Hi everyone,
I'm new here but have been hanging around quite a bit over the past month or so whilst on a quest to better my home studio monitoring situation. Really enjoying all of the great advice.
Just to set my scene:
- I'm currently working on an album with a producer in another city (a long drive away). We're now into the mix phase.
- My home studio is a conglomerate of gear that I've collected over many years since a teenager.
- My room is less than ideal and is used as guitar storage, a home office and a space to record demos and listen to mixes.
- My desk position (due to space) is not centred unfortunately.
- I have some acoustic panelling already on first reflection areas and the back wall.
I'm considering either a speaker upgrade or investing in some more room treatment to help me best judge mixes as they come through. I've also got a set of DT770s and 990s that help me test things a bit too. Thoughts and advice greatly received.
I've been using a pair of Soundcraft Spirit Absolute Zeros for over 15 years. Whilst I recognise they are not well regarded speakers, I do 'know' them extremely well. I also have a secondary pair of iLoud Micro Monitors which are quite revealing in a good but sometimes harsh way.
My music is indie folk, very much pulling on 60s influences, so the warm midrange is an area of the mix that matters a lot to me.
I recently demo'd (at great length) a pair of Adam A7x and Genelec 8030c's. Whilst the Adam's reminded me of a more balanced version of my absolute zeros the 8030's had an abundance of clarity in the top end.
What I was missing from the 8030's was some of that midrange warmth. Tracks I know inside out on my Absolute Zeros felt a bit lacking. So I guess I'm wondering if there's a pair of speakers that's a bit of a half way house between the clarity of the Genelec's and the midrange of the Absolute Zeros/Adam's? OR do I just upgrade my room acoustics a bit and stick with what I know?
Thanks for all your input and thoughts! Much appreciated.
All the best,
Ben
I'm new here but have been hanging around quite a bit over the past month or so whilst on a quest to better my home studio monitoring situation. Really enjoying all of the great advice.
Just to set my scene:
- I'm currently working on an album with a producer in another city (a long drive away). We're now into the mix phase.
- My home studio is a conglomerate of gear that I've collected over many years since a teenager.
- My room is less than ideal and is used as guitar storage, a home office and a space to record demos and listen to mixes.
- My desk position (due to space) is not centred unfortunately.
- I have some acoustic panelling already on first reflection areas and the back wall.
I'm considering either a speaker upgrade or investing in some more room treatment to help me best judge mixes as they come through. I've also got a set of DT770s and 990s that help me test things a bit too. Thoughts and advice greatly received.
I've been using a pair of Soundcraft Spirit Absolute Zeros for over 15 years. Whilst I recognise they are not well regarded speakers, I do 'know' them extremely well. I also have a secondary pair of iLoud Micro Monitors which are quite revealing in a good but sometimes harsh way.
My music is indie folk, very much pulling on 60s influences, so the warm midrange is an area of the mix that matters a lot to me.
I recently demo'd (at great length) a pair of Adam A7x and Genelec 8030c's. Whilst the Adam's reminded me of a more balanced version of my absolute zeros the 8030's had an abundance of clarity in the top end.
What I was missing from the 8030's was some of that midrange warmth. Tracks I know inside out on my Absolute Zeros felt a bit lacking. So I guess I'm wondering if there's a pair of speakers that's a bit of a half way house between the clarity of the Genelec's and the midrange of the Absolute Zeros/Adam's? OR do I just upgrade my room acoustics a bit and stick with what I know?
Thanks for all your input and thoughts! Much appreciated.
All the best,
Ben