What are the best monitors for mixing house and electro music ?

[admin]

Not sure if you mentioned already Tony but what monitors do you have now?

[pedro50]

Jesse,

I can see you also have the HR824 !

Is your room treated with acoustics traps ?

Thanks

Pedro5

[T-Lectual]

I have my old Behringer Truths(which are only 6") that I desperately need to upgrade from...out of the entire production process, getting my mixes to sound right is dreadfully the longest for me...always needing to A/B it with the car and such and getting the lows tight...upgrading to some HR824's would make this a lot easier on me I'd imagine:confused:

[admin]

Tony, I'd think you'd definitely have a much easier time with them.

[admin]

Jesse,

I can see you also have the HR824 !

Is your room treated with acoustics traps ?

Thanks

Pedro5

Pedro,

I utilize my HR824s very close range, within arms length, this helps to counter any room problems for me. In the past I have used treatment but in my current studio I didn't find the need to. My advice is to stick them in close proximity to you. They won't sound quite as 'impressive' but you'll get a more focused sound.

Jesse

[Bitfiend]

may be a really dumb question, but don't you want the flatest monitors you can get for near field? So wouldn't Yamaha's be a better option?

[admin]

Generally you want the flattest monitors in all situations, unless you are trying to simulate a certain environment, like a club or small home speakers. I don't have enough experience with the Yammy's to comment on them. At this point I know the Mackies so well so they work for me.

btw Where did you see information that suggests the Yams are flatter than the Mackies?

[Bitfiend]

I've got this book i'll have to dig up. written in the 90's by some uber-audio-God and he claims the flattest monitors every built were these Yammy's from the 70's that have this aluminium grill thing on them. they are big and ugly and if i remember right were only produced for a few years in the 70's.
I've also read a lot of stuff that talks about the white coned Yammy's (the older models from the late 80's/early 90's i believe) being very, very flat.
those i've had a lot of experience with in the studio in a band setting. they are really good near-fields. the biggest con is the are passive so you have to get an amp for them.
"My advice is to stick them in close proximity to you."....
near-fields should be no more than 3 feet (more commonly arms length) from you, at ear level, with the stereo field merging about a foot or two behind your head(no more than 3). You (your head), speaker right, speaker left should complete a perfect triangle. They(the speakers) should not have any walls parallel to them. You should have a "cloud" abouve the mixing area, on either side wall and another on the back wall or corner.
of course that's in a perfect setting where we all have no budget for gear or set up.......

[admin]

I used the NS10s for a while, can't vouch for how flat they were as I never tested them back then. I do know they didn't take to my basslines too well though and I blew a woofer and or tweeter here and there.

The Mackies are probably technically 'mid fields' but I like them close.

[pedro50]

Jesse,

Did you change any switch setting behind your mackie, or they are all at the "normal position" ?

Thanks

Pedro