Any idea how true that sound is?

My brother and I just bought some monitors and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival to see how they sound.

i couldn't tell you if i wanted to. My dad had them in the garage. I know they sound better than ipod headphones though.

id be more worried about the envirement. the frequency response of that room is gonna be kinda whack

Would it hurt to use some nice moniters as regular PC speakers as well? Not just for recording/mixing? Gaming, music, etc?

Right now i have some cheap PC speakers with absolutely no low end to them so when i get my kick sounding pretty decent on those it is way too overpowering on my normal computer's speakers.

By the way i have one computer for myself and another one with the mixer.

You certainly [i]could[/i] use monitors as normal consumer speakers but i'm not sure as to why people don't.

I was at Mcgill university all weekend, i partied my *** off and it was one of the best times ive ever had.
The music school is [I]AMAZING[/I], words cannot describe.


1,000th post!!

So amazing isn't a word anymore?

i know what you mean about crappy speakers...i used to use ipod headphones to mix and then listen to it on these...

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[QUOTE=fishbulb;15847462]Any idea how true that sound is?

My brother and I just bought some monitors and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival to see how they sound.[/QUOTE]

they're not flat-response at all.

[url]http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=456341[/url]


they should really reopen the washboard section

wasn't it open for like a week

[url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=QxalMSu1UH4[/url]
for the lulz

I really need some decent monitors. I use $100 Sony Headphones to do all my work on, and I bought $30 PC Speakers just for people to listen to.

I'm thinking of building my own set of monitors though. Just trying to find how-to guides right now.

[quote=Chippy569;15848006][url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=QxalMSu1UH4[/url]
for the lulz[/quote]

That was pretty lawl-a-rific.

Yay new stronghold.

[quote=enemytopublic2;15847468]i couldn't tell you if i wanted to. My dad had them in the garage. I know they sound better than ipod headphones though.[/quote]
Anything sounds better then ipod headphones.

I'm looking at buying some real good headphones.

I got a gift card to Best Buy, and have nothing to buy from there except blank cd's. But I have over 100 blank cd's right now, so that can wait.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iw7-9Z35-o[/url]

The hives make me super super happy =D

I was going to play bass in a Hives-ish band, but passed.

the hives give me hives.

[quote=Seafroggys;15848025]I really need some decent monitors. I use $100 Sony Headphones to do all my work on, and I bought $30 PC Speakers just for people to listen to.

I'm thinking of building my own set of monitors though. Just trying to find how-to guides right now.[/quote]

Basic components: Crossover, speaker units, casing, connectors, wire, lots of Foam.

Make the cases. Then use a dremel tool or router to cut the speaker holes. Install the crossovers, and the connectors, and wire up to the speakers, fill with foam, bolt the speakers into the cases

That's about it really. It's so simple. The hardest bit is making the cases.

Ever have one of those days when you can't concentrate to save your life?

I've been feeling like this all week, and I've got exams at uni on monday =/

[QUOTE=maniac0796;15850026]Basic components: Crossover, speaker units, casing, connectors, wire, lots of Foam.

Make the cases. Then use a dremel tool or router to cut the speaker holes. Install the crossovers, and the connectors, and wire up to the speakers, fill with foam, bolt the speakers into the cases

That's about it really. It's so simple. The hardest bit is making the cases.[/QUOTE]

Well a tad harder than that, you've got to design the case in accordance with the size and range of the driver to make sure it gives the desired frequency responce. Most monitors are ported so that's something else to think about, because you don't want the air coming out of the port at the back to anti-phase with the air being phased at the front of the cab.

For that you have to start thinking about the size of the port relative to the volume of the cab, and building an enclosed maze so the air has to travel further to get out the back, to prevent anti-phasing.


This is all crap I learned doing my AS level speaker project, I'm still using the unit I made and it sound awesome, if I may say so myself.

Rough guide. If we're going to go into all porting, and materials, and design etc, he might as well go out and buy a set of B&W's.

GUYS.....



Groove Essentials 2 is on it's way....

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...well, it's news to me :)

[QUOTE=DrumIntoTheNight;15850103]Ever have one of those days when you can't concentrate to save your life?

I've been feeling like this all week, and I've got exams at uni on monday =/[/QUOTE]

I've been having that too :/

It's crap, huh?

As long as I can sit through Torchwood later, I'll be fine :D

Yeah I know the cabinet will probably the hardest part, the electronics wiring should be a breeze.

[quote=DrumIntoTheNight;15850597]It's crap, huh?

As long as I can sit through Torchwood later, I'll be fine :D[/quote]

Thats on tonight?

Cool, I might watch it.



I think it's slightly better than Doctor Who tbh. Only slightly....I'm not a massive uber of either though. I just watch them if they're on and I'm not doing anything else.

[quote=XMII;15846244]title sucks

thread sucks

forum sucks

billdrum sucks[/quote]

Haha.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

idk i dont see it...

Anyway i switched some stuff around on my kit.

Reno 911 tonight.

I quite like Dr Who after i saw the xmas day one.

However, farscape and firefly have my heart for sci-fi.

[quote=Drum Phil;15850707]I think she's better than slipknot, but then i think the contents of my toilet are better than slipknot.

If i walked down my street right now and asked everyone in a 10 mile radius if they respect screaming, it'd be a minority that said yes, [B]and an even smaller minority that didnt list a genre that uses screaming among their favourite styles.[/B][/quote]

so what your saying is that most people like music with screaming?

Also...people don't respect screaming because they don't know what goes into it. They think its just people yelling at the top of their lungs.

Apparently i fail at getting my meaning across.

I was reffering to a minority within a minority.

Also, im in love with this remix: [URL]http://download.yousendit.com/3DFCF4065508CF86[/URL]

[QUOTE=Drum Phil;15850712]I quite like Dr Who after i saw the xmas day one.

However, farscape and firefly have my heart for sci-fi.[/QUOTE]

Dr. Who is pretty cool, Firefly kicks ***, but Babylon 5 is the best.

From what little I saw, Farscape was a good show as well. Probably the last decent thing the Sci-fi channel has produced.

so now more people that dont listen to music involving screaming respect it than people who do?

No, out of everyone who respects screaming, only a fraction wouldnt list genres that use it as one of their favourites.

You are making things way more complicated than you should.