I was referred to buying a pair of Studio Monitors.
I play my guitar through my computer - it comes out my computer speakers, but it sounds pretty awful. Not because of my tone, but rather my speakers. I guess they filter the sound in a way that will make my guitar sound muddy, with way too much bass.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone can recommend a good set? I'm looking into these;
[img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/KillrBuckeye/Website/DSC01819.jpg[/img]
[url]http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_krk_rokit_rp/[/url]
I suggest getting ones that aren't currently unavailable.
Fixed the link; I just pulled the first one off google for reference :3
How are you plugging your guitar into your Pc?
External sound card or just the standard Line-in?
I use a couple of Digidesign monitors for general listening and some yamaha HS50M's as nearfield reference monitors. The Digidesign's are by far my favourite, a nice deep full sound.
[QUOTE=taipan;18694947]How are you plugging your guitar into your Pc?
External sound card or just the standard Line-in?[/QUOTE]
I use a POD X3 as my soundcard; my guitar plugs into the POD.
[img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y299/KillrBuckeye/Website/DSC01772.jpg[/img]
And Digidesign monitors look quite sexy, I think I will look into them. Thanks.
whats your price range?
I wasn't really hoping to spend more then $300-$400
Check out genelec, as good as digidesign I'd say. We got some 8050A's in uni.
[url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/M-Audio-BX5a-Monitor-and-Mic-Package-872333-i1447378.gc[/url]
cant go wrong with m-audio boxes
Wtf is a studiophile?
its a compact version of m-audios standard studio reference monitors, basically its a model name
A long time ago I interned in a professional studio w/ some fairly major clients. When I was looking for my first pair of monitors, I asked the owner.. He told me to get a pair of Yamaha NS10s. Those have a pretty nice reputation in the music industry. I never got them, but I trust that it's a good recommendation.
I hear they can be painful for some people to listen to over long periods of time, I don't think they're in production anymore, and they're expensive as shit. You can find decent deals on them if you look hard enough though. Def the most reputable monitors I've heard about. They were used in the studio that I worked at, and the sound is really clear. Very crisp highs. Not a lot of bass at all (which makes sense, because not all of your listeners will have subwoofers. at the studio they switched between the ns10s and a system with enormous subs).
But studio monitors are for mixing - they accurately reproduce sound while giving you an idea of what your mix will sound like on all kinds of consumer-level speakers. They are not designed to sound good. If you're just looking for something to play guitar on, maybe you are looking for speakers that are designed to sound good, which actually gives you a whole lot of cheaper options. But it looks like you're doing some recording, so yeah, you're on the right track for that.
agreed, Yamaha makes some very nice studio monitors; but with that quality come the expense
[QUOTE=cosmic duck;18713372]Check out genelec, as good as digidesign I'd say. We got some 8050A's in uni.[/QUOTE]
I second this motion, You might just be able to get two Genelec 6010A's for that price, and don't let the size fool you, they can go very loud if needed and the low tone reproduction is better than you'd expect (although a subwoofer might be required if you want to hear the whole sound scale with them). They're also mighty detailed and "fast" while being very neutral.
Has OP considered monitor headphones, they would certainly fit your price-range?
About the Rokits you linked, OP. I've heard speakers that are basically the same (Simex SA5, I'm sure they're just license speakers because the only difference is different stickers), and they were very good if you keep in mind the price range. I'm actually thinking of getting five of them for a small scale surround system.
At the studio we have Genelec 1032A. They have crystal clear heights and really nice and punching lows.
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I just checked their price. They're a slight bit above your budget for around 2500€. :v:
in my college studios we have Genelec 8250A's. Very nice sound repoduction and are loud(can't remember the wattage of them)
though they will run you back a good ammount of cash just for one speaker
[QUOTE=Re-Con;18728660]in my college studios we have Genelec 8020A. Very nice sound repoduction and are loud(can't remember the wattage of them)
though they will run you back a good ammount of cash just for one speaker[/QUOTE]
The internal amplifiers in the 6020A are about 20W per element, and since the 8020A's are a bit bigger I bet they're something towards 30-50W. Not that you could describe loudness by wattage alone
[QUOTE=Karjanainen;18728681]The internal amplifiers in the 6020A are about 20W per element, and since the 8020A's are a bit bigger I bet they're something towards 30-50W. Not that you could describe loudness by wattage alone[/QUOTE]
whoops I meant 8250A's, just checked anway, the bass amp is 150 and the treble is 120
so you can imagine they are pretty loud, though the ammount of watts is vital when it comes to mixing down and mastering and you usually need to mix it down at like -20db RMS
Pretty much any M-Audio Monitors. I currently have [url]http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/StudiophileAV30.html[/url]
only 15 watts, but they sound nice.
Buy monitor headphones. Unless you have a properly setup room for the acoustics, speaker based monitors will be no good for mastering work.
Though, if you're just going to be playing through, and want some volume, yeah studio monitors would be okay, just don't bother buying anything really expensive.
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