The Great Studio Monitor Lie: The Truth Exposed

[ElJaimito]

Sadly long gone. Fortunately, I had a 'Trade' subscription so got mine for free for several years.

Of the HiFi mags, HiFi News in the John Crabbe and before days was a largely technical magazine with measurements as well as subjective reviews, which were largely based on visuals, ergonomics and internal construction, with very little about what the reviewers thought of the sound except for loudspeakers. In those days, loudspeakers were compared to the Quad Electrostatic as the arbiter of low coloration. The Gramophone was another magazine that published technical reviews, albeit only a couple a month. By the mid 1980s, it had all gone to rat-shit with Paul Messenger leading the subjective crap as measurements not mattering, only impressions.

S.

Yeah, Studio Sound sadly long gone, and Hi Fi News is now a rag. SoS is a decent but still inferior substitute to Studio Sound - different market. I still have all Steve Dove's (analog) mixer design articles, they are still worth an annual read. He's still in a loosely-related role, and just as authoritative. There's an absolute dearth of professional recording-studio level magazines, but then most low and mid-range studios (including mine) are also long gone, for the obvious reasons. Even the AES is not what it once was (IMHO of course).

 

[ElJaimito]

Re: The Great Monitoring Lie: I went and watched this stuff - and posted a lengthy rebuttal. He has had a few good points to make in previous vids, there's nothing to distinguish digital non-modelled adequately un-cramped EQs -- other than the utility of the user interface, for example. But there's a lot of baloney on this one. He doesn't understand sound propagation (who does? Really? Not so many, and I don't include myself, though I have a working knowledge). He doesn't understand what near-field monitors are for. Who'd use them for mastering? Not me. His vids are really self-publicity and click-bait, with a few good points scattered amongst a lot of mis-apprehension. But then I am old, and know I don't know, now Anyone who thinks they can design a competitive flat mastering monitor without fairly extensive ( ie multi K $/£/Eu) facilities is likely deluded. Otherwise we'd all be at it. Personally I use different mastering engineers, who I trust, and who don't post nonsense.

 

[Sacha]

Nice to see our very own Dfuller come in there with the FACTUAL FREIGHT TRAIN

 

[Multicore]

He's a showman, main purpose is views and revenue. You don't get that being boring and reasonable, at least not on Youtube.

I assumed he was trying to attract attention to his business. "Don't try mastering on those little monitors you've got in your home studio. Use the services of a properly equipped mastering studio, like mine, for example."

 

[Palmer]

I assumed he was trying to attract attention to his business. "Don't try mastering on those little monitors you've got in your home studio. Use the services of a properly equipped mastering studio, like mine, for example."

Which we haven't seen, nor will we get to - until he has enough money to throw around, I presume.

 

[dfuller]

Nice to see our very own Dfuller come in there with the FACTUAL FREIGHT TRAIN

Eyyyyy!

But yeah, this video is bafflingly stupid and wrong.

 

[beagleman]

I was very curious about his "Classic Studio Monitor" speakers. A DIY design from him.

He does do sound comparisons against a Neumann monitor and provides the digital file direct playback as a reference.
They sounded fairly good in comparison, but of course not "Perfect".

I mean, you have to pay to take his "course" to get the plans and so on, but feel it costs a bit much for just curiosity sake.

Anyone built them or have heard them in person??

He uses a Dayton Reference 8" woofer, and HiVi NMba mid so decent drivers for sure.

 

[Palmer]

When, and if - this person puts up just one factual picture of his "Mastering Studio" - as any actual Mastering Studio has without fail, that would change some perception.
Some, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. We live in the perception age, now - and at least that is something AP Mastering seems to be good at.

 

[Ropeburn]

When, and if - this person puts up just one factual picture of his "Mastering Studio" - as any actual Mastering Studio has without fail, that would change some perception.
Some, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon. We live in the perception age, now - and at least that is something AP Mastering seems to be good at.

My mastering studio:

 

[Bloomer]

I mean, look at the clickbait template start image. I've seen many pics and vids of so called studios with these weird little monitors with ports, horns, and small drivers and can't imagine how they could possibly replicate accurately what's being fed to them.

 

[dfuller]

I mean, look at the clickbait template start image. I've seen many pics and vids of so called studios with these weird little monitors with ports, horns, and small drivers and can't imagine how they could possibly replicate accurately what's being fed to them.

You'd be surprised.