9 Feb
2006
9 Feb
'06
1:54 p.m.
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 05:11:54 -0800
From: Mark Knecht <markknecht(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] It's music time again
On 2/9/06, james(a)dis-dot-dat.net
<james(a)dis-dot-dat.net> wrote:
I have a "home bedroom" studio with wierd acoustics, which makes it
very difficult to get accurate sound, even from the highest quality
studio monitors. So I use a set of high-quality headphones to do my
mixes.
It is much easier to get high-quality, accurate sound from a smaller
transducer closer to the ear, rather than having your speakers moving
a lot of air through a longer distance. It's also a lot cheaper...
:-)
-Tim
One day, I'll spend some money and get a soundcard that costs more
than 20 quid and speakers that were meant for more than Doom. Then
maybe I'll stick with a track long enough to produce something
polished.
You know, it probably isn't as necessary as you think. All studio
monitors do (IMO) is give you a good listening environment when you're
mixing. However, they are not 'required' to get a good mix. If you