Monitor Advice
Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 09:27 AM CDT

I really need to upgrade my speakers (the ones my dad made for me are really lacking).
But I have a couple of doubts.Can anybody please help me?

My interface is a M Audio Fast Track USB.What would suit it better, active or passive monitors?

The ones from Behringer and M Audio are widely availble here, is there much difference between them?


Thanks

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Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 11:40 AM CDT

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Re:Monitor Advice
Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 01:35 PM CDT

I've got some KRK rockit8's and they are fantastic they are kind of pricey though. I was using the M-audio AV-40's and they work pretty good at low levels, but I think you miss a lot of what's going on with them. I've had people tell me about noises they were hearing in songs I posted that I could hear with the 40's but once I got the 8's it was loud and clear.

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Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 03:03 PM CDT

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Re:Monitor Advice
Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 10:54 PM CDT

Quote by: Andy-bm I haven't spoken to anyone that actually has the RP8's that said they didn't love them. I just upgraded my studio desk to a big creation station that has 8 rack slots built right into it between the desktop and the upper shelf, and got a pair of adjustable height stands for the RP 8's so I don't lose any desk space from them. The desktop itself is about 3-4 inches lower than a regular desk, so you don't need a slide-out keyboard shelf to type, and I can put my Korg keyboard right on it and be at the right height to play it while facing the DAW screen. Great ergonomics now. I have the RP8's on order (they are now marked down to $199 each!!!) along with a rack mount Tubefire 8 from ART. I can't wait for the delivery so I can check it all out. 8 tracks of recording with 70 db gain Tube pre's and the RP8s to listen through. I have my health, good friends, and a studio that is getting cooler and cooler. Life is good right now!

that does sound like just a little south of heaven.

Re:Monitor Advice
Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 11:30 PM CDT

i have some m-audio monitors that I got for free. i think they list at around $100. they are powered, and do the job okay. i was wondering aloud if i needed to get some better monitors, and a friend pointed out that they were probably better than anything they used in the early days of recording. food for thought i guess. i am pretty happy with them actually.

Re:Monitor Advice
Monday, March 23 2009 @ 04:52 PM CDT

Hi there, I've got a pair of Dynaudio's from Denmark, the BM15, passive version, which I believe are discontinued by the manufacturer. I think they are the biggest nearfields you can get and they sound, no, big is not the word, they sound very balanced and at low levels they are still lively and detailed. They are not too bright or too boomy which I think is important for monitors. I use an ordinary hifi amp by Akai.

But I think the monitors and amplification are not the only thing. For instance, I bought a set of Auralex MoPads to isolate the speakerboxes from the surface they are standing on. This makes such a huge difference, you wouldn't believe it. Also, it is important to check the acoustics of your room. When you have a perfect set of monitors but your room is full of ugly reflections your monitoring won't be reliable. Here's a good tip: put a lot of bookshelves along the walls of your room and put all your stuff there. It may seem silly but it is an excellent way of stopping undesirable reflections without making your room sound too "dead".

Well I'm not a pro on this but I learned something over the years. When it comes to acoustics, electronic gear is not the only thing that matters.

Have fun, Frits