Home Recording Studio Monitors and Headphones

[gydur1]

Those monitors are not correctly placed!

[gydur1]

@gydur1

And if u dont even know how to place the loudspeakers ... why should I trust the rest of what this guy has to say?

[gydur1]

@gydur1

The advice is of this type: If you are able to listen to the monitors before u buy them, then it is preferable to do that!

Hahahahahhaahahha!

[eggobass]

This guy has no idea what he's talking about. 5HZ for those KRK VXT 6s?? No chance!! They're 49HZ!! The Lowest string on a 4 string bass guitar is around 40 HZ, and 32HZ for a Low B so this guy is full of it. Those 6 inch drivers wouldn't even handle a normal bass guitar.

[joeelipo]

Some Monitors and headphones have good quality audio response but some audio sources are with poor audio quality output .

Finding the clean audio quality source to sync with the right headphones or speaker monitor is the idea. Keep in mind that in some cases listening music from a computer trough the audio out headphones of an usb audio interface sometimes the listening experience result undesirable. Listening from a computer isn't the same when listening from external audio device.

[videos4uman]

Most people cant hear as low as 8hz and I hesitate that the monitors can handle it anyway.

[2020jonnybravo]

I have been looking for a better way to record guitar. I have an Emu 0404 sound card. So everything sounds awesome as hell, but as soon as I hear it through a normal pc sound card or how it would normally sound it sounds like! Drives me nuts. I just want a real way to know what im recording is what it is going to sound like.

[LiveMusicCorp]

my opinion is that you dont need a montior who can produce 8hz ...DONT help ,my mackie HR824 mk2 its a very good deal in that range of price

[earthphunkspace]

BORING !!!

[flokid11]

DON'T buy KRK's, the frequency response on those are at least 50hz, which means hardly any bass at all. I don't know if its just my personal preference but to me the KRK's sound stereo-y as hell, the mids are enhanced way too much, there's no way that they are flat frequency response monitors!!!

[iggyds89]

blablabla those krk's suck balls and they are not placed right

[VenVile]

Which speaker outputs 5hz? And even if one does...NO human being will be able to hear it.

[theaudiophilestore]

Are those the classic HD580 headphones?

[maxlarsen]

You suck you dont have your monitors correct placed you know that ?? so it does not matter that u actually hiave studio monitors if u place them like that, if your ears not are like 2 yards from each other

[Threemicsrecords]

8Hz? are you sure? Because KRK manual says something else - 52Hz to 20kHz. Besides, there are very few sub-woofers that can go as low as 16hz, not to mention that you'll have to have very long room to hold that kind of bass. The only good thing I've seen in this video are Headphones HD600 are indeed great.

[Ketanema]

i've got the same master keyboard!! Novation Powered!!!

[NickEvermind]

I never get why the ranges of frequencies are advertised from 5hz to 25kHz or even higher, there is no point... The audible range of frequencies is 20Hz to 20kHz and both extremes are almoast not audible.

[willman1661]

@NickEvermind Sometimes you can still feel the vibrations from lower frequencies.

[husnainanwaar1992]

Audio Technica ATH-M50 should i buy them ?

[juice81888]

i was wondering what kind of mic where you using or what kind of mic would you prefer if i was recording vocal music

[Threemicsrecords]

@juice81888 I'd say go for Newmann TLM 103 (used $600-700). If you don't want to spend that much, Rode NTK, NT1a are good microphones. Finally, always but used mic, (that you can check first) unless you are sure what you want.

[samelliott89]

what a shite video

[CrankCase08]

This video is as informative as expertvilliage, and that's crap too.

A frequency response figure on its own is useless, because it depends where the reference bar, ie. level, is set. If it's at the deceptive -25dBr then even the cheapest of headphones or speakers will have a response of 5Hz - 25kHz. Actually, just about all do, but cheaper units will tail off more drastically at both ends of the spectrum. And anyway, humans can only normally hear between approximately 30Hz-17kHz.

[Pvtchrislee07]

so whats the name of the heaphones

[RetroPCDOS]

They look like KRK V6 series, which do 58hz-22khz.

[RetroPCDOS]

Those speaker can't do 8hz-22khz, maybe 52hz-22khz, but for them to do below 50hz, they would have to have a big driver

[A1reviews]

8 hz to 22 khz ?????????????? dont think so lol

[Gescajadillo]

your studio looks cheapass

[benthemiester]

I just cant mix on headphones. Even if I could I would decline on principle. lol

I also don't think 5 hertz on headphones is practical but to each his own. No offense intended. I like 20H to 20k or even 25H to 18k because most people who listen to music (preferably yours) do not have speakers that have that wide range of frequency response, and when you mix you have to mix with that in mind, if your going to put your music out there, but again to each his own. My motto is "Know thy Monitor"

[reactor4music]

@benthemiester The worst thing to do when mixing is to use headphones. What you need is the real output of your mix to be set in a normal environment, theres where the monitors appear. I totally agree with you.

