Question about studio monitors

[Doberman]

Is there a difference between powered Studio monitors and the
amplifier + monitor combination? I would think that the powered monitors takes away the task of pairing up the "right "monitors
with the "right" amp. am I missing something?

 

[HERESY]

you answered your question.

 

[Doberman]

Thank you!

 

[bumpus]

The difference is the cost as well. The passive monitors + amp often will save you a fair amount of money. The active monitors (with amp built-in) tend to sound a little better. In some setups, it's worth the extra money, and in others, it's not. It's not something you can make a generalization about... It depends on what level of studio you're building.

-=bumpus=-

 

[CALICO]

Passive - Just for listening while in the studio. Your song normally comes our slightly different.

Active - Your sound will come out just as your hear it.


Passive are very deceiving. It's a waste

 

[mo-x]

Everybody should have a setup with both so they can A/B there mixes.

 

[Doberman]

????

^^Can you please explain Mo-x

 

[Blaise]

I'm pretty sure he means if you have both then you can listen through both then meet somewhere inbetween with your sound being vocals or beats. I do this in about three different places before i finish up a track. Ususally studio monitors, then in a house system, then a car...not needed but sometimes I got a little extra time...

 

[Doberman]

Ended up with a pair of Alesis M1 Active Mk2 monitors. They sound nice. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[bumpus]

^ That's definitely a good pair.

-=bumpus=-

 

[Mr. D-Sane]

I'm pretty sure he means if you have both then you can listen through both then meet somewhere inbetween with your sound being vocals or beats. I do this in about three different places before i finish up a track. Ususally studio monitors, then in a house system, then a car...not needed but sometimes I got a little extra time...

Yep. I do LOTS of listening on different systems while doing my mixes.....usually the studio, house system, boom box, 2 or 3 different car systems (stock & custom systems) and the computer. It's important that your mix sounds good in *ALL* listening environments.....not just in the studio or the car.

Save your pennies and get some Mackie HR824's......you'll thank me someday.

 

[mo-x]

Save your pennies and get some Mackie HR824's......you'll thank me someday.

Sure will! I can't live without mine now.

 

[Mr. D-Sane]

Sure will! I can't live without mine now.

See that......another satisfied customer who listenend to me. lol

 

[mo-x]

Re: ????

Can you please explain Mo-X

I think D-Sane pretty much already explained it... you gotta listen to your mixes in the home (mine is a passive setup), studio, multiple cars, boom boxes, portable CD players, shitty computer speakers, cellular phones, anything you have that can indicate how your mix is going to sound on other setups... every setup is going to sound a little bit different and the trick is to make them all sound good... that's what being a mixing engineer is all about.