It's worthwhile to at least audition your mixes on a system with a sub, even if you don't have one in your monitor setup. Some years ago Bill Fox and I were...
Psychoacoustics lecture mode on ..... Since we appear to be entering the domain of the metaphysical... The term "when it's happening" is also, pretty...
... What I'm saying is that it really DOESN'T mater how accurate your sound reproduction system is, just that it is reliable (in a statistical sense), and that...
... "The only way this can be true is if those "average" environments deviate *in the same way* from the ideal. Otherwise, anything that makes your mix sound...
... The higher quality your monitoring system, the less mental compensation you need. If it's mastering-grade, you don't really need any. Mental compensation...
Should I make some popcorn for this? ;-) I like to use the subwoofer as (to twist a phrase) a subbass microscope. Not for tonal balance. I have not calibrated...
... And one should always mix a soprano sax 70dB down in the mix. :-) ... They're a relatively cost-effective means of getting full-range audio out of...
Ye of little faith:) Surliness aside.. did you ever compare the two versions of the mix on a typical system without a sub? J3 ... I had a nice long rant...
... My ears are burning. Yeah, I was very glad to give the Focals back. I couldn't listen to my back catalogue on them any more. :) Seriously, though, they're...
... While you're at it, could you bring some beers, too? ;-) ... Personally, I just *love* bass. So I have a natural tendency to make mixes with too much low...
... [snip] Focal has been around for over 25 years. Where did the company come from? Like the Coneheads, "We're from France!" Saint Etienne, to be precise. ...
Wow, 1967 - what I should have said is that I started using powered monitors (1986) when they entered the mainstream. I also used (non- powered) "dual...
... I don't think that's the case. You learn how "perfect" things need to be, much as a graphic artist knows when an image needs to be pixel accurate and when...
... Sure. (As an aside, I think I may have misremembered--Bill may not have been around for this episode, so don't blame him for any of this.) I listened on a...
Allow me to lumber in and knock over the furniture. My studio setup is minimal. At the moment it pretty much consists of nothing at all; in general it's been...
... As a graphic designer I agree 100%. Today's large LCD displays are much better than the old CRT's; seeing every pixel clearly helps me get work done faster...
... I was actually in that studio not long ago. Those are mighty big and impressive looking speakers; they didn't play much music through them when I was...
... How endearingly apt! :) ... DAC's monitors were expensive but that doesn't make them good. They were first-generation passive KRKs and I don't remember the...
... And LISTEN/MOVE turned out as well as it did because Darwin Grosse mastered it, putting in many, many thankless hours of repair time. -- N. Nick Rothwell /...
... Flanger, actually. And you forgot the manic laughter accompanying said statement. *sigh* mike -- "I often read/hear something along the lines of "This...
... Wow! Dual concentric... I always liked the idea but have never had the opportunity to hear any in action. :-( ... Amen! And great advice. Listen to a...
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