Untreated room issue overcome by monitors AND headphones?
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Untreated room issue overcome by monitors AND headphones? Posted on: 25.06.2013 by Bernard Pulizzi So I'm one of the THOUSANDS of producers in the issue of having a room that is unable to be treated, and having to decide whether or not to buy monitors and suffer and untreated room, or to buy monitors and cope with their negatives.I've recently been believeing however.. what if I get both? surely the positives of both will work well together? So monitors for sketching out ideas and getting the basics down, then a pair of good cans to adjust certain frequencies and double-check bass etc? Yamaha HS5s and ATH50s? What are your opinions on this? Thanks guys! | |
| Trey Brune 27.06.2013 |
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| Monserrate Rupnow 27.06.2013 |
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| Trey Brune 27.06.2013 |
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| Bernard Pulizzi 25.06.2013 | So I'm one of the THOUSANDS of producers in the issue of having a room that is unable to be treated, and having to decide whether or not to buy monitors and suffer and untreated room, or to buy monitors and cope with their negatives. I've recently been believeing however.. what if I get both? surely the positives of both will work well together? So monitors for sketching out ideas and getting the basics down, then a pair of good cans to adjust certain frequencies and double-check bass etc? Yamaha HS5s and ATH50s? What are your opinions on this? Thanks guys! |
| Olene Minyard 02.07.2013 | Headphones usually make it difficult to judge the stereo image accurately I find. I'm using quality Sony headphones not cheapos, though designed more for DJing than monitoring. Because of that, they also colour the bass end a bit, but are crystal clear and emulate what a sound system PA might pump out well. I've personally just invested in a pair of RCF Ayra 5 monitors that I will use to produce on. I will then use my headphones once I'm "nearly there" to begin referencing how they might sound in coloured sound systems rather than through flat monitors. I then plan on working towards finding a balance, using the monitors mainly to balance out the mids and highs and the cans to work out the low end (as 5" monitors might struggle for low frequency bass). Hopefully this setup will serve me well. |
| Monserrate Rupnow 27.06.2013 | Yeah, but then they send you a 32bit/192kHz wav file instead. |
| Trey Brune 27.06.2013 |
Originally Posted by Tarekith
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| Monserrate Rupnow 27.06.2013 |
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| Trey Brune 27.06.2013 |
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| Monserrate Rupnow 27.06.2013 | Or better yet, take your tracks and reference them on other set ups too. Car, kitchen, TV, friend's stereo, etc. |
| Trey Brune 27.06.2013 | I feel like a lot of people forget that reference can help deal with imperfections, which are always present, no room is perfect. If you just use monitor speakers and make sure to use reference tracks once in a while then you should be able to deal with your rooms imperfections. As the properly mixed reference tracks will sound a certain way in your room, emulate that. |
| Syreeta Piela 26.06.2013 | I doubt you'll "suffer" too much! Go with monitors and headphones, both have their uses in the studio and you wont regret buying either. |
| Lynda Guerrieri 25.06.2013 | Every room can be treated, really. You can make your own treatments with compressed fiberglass or mineral wool for cheap and hang them from mic stands (or build your own stand) if you aren't able to put holes in the wall. You don't have to let high commercial price tags or apartment living get in the way. |
| Berta Baie 25.06.2013 | +1 to both posts having recently switched over, i compare my cans to the monitors and its evening and day even with an untreated room |
| Monserrate Rupnow 25.06.2013 | Agreed, I'd rather work on monitors over headphones any day, regardless of the room. |
| Laurinda Benya 25.06.2013 | I wouldn't let the non treated room discourage you from picking up some monitors. If you set-up your monitors to the right height (ear level) and form an equilateral triangle from each monitor to your head, that should set you off in the right direction. |
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