[listensilenthaastile]

Saiger laptop? :D

[FlaareOfficial]

I need to buy monitors for house music production does anyone have any suggestions because i really have no idea ? :)

[Liquadia1]

I need monitors! and i hav no clue what frequency response i should be looking for

[pocket0rocket0]

Good (although very basic) information, the guy didn't really assure me with his habitus.. "six inch woofer with uhh.. err... integrated tweeter.." The woofer doesn't look co-axial so it isn't really integrated into the woofer like he'd be implying or something, don't know but he just doesn't assure me. And 8Hz freq. response, praising some low-end Sennheisers as monitor headphones.. really now?

It's good but really he just says things somewhere along the lines of correctness.. Bleh

[FuriousHamster]

@pocket0rocket0 Before you deny the excellence of those headphones consider the fact that those are studio-line from Sennheiser. I agree with thefact that there are some contradictions in this video though.

[MrRenealexis]

Am I wrong in thinking that the monitors should be positioned at 45 degrees (roughly) in relation to the soundperson and at a reasonable distance from each other so as to have a good stereo image perception?

[mysticsailor9]

@MrRenealexis .. think of the listener and the two speakers as (ideally) on the three points of an equilateral triangle.. essential things are that the tweeters are at ear level (give or take 10 degrees) and that the soundstage is focussed... if the speakers are to far apart..they may sound "impressive" but will lack focus and clarity.. if in doubt always err on pointing the speakers more towards each other or have them closer together.. this way you will have a rock solid stereo image.

[AeonFlexMusic]

can someone tell me an efficient way to hook up Yamaha MSP3 Monitor Speakers to a Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 Laptop.

[ProdByDJCoffee]

1:17 his face is like " yeah i got room mates...sex romates"

[lilsoulja901]

do you know whats a good pc name brand to build a home recording studio besides apple?because right now im using a hp lab top

[franky3032000]

Nice speakers i can recommend: Avantone MixCubes, Yamaha NS-10M STUDIO (not the non-studio ones!), Dynaudio BM-xx.

[pcbakeraz]

The krk v6 series 2 cut off at 58hz.

[BouvrieMax]

check out my monitoring system video!

[PattyWhomperOFFICIAL]

guarantee most ppl couldn't hear 18.5 Khz... don't need 25Khz...

[troycm89]

@PattyWhomperOFFICIAL It's important that speakers output a range wider than what most people can hear, simply because those unhearable frequencies still contribute to the acoustics of your sound and can, for example, be the difference between a banging nightclub and a club that has people flooding out the doors. But you already knew that since you design and mass-produce speakers, right?

[kingtoadius]

i think he mean 50hz.. even then, i dont know... i think maybe 80

[MrL0vableM0nster]

You Helped a lot, Thak you.

[JordanSoloTV]

Check out my Studio Monitors review of Ikey Audio Studio Monitors!

[GhostFace2k3]

What do you think about the KRK monitors?

[thomasvegeta1992]

ok, gonna put some SMALL Wilson watt & Puppies on my desk!!!!!!! LMAO. Nice movie dude!

[iLive4ver]

i have bose around ear headphones :S is this good? ?

[samthepoor]

@iLive4ver nope!



[TheSleepingVillage]

aren't they open back headphones? wont you get bleed from them if your recording.. good video like but id recommend closed back for recording with.

[str8outofVA95]

does the producer have to wear headphones too when recording vocals???

[glict]

@str8outofVA95 Yes

[mici123456789]

or headphones i suggest u get beats bu dr dre studios

[glict]

@mici123456789 Beats by DRE are the worst things to use to mix. They aren't flat and color the sound which will not result in consistent mixing

[Kristofc1g]

Dude, read your headphones and monitors spec sheets, those V6 go from 58Hz to 20KHz

[joeyisfunny]

@Kristofc1g If youre talking about the sony mdr-v6, they have a 5-30k response or something.

[Kristofc1g]

@joeyisfunny Haha no, I'm actually talking about those KRK V6 studio monitors

[zaheer921]

are noise cancelling headphones good do you reckon for use in home recording/sequencing?? also  does anyone know how they work and how they bock sounds???

[dariunas]

@zaheer921 Sounds like the same phase cancellation design principle used for XLR type, balanced cables... but it also sounds like what you may be talking about is external sound attenuation. This would be a headphone's ability to block out as much sound as possible that is NOT coming through the actual headphones. ie. sounds like typing or clicking a mouse while listening to music (or your mum or dad coming in to talk to you while you're working) :@

[95juggaloman]

what is the lowest ammount of cash i could pay for all oof this? I have recording software, a micraphone and a50 wat amp. What else do i need? i also have a recording space

[razielish]

He's obviously confused on the Hz-kHz issue...

[TheQriz]

lol those krk's have about 42hz-48hz low end

PS. look at his hand when he talks ()()()()()

[dragonstyle79]

pretty nice videos here man!!!

i think i found a home studio series actually worth subscribing to!!!

[insanebrainn]

I completely agree with djanogil!

