Two days ago I asked you, “Do You Mix With Headphones?”
You posted some really interesting stuff. Here are a few of my favorites:
David S.:
i cater to the most popular form of listening. so far, i’ve found that mixing to headphones and then listening on speakers has worked. i’m not rick rubin, but neither [...]
Tips, Tricks, and Advice for the Home Recording Studio Owner
Tag Archive: studio monitors
Headphones: To Mix or Not to Mix
Do You Mix With Headphones?
Over the last few weeks I’ve been asking you, my cute little readers, a couple of questions, such as:
What’s Your Desert Island Microphone?
EQ Before or After Compression?
What Are Your Favorite Plug-ins?
You guys give some really great answers, so let’s do it again, shall we?
How do you mix your songs? Do you use headphones? Do you [...]
Check Your Mixes EVERYWHERE
Right now I’m sitting in my studio. Later this afternoon I need to do a final mix-down on a song. Everything is pretty close to where it needs to be. Now it just comes down to the final tweaks, automation moves, etc.
However, before I can smile and say, “Done!” I need to check my mix [...]
Ask Joe #10 – Gear Rentals, Active vs Passive Studio Monitors, & Printing Instruments & Effects
I had a nice handful of questions this week. Three to be exact. Let’s dive on in.
Question #1
Shawn wrote:
Hi Joe,
I am recording a instrumental jazz/bossa nova piece with classical guitar. I have a mbox2, AT 4033, MXLV69, AKG C1000S, and a Universal Audio 2610. Should I rent a mic or a to d conv and [...]
Ask Joe #7 – Connecting an Apogee Rosetta 200 to Studio Monitors
This week I’ve just got one question. If you have any questions for me, please ask via the Ask Joe form.
Mike wrote:
Was thinking of getting an Apogee Rosetta 200 converter. Do my monitor speakers get connected to the outs on the converter?
Thanks Mike. This is a great question. First of all, kudos on picking the Rosetta [...]
Acoustic Treatment vs. Digital Room Correction
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending a seminar given by Gavin Haverstick of Auralex Acoustics. The topic of the seminar was how to measure the acoustic issues of your room. He talked about various measurement techniques and devices.
All of this was very interesting, but the most fascinating part for me [...]
Ask Joe #5 – Setting Up a Home Studio
This episode of Ask Joe is a bit on the long side, but Chris asked some really good questions, and I think a lot of readers have the same sort of questions, so here we go!
Chris wrote:
Joe,
First, great website. I’ve been dabbling in home recording for a few years now, and this is by far [...]
12 Home Studio Necessities #5 – Studio Monitors
If you were to browse any of the popular recording forums, it wouldn’t take you long to find someone complaining about how their mixes don’t translate.
What he’s complaining about is that he records a song, spends hours in his studio mixing it, and then it sounds completely different when he burns a copy to go [...]
