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discouraging EDM dj's from buying studio monitors
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| tamtui |
Dear Fellow DJ's,
I don't personally have anything against studio monitors. I have bought them in the past and they sound good.
I just think that rugged PA speakers have the sound that we want and can also be used to throw down parties not only at home but in other venues.
One time I remember I had some really nice studio monitors and when I moved to a new place or even brought them to a beach party they were super fragile. Plus, they were near field monitors so it wasn't really meant for a party. Sure enough one of them got damaged and I had to send them back to the factory for repair.
Ever since, I sold the studio monitors and bought some nice powered PA speakers with metal grills. Not only are they accurate but they give all the music that live feel. Plus they are like tanks. I have played out more as a result even made a little cash. People ask me to play their house parties all the time and I tell them that if they pay me a little I will bring the sound and they don't have to worry about blowing out their home system.
I remember one time I was at guitar center and a famous local EDM producer came in just to hear his music out of real PA speakers because they accurately sound more like what the track will be heard at the clubs. He said that he had some nice Studio Monitors but with EDM tracks he produces he has to hear them through PA speakers to see how he can produce for big clubs.
Also, the price of powered PA speakers has dramatically gone down so really it makes sense to get PA speakers instead of studio monitors.
I would say that getting some decent PA speakers is more important than getting an ultra fancy mixer. Sure some of us have more cash then others and can have both. But even a little mixer with some nice PA's make for a killer sound system.
I say we get together as a group and start having block parties all over the world. I know in San Fran they do it all the time. Just google Bay to Breakers event. Local DJ's just set up their little DJ booth outside their house and people just start dancing in the streets. |
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| bigherm |
| quote: | Originally posted by tamtui
I say we get together as a group and start having block parties all over the world. I know in San Fran they do it all the time. Just google Bay to Breakers event. Local DJ's just set up their little DJ booth outside their house and people just start dancing in the streets. |
bay to breakers is an annual marathon event. sure some djs are in the street but its not closed specifically for dj-ing. its just more a part of the whole party vibe the race has. |
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| i got big pants |
| quote: | Originally posted by bigherm
bay to breakers is an annual marathon event. sure some djs are in the street but its not closed specifically for dj-ing. its just more a part of the whole party vibe the race has. |
i heard they were thinking about cancelling it a while back. wonder if they went through with that. i dont see how you could do that to such a staple of the city. i miss all the roads being block during that bay to breakers sunday morning. lol |
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| miamitranceman |
| quote: | Originally posted by tamtui
Dear Fellow DJ's,
I don't personally have anything against studio monitors. I have bought them in the past and they sound good.
I just think that rugged PA speakers have the sound that we want and can also be used to throw down parties not only at home but in other venues.
One time I remember I had some really nice studio monitors and when I moved to a new place or even brought them to a beach party they were super fragile. Plus, they were near field monitors so it wasn't really meant for a party. Sure enough one of them got damaged and I had to send them back to the factory for repair.
Ever since, I sold the studio monitors and bought some nice powered PA speakers with metal grills. Not only are they accurate but they give all the music that live feel. Plus they are like tanks. I have played out more as a result even made a little cash. People ask me to play their house parties all the time and I tell them that if they pay me a little I will bring the sound and they don't have to worry about blowing out their home system.
I remember one time I was at guitar center and a famous local EDM producer came in just to hear his music out of real PA speakers because they accurately sound more like what the track will be heard at the clubs. He said that he had some nice Studio Monitors but with EDM tracks he produces he has to hear them through PA speakers to see how he can produce for big clubs.
Also, the price of powered PA speakers has dramatically gone down so really it makes sense to get PA speakers instead of studio monitors.
I would say that getting some decent PA speakers is more important than getting an ultra fancy mixer. Sure some of us have more cash then others and can have both. But even a little mixer with some nice PA's make for a killer sound system.
I say we get together as a group and start having block parties all over the world. I know in San Fran they do it all the time. Just google Bay to Breakers event. Local DJ's just set up their little DJ booth outside their house and people just start dancing in the streets. |
Well, I mean it's like apples and oranges. They're two totally different uses going on with them. |
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| Domesticated |
What the hell is the point of this thread?
Next you're going to start a thread telling people not to buy fixed phones because they're useless when you want to leave the house. |
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| Tony Morello |
so, your near field studio monitors didn't work at a party and you recommend we use PA speakers for that...
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| Clovis |
| Thanks for the advice bro |
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| tamtui |
For a second there I had forgotten how friendly some TAs can be.
Thanks for the reminder.
In my humble opinion, i believe studio monitors are a bad choice for djs who are saving money to get new gear to go with their nice mixer. I mean it's so much more fun to play for a party than just facing a wall. With the purchase of PAs Djs will have more opportunity to be heard and share edm with some party people.
I guess what I'm saying that in the old days more djs wanted to throw down at a party but now many just want to be at home and build a studio. Nothing wrong with building a studio... Just wish there were more parties. |
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| lenazi |
| you do realize that some people who play parties use both monitors and pa systems right? No one is trying to be mean here, but your post was plain stupid. You should maybe do a little research before posting topics.:) |
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| amp3 |
studio monitors keyword: studio
PA system: Public Address
I thought the names were pretty self explanatory. |
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| tamtui |
| quote: | | you do realize that some people who play parties use both monitors and pa systems right? No one is trying to be mean here, but your post was plain stupid. You should maybe do a little research before posting topics. |
Ok I will do a little research next time. Thanks for the advice.
I think that I'm being misunderstood.
You see, I'm coming from the perspective of being a poor dj. Which I am. I can't afford to buy all the gear I want. I suspect that many TA's also are in the same boat. Although, some do have the cash to get what they want. Eitherway, we all have a budget for music and gear.
It would be great if I could afford some nice Dynaudio Acoustics Studio Monitors and some Mackie Powered PA's. But on my budget I can only get either one or the other. In fact, an option was to at least get one speaker because a pair might be a bit much for now.
So going shopping online and at the store I have to make a decision. Get some studio monitors for the house and for production purposes or get some PA's which I can take to parties. I went with the PA's because I think the ones I got are accurate enough to also use for production.
Little did I know at the time that by buying PA's it opened new windows of opportunities to play out for a crowd.
If you have both studio monitors and PA speakers then great. I envy you. I hope I can one day save enough to have both also. But if you are like me and trying to get by with what you can afford then PA's first would make a great choice.
However, the PA's sound so good that I even wonder if I will ever buy studio montitors again. That's my opinion. |
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| lenazi |
| get a girlfriend that is a musician and share the costs and gear, thats what i did:p |
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