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Posted by lucas ss on Nov-30-2004 19:42:

monitors

does having nice monitors make a huge difference? when i practice at home, i use regular stereo speakers for monitors....very far from a flat response. i also can never mix the bass beats....i always have to mix the treble or high-hats, because the bass coming out of the speakers isn't loud cuz i live in an apartment building, and it's certainly not as punchy or clear as the bass in the headphones. when i played at a club, the monitor was huge, and it was a lot easier to mix, but i guess my real question is...will having monitors like the alesis m1 active be a great help mixing at home even if i can't turn them up very loud?

Posted by lucas ss on Nov-30-2004 20:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Nou
why not just do the mixing in the phones at home?

Thats what I do and it works fine.

i have split cue monitoring i hate it

Posted by zoomzoom on Nov-30-2004 21:59:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Lucas
i have split cue monitoring i hate it

Is there no way to turn it off?

Posted by lucas ss on Nov-30-2004 22:21:

quote:
Originally posted by zoomzoom
Is there no way to turn it off?

well yeah, but then it's one-ear mixing again with the monitors...

i have the pcv-275

Posted by zoomzoom on Dec-01-2004 00:28:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Lucas
well yeah, but then it's one-ear mixing again with the monitors...

i have the pcv-275

Ok I wasn't clear on exactly what you wanted to do.

I have the same mixer, and one gripe I have is that I can't put the monitor in both cans. I too live in an apartment, and can't turn my speakers up loud, so usually mix straight un the headphones. I match beats with both channels in both cans, and when I start mixing in, I switch over to split cue to monitor the mix.

What have you got against split cue?

Posted by jdat on Dec-01-2004 14:34:

If you're desperate on mixing with bass you could get a couple of Aura Bass Shakers

They're good for small spaces where you want to feel the bass.

Mind you trying to actually mix with these I have no clue what results you'll get

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/show...tnumber=299-027

Posted by lucas ss on Dec-01-2004 15:03:

quote:
Originally posted by zoomzoom
Ok I wasn't clear on exactly what you wanted to do.

I have the same mixer, and one gripe I have is that I can't put the monitor in both cans. I too live in an apartment, and can't turn my speakers up loud, so usually mix straight un the headphones. I match beats with both channels in both cans, and when I start mixing in, I switch over to split cue to monitor the mix.

What have you got against split cue?

with my recording settings, i always have the trim set to 11 on both channels. when i mix in the headphones, the cue channel is never loud enough unless i mess with the trim. the result is one more thing that i have to remember before mixing tracks is to reset the trim to +11. i would use headphone monitoring more if i could listen to the monitor in both ears(yeah, that is a problem). But the only other thing i don't like about the mixer is that the cue level leds don't match up with the main channels.

plus in the winter, i always get static electricity shocks!

Posted by zoomzoom on Dec-01-2004 19:37:

Yeah, you're right, it is somewhat of a bother to mess with the trim, but I haven't noticed the problem with the LEDs. It seems they match up just fine for me.

Static shocks?