Hi im about to purchase some Studio monitors....Im still relatively new to all the technical jargon at present..Im going to be spending between £300 and £400,mainly for producing Trance/Psy Trance..

Can some people give me some views on whats best and whats not

Regards
Lee

Also is it correct ,that ive been told to change form Cubase to Logic for Trance,for much better quality,or is this untrue

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Originally posted by Lee Humphries Also is it correct ,that ive been told to change form Cubase to Logic for Trance,for much better quality,or is this untrue

this is not true... Cubase and Logic are only tools, u decide how to use them...

although.. Logic is prefered on studios.. and Cubase on Home Studios..

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Thanks for that,cos after spending cash on Cubase id prefer not to change over..

Its only because someone said Logic for Trance produced better crisper sounds

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Originally posted by Lee Humphries Its only because someone said Logic for Trance produced better crisper sounds

who told you this?

about the monitors, I recommend going to your local Pro Audio dealer and finding out for yourself what sounds best.

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OK thanks,

Just wondered if people could name a few monitors they have etc,and then i have an idea of what types to test out

Thanks

check out the mackie monitors, and the new krk rockits. i like those.

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Originally posted by Lee Humphries OK thanks, Just wondered if people could name a few monitors they have etc,and then i have an idea of what types to test out Thanks

If you ask that, everyone will just tell you the monitors that they own are the best.. obviously they think this or they wouldn't of bought them...

best thing is to go to a pro audio store and find out for yourself... but I'll name some of the more popular ones in dance music production

Event TR6s/8s (good, but used more by amateurs)

Alesis Active MK II (good, but used more by amateurs)

Behringer Truths (used by a few pros.. but not many.. I don't recommended but you decide)

Mackie HR824s/624s (expensive and for obvious reasons, but unless you have $$ to blow, they're not worth it.. lot's of pros use these)

most important thing you want to look for is how flat the frequency response is... the flatter the frequency response is the better your tracks will transfer to other speaker systems (thus the point of monitors) - as far as I know, the Mackies have the flattest frequency response.. (EXPENSIVE)

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check out a few different monitors and decide what you think sounds best

My suggestion is to check out:

Mackie HR824s/624s
Event TR6s/TR8s
Tapco S5/S8 (said to perform better than the esi but still at a very good price. Never heard them myself but be shure to check them out if you can)
ESI near 05/06 (they are cheap but don't let the price decieve you, they are awesome and can compare with the tannoys)
Tannoy reveal active (used by many many and even more people)


and if you wish to spend a little extra check out the genelec series, the cheapest are Genelec 1029a and they sound absolutley awesome.


imo you should also stay away from a few monitors, they are:

Alesis M1 active MK2 (the low end takes over to much and results in a very muddy overall sound. using theese will probably make you use to little bass in your tracks too)

M-audio Studiophile BX5/BX8 (must be the worst monitors I've ever heard, could listen to them for 30 seconds and then my ears were bleeding)

Behringer truths (same thing here, bleeding ears after 30 seconds)


ohh and one last thing, stay away from subbasses as much as possible. It's a bitch to handle and get right so one is in most cases better without one

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Originally posted by Vizay and if you wish to spend a little extra check out the genelec series, the cheapest are Genelec 1029a and they sound absolutley awesome.

right! genelecs are really great, i know many pro producers which use genelecs.
i have the genelec 1030 and i couldn't live wihout them now :P

And once again, a discussion about monitors without even a passing reference to room acoustics. Mindboggling, truly mindboggling.

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most important thing you want to look for is how flat the frequency response is... the flatter the frequency response is the better your tracks will transfer to other speaker systems (thus the point of monitors)

True, absolutely true. BUT, it doesn't matter if the speakers are flat if the room isn't acoustically correct. Sorry to beat this to death.

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Originally posted by Etherium And once again, a discussion about monitors without even a passing reference to room acoustics. Mindboggling, truly mindboggling. True, absolutely true. BUT, it doesn't matter if the speakers are flat if the room isn't acoustically correct. Sorry to beat this to death.

Sorry Matt (A.K.A. Da Acoustics Mastah), I forgot to meantion acoustics..

When you decide what room you want to mix in, the worst thing is to do it in a small room with cement walls... like a dorm room.. (where I mix.. ugh ) But if you must, it's a pretty good idea to invest a couple hundered into some sound obsorbing wall mounts and such...

The only reason why I don't have any is becuase I don't feel like carting them around with me everytime I bring my studio back home... 2 monitors, 2 computer screens, a 61 key MIDI Controller, and a PC are enough

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Thanks for the advice,ill deffo take it on board,one further question anyone used or heard much about the Quested F5's just there going for around £370 on a site in UK,i know im not inot all the know how,and accoustics are very important but not for at this time,but thanks again..

lee