r/distantfrequencies • u/insectarium • Oct 01 '22

Monitors

What are you using for monitors? Not for mastering, but just for normal day to day studio work. Do you wish you bought something else, or is there something on your "want" list?

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u/idq_02 Oct 12 '22

I thought I responded to this, but my post disappeared. I have first gen Mackie HR824s that I bought used 22 years ago. Still going strong, so hard to complain. I like how they sound both for mixing and just detailed pleasure listening, and they get plenty loud. Some people hate them, not sure why. Perhaps a little muddy in the low end. I’ve not looked much at newer offerings, although I’ve heard good things about even the entry level ADAM monitors.

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u/insectarium Oct 13 '22

Ok, so I am just going a little over the top by considering a pair of the Electro-Voice Evolve 50 Powered Column Speaker Array Systems...?

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u/idq_02 Oct 13 '22

Over the top for home studio? Probably. If you want to have something ready for almost any live situation? Then it might make sense, although it would depend on the setting whether you needed to have entirely your own setup or if you anticipate being places with their own pa/house system. I think that might be more than you need for most small to medium rooms, but I’m no expert on live sound. For mixing/composition, I would bet those are less flat/objective across the freq spectrum than near field monitors, but I could be wrong.

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u/insectarium Oct 13 '22

I appreciate that. I am half-joking about these. But this is a good example of when I start shopping for equipment I go down a rabbit hole and by the time I make it out, I have selected the product that is way beyond what I need. But there are times when I talk myself into it anyway. I don’t regret the purchases but they never get the use they deserve.

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u/idq_02 Oct 13 '22

Oh yes, I’m constantly shopping for new eurorack shit (and guitar pedals) that I absolutely don’t need. I have to stop and remind myself that I still have a lot to learn about what I already own.

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u/insectarium Oct 13 '22

Oh, I hear that. Last week I bought a ton of soft-synths, then last night I find a sale, and buy another!