a full feel of the studio
- Thread starter pharaoh tay
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The more control you have over the rooms acoustics the better the sound. If I were you I'd keep the volume low and wouldn't risk blowing my ear drums with music being blasted at excessive levels over periods of times.
You might want to spend the money on a sub woofer (depending on what your REALLY trying to do), larger speakers (I have a pair of jbl monitors that are 12's) or tightening the room's acoustics. If you want a "club" sound you might want to look into p.a. speakers.
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PS I've never heard of people wanting the studio to sound like a club. A studio should NEVER sound like a club.
You might want to spend the money on a sub woofer (depending on what your REALLY trying to do), larger speakers (I have a pair of jbl monitors that are 12's) or tightening the room's acoustics. If you want a "club" sound you might want to look into p.a. speakers.
:hgk:
PS I've never heard of people wanting the studio to sound like a club. A studio should NEVER sound like a club.
PA (public address) speakers are the speakers that are used in 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the clubs found on planet earth.
http://www.zzounds.com/cat--PA-Speakers--2725
Since your issue is a mix issue you can forget about pa speakers for your studio. Have you considered the following:
1. The majority of stuff being played in clubs comes from VINYL. With vinyl you have 3 "L's". The three L's are LOW END, LOUDNESS and LENGTH. You cant have all three due to vinyls properties and how its cut.
2. Mastering for vinyl is a bit different from mastering for a cd. The stereo imaging can become screwed up, the low end turns retarded etc etc etc.
3. Each club has a different acoustic environment and pa system just like every car in america has a different audio system. What you should strive for is a mix that translates well (meaning it can be played in any system and just about sounds the same on each one) and you should listen to songs that sound similar to the songs you're making. PA speakers aren't designed for that. They don't give you and accurate sense of whats going on.
4. Mixing at loud/high levels will result in ear fatigue and other mishaps. If your studio is not calibrated you should calibrate it to around 82-86db for playback. Thats as high as you should go. Mixing at insane levels will not get you a good mix. Mixing at medium to low levels (but not too low) will give you a good mix.
If this were me I would be concerned about the rooms acoustics and what type of monitors I'm using. You can get the "club like feel" by mixing your "club like songs" like club songs. Ask yourself a simple question. Is club music mixed with club speakers?
:hgk:
http://www.zzounds.com/cat--PA-Speakers--2725
Since your issue is a mix issue you can forget about pa speakers for your studio. Have you considered the following:
1. The majority of stuff being played in clubs comes from VINYL. With vinyl you have 3 "L's". The three L's are LOW END, LOUDNESS and LENGTH. You cant have all three due to vinyls properties and how its cut.
2. Mastering for vinyl is a bit different from mastering for a cd. The stereo imaging can become screwed up, the low end turns retarded etc etc etc.
3. Each club has a different acoustic environment and pa system just like every car in america has a different audio system. What you should strive for is a mix that translates well (meaning it can be played in any system and just about sounds the same on each one) and you should listen to songs that sound similar to the songs you're making. PA speakers aren't designed for that. They don't give you and accurate sense of whats going on.
4. Mixing at loud/high levels will result in ear fatigue and other mishaps. If your studio is not calibrated you should calibrate it to around 82-86db for playback. Thats as high as you should go. Mixing at insane levels will not get you a good mix. Mixing at medium to low levels (but not too low) will give you a good mix.
If this were me I would be concerned about the rooms acoustics and what type of monitors I'm using. You can get the "club like feel" by mixing your "club like songs" like club songs. Ask yourself a simple question. Is club music mixed with club speakers?
:hgk: