Would the following speaker set be good enough to assist me in producing dubstep? - General

[IMG]http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/images/44438HBO01X.jpg[/IMG] The product info on Argos : Easy to set up 25 watt speakers with convenient control pod, compact subwoofer and headphone jack. The control pod makes it easy to control volume and headphones. You can fill your room with big, balanced sound. The compact subwoofer fits into tight spaces and delivers deeper bass when you want to feel the beat. USB connection. Easy install. Hand-held control pod. Volume and bass controls. Plug and play. Headphone jack. Subwoofer: 25 watts. Subwoofer size: H22, W15, D22.8cm. 2 satellite speakers x 12.5 watt speakers. I apologise if this is in the wrong section. [editline]17th December 2011[/editline] They're £45, my budget is £50, for their price I'd say they're pretty decent

If you wanna produce buy monitors.. If you don't have the money for monitors buy good headphones. This sound is ok but not for producing! If you have some money I would suggest Yamaha hs50m or 80m. Those are the ones I got.

Short answer: no These seem like your average hifi set. Great for listening, but they suck ass for mixing. They sound 'plastic' and give you tons of fake bass instead of a proper flat response.

[QUOTE=Brakke;33765402]If you wanna produce buy monitors.. If you don't have the money for monitors buy good headphones. This sound is ok but not for producing! If you have some money I would suggest Yamaha hs50m or 80m. Those are the ones I got.[/QUOTE] [quote]my budget is £50[/quote] [editline]17th December 2011[/editline] So if they're really that bad, would you guys be able to find me the best ones for producing under £50?

You should raise your budget if you're serious about producing. Believe me, i know where you're coming from. I'm constantly broke, but it's important to scrape together enough money to buy decent gear!

You'd be better off buying a good pair of headphones and/or another monitor.

Okay, so I should stick to getting decent headphones rather than a speaker system. Thanks for the help guys, a mod can lock this now

[QUOTE=Dead Madman;33766098]Okay, so I should stick to getting decent headphones rather than a speaker system. Thanks for the help guys, a mod can lock this now[/QUOTE] Yeah, but even for headphones £50 is really quite on the cheap side, I'd suggest you just save up a bit more.

[QUOTE=chaz13;33766219]Yeah, but even for headphones £50 is really quite on the cheap side, I'd suggest you just save up a bit more.[/QUOTE] Will do.

[QUOTE=Dead Madman;33765593][editline]17th December 2011[/editline] So if they're really that bad, would you guys be able to find me the best ones for producing under £50?[/QUOTE] Producing is expensive. good material can easily cost a lot of money. The cheapest way is buying headphones like I said before!

A good budget is somewhat of a problem for me as I'm in fairly below average living conditions. Being 14 doesn't help either

[QUOTE=Dead Madman;33767498]A good budget is somewhat of a problem for me as I'm in fairly below average living conditions. Being 14 doesn't help either[/QUOTE] I know the feeling... It gets better man! I learned producing with lame philips headphones. So doesn't really matter how you start! If you got the money buy these: [url]http://www.sennheiserusa.com/professional_DJ-headphones_502103[/url]

I started on a set of Logitech PS2 speakers. After a year or two I learnt how they sounded and my mixes translated [i]Ok[/i] - But going from non-pro hifi speakers to a set of proper monitors speakers made a night and day difference in a matter of days. Remember though, No matter which monitoring device you use, it takes time to learn how they sound comapred to other speakers. "Flat" monitor speakers just make that a hell of a lot easier.

[QUOTE=Brakke;33767702]I know the feeling... It gets better man! I learned producing with lame philips headphones. So doesn't really matter how you start! If you got the money buy these: [url]http://www.sennheiserusa.com/professional_DJ-headphones_502103[/url][/QUOTE] I can vouch for these, I use them when I'm producing/recording late at night, and I use them out and about in clubs. They're rugged, the cables are replaceable, they're comfortable, and they sound great.

A bit on the cheaper side are the Sony MDR7506. Not perfect, a bit on the trebly side, but personally I really like them.

[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;33767884]I started on a set of Logitech PS2 speakers. After a year or two I learnt how they sounded and my mixes translated [i]Ok[/i] - But going from non-pro hifi speakers to a set of proper monitors speakers made a night and day difference in a matter of days. Remember though, No matter which monitoring device you use, it takes time to learn how they sound comapred to other speakers. "Flat" monitor speakers just make that a hell of a lot easier.[/QUOTE] Yeah for 300 eur you can have 2 hs50m Yamahas. there really cheap for the quality of sound they produce

Yeah, I have a pair of HS80Ms. I auditioned a fair few speakers (Mackie MR, Mackie HR, Adam Ax Series), Those HSs have such an open sound for what they cost - The highs aren't fatiguing like they were on the Mackie HRs. Of course if they aren't in your budget there's no choice but to get interim products, I do recommend getting good monitoring though. It was like listening to everything with wool in my ears, then removing the wool. I was hearing stuff in songs I never heard before and finding issues in my past mixes I never noticed before.