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From: "Shayne Hardesty" <shayne@...>


>   I have two questions that aren't REALLY related to our lovely AN, but
> mostly studio related.  Just for background info, my studio is a VERY
> small bedroom studio (as in, it shares MY bedroom) with the AN1x, a Yamaha
> W7, and a PC.  My budget is very limited right now..  Ok, anyways..
>
>   Here's my first question: I have a tiny 4 channel mixer which handles my
> audio routing (it's sufficient for the an1x and the w7).  I want to add
> another synth soon (maybe a nord lead 2) and I'm trying to figure out if I
> can just splice audio outputs together (like with Y adaptors in reverse?),
> or I run the risk of frying something and I *have* to upgrade to a larger
> mixer..  Any ideas?

Idea 1: The Nord Lead by itself will sound very 'bare', so to say. It
doesn't have any effects, which are an essential part of the sound. I don't
know if the mixer has any kind of effects (I doubt it), but if your budget
is that tiny, I don't think the Nord Lead is the right synth for you.

Idea 2: You can connect two outputs to one input, without damaging your
gear. Yet, again, you'd better invest in a cheaper new synth (there are many
nice synths *with* effects for far less money than a Nord) and a better
mixer.

>   Here's the second question: Right now for sound I've got an Alesis
> studio amp pushing a worn out pair of home stereo speakers.  Yeah, I know,
> it's cheesy.  Very soon I'm going to upgrade to proper studio monitors..
> I'm leaning towards the Alesis Studio One's.  Typically, will monitors
> like this reproduce bass sufficiently so I can accurately produce
> basslines, or should I be looking at supplementing with a separate
> subwoofer?  I was thinking along the lines of a powered home-theater sub..
> Any opinions?

Don't overestimate your bass. It's important that you have accurate detail
in your sound, but a normal pair of nearfield monitors should be sufficient.
Home systems (like home theater stuff) will probably colour the sound they
produce.

I myself am saving for a pair of Genelec 1030A's, which go down to 55 Hz.
I've heard them, and they sound great.

And they're bloody expensive as well, but that's another story.

- Peter