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Question about Studio Monitors. (pg. 2)
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| DigiNut |
As soon as I free up enough desk space I'm going to pick up some Mackie HR824s. Personally, I think if you're going to blow all that cash anyway on studio monitors, it's silly to make compromises.
Event TRs are good though, no serious complaints really considering their price range. |
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| Vlad |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
As soon as I free up enough desk space I'm going to pick up some Mackie HR824s. Personally, I think if you're going to blow all that cash anyway on studio monitors, it's silly to make compromises.
Event TRs are good though, no serious complaints really considering their price range. |
Yes, but you pay $550 for one HR824. ;) :p
The good thing about Event is that they keep their value for the most part, so if I wanted to upgrade, which I could see myself doing eventually, Id be able to sell them without loosing too much. But, at the time I upgrade, I might get the Event ASP8 monitors, which are almost godly. |
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| djbruuen |
for sure, those mackies are insane! just way to steep for my budget now, and i'm not going to wait til i'm 30 to start making music :)
in time the events will be my secondary monitors next to dyn audio BM15A's...right now those things scare me though :haha: to much power for the space i'm working in! |
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| Xenocreator_PG_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by emc^2
I compared BX5A's alongside $1200/ea ADAM monitors - we did extensive testing and in all aspects, they sounded virtually identical! I picked up a pair of BX5A's for only $300 and sold my Mackie HR824s. |
You had a pair of Mackie HR824s & sold them for a pair of BX5A!!!? :wtf: Blasphemy!! |
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| djbruuen |
| ^ yeh something is up with that, selling the mackies for those m-audios...i find it hard to beleive that someone could think they sound identical...when demo'ing monitors its important to listen to every frequency range clearly, along with picking up new "misktakes" that couldn't be heard elsewhere...etc. for some reason i've just never really been a fan of the m-audio monitors. and bx5? oh man, u must hear like NO bass on those things whatsoever...even the 6.5" i felt had a weak bass response in relation to the overall sound. |
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| DigiNut |
Frequency response of the Mackie HR824:
It doesn't get much better than that! Nothing dips more than about +/-0.5 dB!
Yes, they are expensive... that's what I have a job for. :D |
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| djbruuen |
^ just a personal question digi...do you make money off your music, in any sort of context?
i'm doing some small projects now personally getting paid, and its definately been funding my studio investments up to this point, until i go to a larger scale (ie. tv, commercials) i prolly won't make the leap to the crazy high end speakers...
so i'm just wondering i guess for everyone else, whats the limit ppl would put on their studios b4 an income of sorts were to be generated? |
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| Vlad |
Event ASP8:
Active
Passive
Not bad. ;) |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by djbruuen
^ just a personal question digi...do you make money off your music, in any sort of context?
i'm doing some small projects now personally getting paid, and its definately been funding my studio investments up to this point, until i go to a larger scale (ie. tv, commercials) i prolly won't make the leap to the crazy high end speakers...
so i'm just wondering i guess for everyone else, whats the limit ppl would put on their studios b4 an income of sorts were to be generated? |
Nope, I don't. Not that I've tried, really - people have told me to submit, I just consider it as more of a hobby and don't really want the stress of trying to impress labels.
I don't really spend a lot on the studio though (if you can call it a studio)... I've just got Emulator X and a MIDI keyboard. To be honest I don't really get a hard-on for gear - all that's on my list are those studio monitors, one of the MOTU firewire boxes, and a control surface (also Mackie), in that order. I'm going on 8 months now "seriously" producing and just starting to feel the limitations of the equipment I've got. Being a musician I really like to record things live and "play" the instruments, which is still pretty awkward with software.
I wouldn't really put a hard limit on the equipment I buy, but again that's probably because what I spend is essentially peanuts; if I were addicted to gear then I might think more about budgeting.
Are you making money from your tunes, or doing recording/mastering for other people, or both? And do you do it during off-hours or have you essentially made it your full-time job? |
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| Xenocreator_PG_ |
You will find that alot of people around here do it as a hobby. The producers that actually get paid for songs do not really get a big return for the effort they put in. I dont think you should really get into producing to make money. It is more of a long lasting love affair & a passion than a job.
You will need to write yourself down a list, like what Diginut has done & prioritise the equipment that you need to get. It may look something like this:
1) Software (Reason3 $300)
2) Set of cans (Grado SR 225s studio headphones $200)
3) Midi controller (novation evo 61 key $250)
4) Sound card (m-audio $350)
5) Studio Monitors (mackie HR625 $1000)
6) Hardware synth module (Access Virus $2000)
^examples
I believe that if you are going to purchase studio equipment you should do it right the first time because you are only going to do it once. This means that you should do some research & save for quality equipment. It also means that it may take a while to actually get all the 6 listed in the example above. I'm currently at point '5' & I have been producing trance for 3 years. I decided to buy the Mackie hr824s & I can tell you that it was well worth the wait. I think I would have yearned to upgrade later if I had purchased anything less anyhow. What's the point of buying low end equipment if you are going to upgrade later anyway? It seems like a waste. You may even reach point '3' at the end of the first year of producing & then not even want to continue doing it...
It really all depends on the person. You may be able to get a quick fix by buying some cheap equipment. Don't get me wrong; there are some really good producers out there that work off PC speakers & software, though if you are working for long periods with sound then you should really get quality equipment to compliment it! :p Your ears will appreciate it.
Ive strayed off topic a bit :toothless |
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| Vlad |
| Xenocreator_PG_, I did that exact thing in the spring in an Excel spreadsheet, the total cost came out to around $15,000. I think I might do it again, I had Emu modules, Modu boxes, virus & moog synths, sooo much stuff. Ill post it when I finish making the list, I think Im gonna start on it now. :p |
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| Xenocreator_PG_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
Xenocreator_PG_, I did that exact thing in the spring in an Excel spreadsheet, the total cost came out to around $15,000. I think I might do it again, I had Emu modules, Modu boxes, virus & moog synths, sooo much stuff. Ill post it when I finish making the list, I think Im gonna start on it now. :p |
whaow 15 grand!! :eek:
My basic setup comes to around $3500 ~ 4000. I have just covered the basics so far with headphones, midi controller, soundcard, studio monitors & lots of software. All those hardware synths are money eaters; though I would love to compile a list of all the best hardware... Though I will prolly only invest in one piece of hardware that is an all round synth that does nice'n'fat leads & bass. Soft synths are underated at times, but I can get some sweet sounds out of them & i will prolly keep on doing software production until the day I become deaf :toothless |
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