaper monitors the way?
Im using a pair of JBL studio series monitors (forget model number)and am thinking of changing them- I can get my mixes to sound pretty good on them, A/B'ing against pro tracks sounds similar. i listen on a couple of hi-fi's round the house and everything sounds well spaced out and eq'd. The mix sounds comparable(ish) to the tracks im listening against.
Im working in clubs 2 or 3 nights a week so i can listen to them on a big system, however, as soon as they get played across a club system they sound dreadful.
My friend has got these ancient shabby sony speakers hooked up to his stereo and when i played him the track, i could here exactly where the mix was wrong on his set-up, like i could on the big club systems.
Basically looking for any advice on where to go from here- they dont make ns-10's anymore right?
When i bought these monitors i A/B'd against a few others including Spirit Absolute's etc but ive now lost total faith in these jbl monitors along with my ears
Any thoughts appreciated
SpinbacK
Message 21/40 30-Jan-03 @ 05:10 AM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
Problem being in scotland where theres not much used stuff happening- I read a few favourable reviews on those alesis M1 actives so ill check them out, and theres a few sets of ns10's used on the sos readers ad's, bit of a lottery tho- you come across them much?
SpinbacK
Message 22/40 30-Jan-03 @ 06:49 AM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
psy
Message 23/40 30-Jan-03 @ 08:51 AM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
Message 24/40 30-Jan-03 @ 10:15 AM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
they got the TR8 out now and at $499 US/pair...sheesh
M-Audio BX8
thing is..why bother getting SHITTY monitors like NS10s?
I mean...that crap about "if they sound good on these they sound good anywhere"..why the hell would you want to make it so unenjoyable to listen to your own tunes?!?!?
so...again...I have KRK V6s. look into them. Theyre not the super top end be all end all of monitors but they do a damn fine job...plenty of low end, clear mids and highs, and loud enough but not all that loud really.
Message 25/40 30-Jan-03 @ 11:50 AM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
Message 26/40 30-Jan-03 @ 01:59 PM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
psy
Message 27/40 30-Jan-03 @ 03:12 PM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
midrange right" thing
Message 28/40 30-Jan-03 @ 03:23 PM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
Message 29/40 30-Jan-03 @ 09:31 PM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
I thought the NS10s were for mixing songs for radio or TV. Whereas if you mix for a club system you need bass fidelity?
You first get the bass right, then mix from there upward?
Message 30/40 31-Jan-03 @ 12:47 AM - RE: Cheaper monitors the way?
one thing ive been thinking about alot the last while tho:-
Is it important to have the master cd sounding absolutely flying on a big system if im just going to hand it on to a vinyl engineer to master and cut?
Wouldn't they just prefer a flat mix to compress/eq themselves? afterall, what sounds good on cd may not on vinyl?.... no?
Actually, does it have to sound amazing at all (the mix, not the track!)or can that be produced/recovered through a good final multiband eq by a good pressing house/engineer? Wont they just compress the tits off it anyway?
SpinbacK
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