pro loudspeakers?

I can't really afford some nice studio monitors right now, but I have a hookup on some pro loudspeakers, does anyone use these kind of speakers in their setup, I know they will handle bass well, but don't want to waste my money if loudspeaks are too over the top, any opinions, thanks.

in all honesty, f u c k studio monitors, get yourself some old hifi speakers with 12" drivers and just make your shyt on that. Studio monitors don;t seem to make too much sense to me unless you have your space accousticly set up, bass traps and what not. Just rock something that can handle it.

i produce on a pair of technics sbk40

Elmacaco has a point there. The major thing is if your mixes sound the same or similar on different sets of speakers in different spaces. That's what it's all about. For years I used a pair of $199.00 YorkVille YSM1 monitors. Good stuff. Now, I use them and a pair of cheap Behringer Passive Truths. Both sets of speakers under $200.

I'm happy. I want some Mackies, but I'm happy.

Peace.

yo dstruct
i gota pair of technics sb2820s
gotta feel the tech speakers wit the wood panel

i dont think id wanna mix my shit on em tho... i check stuff i mix on my monitors with them. i dont think everything translates right on speakers for listenin. whut ever tho you gotta get used to what you have and work off that.

dfacedxa wrote:yo dstruct
i gota pair of technics sb2820s
gotta feel the tech speakers wit the wood panel

i dont think id wanna mix my **** on em tho... i check stuff i mix on my monitors with them. i dont think everything translates right on speakers for listenin. whut ever tho you gotta get used to what you have and work off that.

yeah i love these speakers, they bang and they double as seats they are so sturdy lol.


yeah man, i mix my sh*t on these primarily, but i also switch to headphones and i run em out to my car.

If im still confused about whats going on, ill run a cd to my mans monitors, but thats rare. Not cause im never confused, but because im trying to push out good music, im not sweating the mix too bad. Listen to some of my sh*t and let me know if it sounds bad. I need peoples opinions on sh*t like that because my ears arent properly trained i guess.

if anything its prolly better just to check your mix on multiple speakers...

Even in the pics of the neptunes and scott s's studio they had different speakers in front of the boards...

neptunes had some jbl looking club speakers (at least they looked like it, i have no idea whats what) and scott has some little krk's under his huge monitors..

point is its great to have that access to check on multiple systems... if I had the room I would have my ev 15 inch forces right next to my little ass krks rokit 5s just for comparison sake...

on one of the mtv2 alchemist videos, he has a little boom box, that he says he checks his shit on just to make sure it hits right, says he even brings it with him to the big studio's so who knows...

I say it really doesnt matter, its just good to have something to listen on. before I used the krks, I used my evs for a time, two different pairs of cheap dj headphones, a sony surround sound system, and even a mono tv speaker thats in my cheap ass little 15inch tv... whateevr works...

i record and produce and record everything on tr-5's, i then do a primary mix on the schools mackie's. i keep going back and forth from headphones to the mackie's. then when i think it sounds good i check the car. if that sounds straight i bounce an mp3 and listen on my ipod. if that sounds good, i'm done.


it usually takes me around 4 hours to mix a song

FYI

most of the $hit that is being labelled a monitor is not....its a clever marketing ploy

that being said most cats around these parts cant afford and dont need "studio monitors"

its a matter of knowing your speakers

with any pair, there is a learning curve to understanding how they respond

to me the most important part is listening on a pair you enjoy and dont cause fatigue, even if they arent the greatest reference speaker, with time you will earn to adjust your mixes to compensate

wow! that is all i will say about this thread so that i am not called a hater

nah beat god, let us know, your posts are always very informative, never mnd the sofa kings

I agree with Jaem, I don't think everyone needs a pair of nearfields in their home. If I was starting now I'd just get a nice pair of old Hifi speakers, 12 or 14 inch woofer, stuff that cost a mint back then and no one wants now because the mini systems are in vogue. No one wants big speakers in their home!!! They're for the trunk!!

i've been running my stuff through a few hoops before it's "hot"

as far as loudspeaker go : yeah : if you can track down some blown speakers that have a good cabinet config than go to

www.partsexpress.com

and chart yourself a mix of drivers that will respond to your style of music.

i personally run my masters through B&W Matrix 804s to get a "final" sense but i don't like messing with frequencies (hitting bass notes on my keyboard) and having them come through my babies. you know > blowing your drivers are easy when you're sweeping freqs.

my 2 cents is to take a drive and hear how it comes through in a car. besides the driver you also have ambient noise that can determine if something is too low in the mix ( kind of the extreme of headphones ).

thinking about getting some event tr-8's though : money is tight but i heard those monitors are too!