TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- Production Studio
-- Studio Monitors

Studio Monitors

hey guys, i have a question... At the moment i have cheap speakers with subwoofer, i really need studio monitors to improve my productions. The problem is, money... I dont know anything about monitors, so what should i buy if i look at price and quality... What would that cost?? Tnx

Get some Wharfedale speakers from Ebay

100W

�30 imo for these was a bargain

*sigh

are you looking for a reprimand!! Cuz I think I see one below!

I use Fostex PM-1. They are good active nearfield studio-monitors. I paid 500,- euro and I love them

http://www.fostexinternational.com/...pm_series.shtml

Re: Studio Monitors

quote:

Originally posted by DickieThijssen hey guys, i have a question... At the moment i have cheap speakers with subwoofer, i really need studio monitors to improve my productions. The problem is, money... I dont know anything about monitors, so what should i buy if i look at price and quality... What would that cost?? Tnx

how much are you willing to spend?

100 euro max, guess thats impossible if i see that guy talking about 500 euro?

I use headphones exclusivly. Works quite well for me. Sony MDR-7506's or AKG k501s are good.

Isnt that because you're in a dorm Alan?

you definitly wont get any decent pair for 100 euros. I suggest that you take some good headphones instead and learn to mix on them.

Got me a pair of Samson Reolv 65a Active Monitors a few weeks back now im well pleased with them, do the job nicely if your in a 'bedroom' studio.

yes.. if your budget is only 100eur buy some studio headphones!!

i got akg 501 and i love them..

and if you can waite a little .. spend 350 eur to behringer truth b2031a active monitors!!!

ok tnx guys

I wouldn't trust in headphones only while mixing. They don't give you a feeling for the depth, the "room" in your music and you can't feel the bass in your body Also the stereo-positioning made with headphones will first sound bad on speakers and its difficult to give the right amount of fx like reverb or delay. Good mastering won't be possible with headphones only. Main problem is that your face, head and body is excluded with headphones but important for sound-reception. They can be good for special tasks tho.

But if you want to make good mixes that sound good on all systems try to get some monitors. Its worth waiting until you have the money. There are also cheaper ones like Behringer truth, tannoy reveal or alesis.

I know that there are some guys who work with stereo-speakers but you have to know them very well and experiment alot to get good results that sound good even on different speakers. And nevertheless you will have to listen to your mixes on your friends studio-monitors Because HiFi-speakers are designed to make the sound _good_ (pushing up Hi's and Low's for example) while monitors are made to sound _objective_ . So on them you can hear what your sound is really like and then make it sound good.

Coulden't have put that better myself!

of course he's better off with some monitors. But he said he had only 100 dollars to put in it. With 100 dollars he can get a decent pair of headphones so at least he will have control of his frequencies.

quote:

Originally posted by moth Isnt that because you're in a dorm Alan?

Mostly. But also becuase a you get better monitoring from $100 headphones than from $400 studio monitors. Spending $1000 on a pair of monitors that are worth buying is out of the question.

I don't feel that headphones limit or stunt my production and mastering in any way.

Powered by: vBulletin
Copyright © 2000-2021, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.