Hi all.....here''s a newbie question
Why do i need to mix my music with monitors if i have 2 great party speakers to play my Trance music at my home studio?? what's the secret of monitors?
PS: if i compare a "professional" music and hear it together with my own music won't i get a professional sound too??
Mixing with Monitors
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- Banned
- 6127 posts since 1 Apr, 2004 from Et in Arcadia Ego
Well, yeah, as long as you refrain from listening to your stuff outside of the Good Ship Lolly-pop..
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- KVRist
- 429 posts since 8 May, 2003 from Athens, Greece
Υοur party speakers will not have a flat frequency responce, they probably boost the bass for example, so as to flatter the sound you hear when partying. So you cut the bass in your mix to compensate, but then it sounds thin on other systems (in your car stereo for example).
It would be ok to mix on your party speakers if a) you only play your music through these speakers, or b) you know your speakers so well that you can compensate for any boosts or cuts that they apply to your music. In the latter case, it is good practise to play your music through as many sound systems as you can, and try to make it sound good in all of them. With time, you can make it work (at least in theory).
But, if you just search through this forum, you will see that everyone here improved his mixing abilities A LOT after switcing to proper studio monitors.
It would be ok to mix on your party speakers if a) you only play your music through these speakers, or b) you know your speakers so well that you can compensate for any boosts or cuts that they apply to your music. In the latter case, it is good practise to play your music through as many sound systems as you can, and try to make it sound good in all of them. With time, you can make it work (at least in theory).
But, if you just search through this forum, you will see that everyone here improved his mixing abilities A LOT after switcing to proper studio monitors.
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- KVRian
- 1352 posts since 3 May, 2003 from California USA
I second this notion.cimoc wrote:Υοur party speakers will not have a flat frequency responce, they probably boost the bass for example, so as to flatter the sound you hear when partying. So you cut the bass in your mix to compensate, but then it sounds thin on other systems (in your car stereo for example).
It would be ok to mix on your party speakers if a) you only play your music through these speakers, or b) you know your speakers so well that you can compensate for any boosts or cuts that they apply to your music. In the latter case, it is good practise to play your music through as many sound systems as you can, and try to make it sound good in all of them. With time, you can make it work (at least in theory).
But, if you just search through this forum, you will see that everyone here improved his mixing abilities A LOT after switcing to proper studio monitors.
I don't how good your party speakers are but they might not be able to reproduce the sounds that are coming out of your host and you may be unaware of certain sounds and frequencies that are undesirable. I discovered this right away when I purchased some near fields.