From: polymod on

"Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message
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> In news:hoji59$j4g$1(a)news.telesweet.net the killer robot "malachi"
> <jdr(a)grumblesnatch.org> grabbed the controls of the spaceship
> cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons...
>
> > I'm no expert, but they work for me very well.
>
> The bottom line with monitors is how your mixes translate to other
> speakers/amps. I used to use some extremely expensive JBLs, that were
> biamped and actively crossed over between lows and mids/highs, then were
> passively crossed over between mids and highs. Now I use a small pair
> of Yamaha nearfields with a sub, and am actually getting better mixes.
> The setup I'm using now translates better to other systems than the
> $2000+ JBL/Crown bi-amped system I previously used.

Yes.
And always take breaks and listen to your favorite commercial CD's through
the same system :)

Poly


From: malachi on

"Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message
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> In news:4bae363d$0$22510$607ed4bc(a)cv.net the killer robot "polymod"
> <polymod(a)optonline.net> grabbed the controls of the spaceship
> cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons...
>

>> And always take breaks and listen to your favorite commercial CD's
>> through the same system :)
>
> When I play Fagin or Steely Dan on my nearfields, I frequently hear little
> sneaky palm muted guitar, or other real subtle parts that aren't audible
> at
> all on other systems.
>
I've been opening up mp3's of Beatles songs in Reaper and reversing the
waveform...

Turn me on, dead man.

m


From: malachi on

"Glennbo" <vdrumsYourHeadFromYourAss(a)cox.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9D47DB91BD003BrownShoesDontMakeIt(a)69.16.185.247...
> In news:hoji59$j4g$1(a)news.telesweet.net the killer robot "malachi"
> <jdr(a)grumblesnatch.org> grabbed the controls of the spaceship
> cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons...
>
>> I'm no expert, but they work for me very well.
>
> The bottom line with monitors is how your mixes translate to other
> speakers/amps. I used to use some extremely expensive JBLs, that were
> biamped and actively crossed over between lows and mids/highs, then were
> passively crossed over between mids and highs. Now I use a small pair
> of Yamaha nearfields with a sub, and am actually getting better mixes.
> The setup I'm using now translates better to other systems than the
> $2000+ JBL/Crown bi-amped system I previously used.
>
>
The mixes translate pretty well so long as you set the boosts and cuts
correctly for your mixing environment.

That's trial and error, but once you get it right, mixes translate pretty
well.

m