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What about a SUB?  Do I NEED a sub if i'm producing dance music?   I 
had one before and it sounded sweet in my studio.  However, it made 
me go pretty easy on the bass...

--- In xl7@y..., "Andre Lewis" <andrel@s...> wrote:
> RE: [xl7] Good monitorsHome stereo speakers are sweetened, they 
are designed
> specifically to flatter most types of content, especially lower 
midrange and
> vocal areas.  They are not good for finding out your looppoints 
suck, or
> that you have a gnat sound happening in the chorus.  IMHO the 
ratings as far
> as pro near field are in this order from decent to best:  Yamaha 
NS10v2,
> Event 20/20, Alesis monitor 1 Mk 2, KRK V8,  Mackie HR824, JBL 
LSR28p,
> Genelec 1031A.  The Yamaha's are used to see what it will sound 
like in a
> worst case scenario, like a cheap radio.  Make it sound good on 
those and
> you should be fine.  Backup speakers only.  The JBL's and the 
Genelec's are
> close, many producers are down as saying they make better mixes 
with the
> JBL's.  That's my next purchase.  I've heard em and they are dead 
accurate.
> The mackies are a direct knockoff of the Genelecs, but not as high 
of
> quality.  Much better than anything else under a grand though.  
Best
> suggestion is to take a CD that you are intimate with, listen to 
it in the
> home stereo then the car and then on a bunch of monitors at a GC 
or your
> local music shop.  Compare how the different monitors change the 
sound.
> Look for good stereo imaging and be carefull if it sounds TOO 
sweet on a set
> of monitors.  Listen for bass response and keep an ear out to see 
if the
> bass gets really boomy at a particular frequency.  You should look 
at
> www.sospubs.co.uk and do a search on monitor articles, they have 
many on the
> art of getting a good nearfield monitor, and what to listen for.  
I'll stop
> rambling now,
> Andre
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: John Royle [mailto:jroyle@t...]
>   Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 3:01 AM
>   To: xl7@y...
>   Subject: RE: [xl7] Good monitors
> 
> 
>   Just out of interest, does anybody know what the difference (if 
any) is
> between Monitors and just regular HIFI speakers.  I mean, if you 
buy some
> monitors for £500 and some normal speakers for £500 what would you 
expect to
> find different between them??
> 
>   I've heard some people say that monitors are supposed to have 
a 'neutral'
> sound, ie. without too much mid, bass, or treble, but surely HIFI 
speakers
> should sound like this anyway??
> 
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "drj0" <drj0@y...>
>   To: <xl7@y...>
>   Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 10:48 AM
>   Subject: [xl7] Good monitors
> 
> 
> 
>   > I'm looking to get some good monitors for my setup.  I've been 
using
>   > crappy stuff for a long time.  While I'd really like to get a 
pair
>   > of Mackies or Event's, I won't be able to afford it.
>   >
>   >
>   > What do you all think?  M-Audio's seem pretty good.  They 
say "this
>   > is the most important part of your studio setup."  And I've 
been
>   > slackin for a long time.
>   >
>   >
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