Reply to Studio Monitors

Do you guys use studio monitors when you're producing? I know I probably should, but my room doesn't have any acoustic treatment to it, and I'm just not used to hearing a colorless signal. Any time I've ever been in any other studio, the final mix doesn't sound half as good as the way it did on the studio monitors in the booth, which, I suppose, had led me to simply not trust them, as if they create a misleading sound.

A significant part of me believes that it just makes more sense to mix on what you'd be listening to the track on. I believe Rik Ocasek of The Cars fame and fortune had a similar mindset...and I've always dug their stuff. I just try to keep multiple audio sources around to test it out; stereo speaker, computer speakers, headphones, earbuds, my car CD player is just a few steps past the front door.

I typically mix on my 2.1 computer speakers though.

What school of though do you belong to, when it comes to studio monitors?







I'm new to the board, btw. My new years resolution is to learn to DJ. TOTAL noob coming into it, but I've been making beats for a while now. I love it all; dubstep, garage, hip hop, chiptune, you name it. I feel like it's time to take the next step, and start performing my stuff.