Plus, 'how low can you go' is not an applicable rule. If you're speakers are working to push those 20/30Hz out, then they don't have that much power to work for the sounds you can actually hear.. and 20 Hz feeling out of an KrK such like yours?? Will never be possible.

[sencem]

@insanebrainn

you're right. krk v6 has 58Hz -20kHz freq response.

[djanogil]

excuse me but you must have misunderstood something here. I don't think your KRK would go lower than 60Hz, your talking about 8hz!!! I've never heard monitors going below 35hz or so..

[FiSTFigHT09]

@djanogil could you recommend some good speakers?

[RAYGproductions]

Nice..

[mook335]

shit !!

[icarrillos]

Dynaudio vs blue sky?

[TechRISEthePRODUCER]

8Hz on a 6" driver..... LOL!!!!!!!

[Jono2415]

Yeah... ;)

[highlandstudio1969]

Franklin,

Where you smoking crack when you filmed this,or are you really this ignorant?No monitor in the world can produce a low end response of 8Hz.....& if there was one,you would not be able to hear it.

Your monitors produce a low end response of around 50Hz....check your product manual...there's a section in there called "specifications"...if your literate,you might actually learn something.

[bsod4u2]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER Yes at -27dB referenced to 1KHz ! LOL

5-25000 yeah right try to find speakers even flat to 14Hz you will see how large and how EXPENSIVE these will be. 5Hz possible using numerous capable subs,again EXPENSIVE. Monitoring should concentrate in the audible range of 16-18000Hz. Above and below is just the icing once you get a full blown studio.

[joeyisfunny]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER It will do it, but at an inaudible decibel level. :)

[DancingWaldo]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER yea that is not a good thing. Those woofers will break if he doesn't throw a shit load of HPF on his mix.

[doomtomb3]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER LMAO

8Hz at 0.1dB!

[DianaLn]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER I don't get it D:

[z0rr0rr0r]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER Actually product specification talks of 45Hz or around that

[TechRISEthePRODUCER]

@z0rr0rr0r 45Hz is 45Hz. Not 20. lol

[TechRISEthePRODUCER]

Respond to this video... not 8 either

[lo0nyk]

@TechRISEthePRODUCER

I had about 12hz on 15inch driver

[pitchandcut]

For those looking to buy monitors for mixing, you need nearfield monitors (reference monitors). These are generally small, need to be seated correctly and positioned towards the user correctly too. There's no point buying them though if you don't treat the room acoustically for reflexions because $1000 monitors in an untreated room will sound like $10 ones. A subwoofer should only be added if you know what you're doing (rather than think it) otherwise it will make mixing ten times worse.

[insanebrainn]

@pitchandcut

I don't agree on your acoustics opinion. I recently bought Alesis M1 MK2's and it was such a difference with the all of the stereo-sets/surround sets I've had and listened. Of course my spectrum isn't flat yet with my room, but I really can say that my room is the last 5% of how I can flatten it. From there on, it's buying new monitors again.

[insanebrainn]

@pitchandcut

Ow, and by the way, Do you know that you can treat your acoustics pure by EQ'ing? For 0$! Get that, 0$!! I just run the spectrum analyzer app on my Iphone, turn on a pink noise signal, see my dips and boosts, and adjust where needed. The reverb time of the room still isn't right, but your listening position is the closest to flat!

[emotionsmusic]

where did you get your rokits? I'm looking for a vendor in the US/Chicago but couldn't find one so far... thanks for your reply!

[BREAKthe5ILENCEx]

i think guitar center may have them. i live in the chicago area, just look up where your closest dealer is. either that, try ebay or something.

[emotionsmusic]

oh ok - I found audiolines so far. would you recommend them?

[guitargamery]

pretty nice video, friend, it helped me at some point,tx

[2mindz]

thanks for your advice

[kevingp12]

what kind of headphones does he have there?

[bl33d1ngm42c4ra]

Sennheiser

[Cedue16]

They look like the Sennheiser HD-580.

[Gtrplyr1]

the average human ear can only hear about 20hz to 20khz

[cripoutloc]

i've heard 5 hz on a subwoofer at a spl competetion

[mishabruml]

below 20 you dont hear you feel

[kevingp12]

so you mean below 20000hz i wont hear it but i would feel the sound? is that supposed to be a good thing or not?

[keesklapper]

@kevingp12 you can hear from about 20hz anything lower cant be heard maybe by very young sensitive ears but you wont notice if its not there

[mishabruml]

yeh basically below 20Hz you cant head the bass, but if its "loud" enough you can "feel" it

[JohnF30Music]

@mishabruml. wow you're right.. i never thought about that

[samhuisman]

they are not rated for 8 hz, you missed that.. it's for 48

[carzakone333]

is this advice including DJ'ing??

what do u guys think?

[JohnF30Music]

no, it's not for DJing. dj's don't need studio monitors

[djdejannesic]

@JohnF30Music false!!!!!

dj should have studio monitors for practise @ home!

[AFWTD]

i have a macbook pro and a mbox 2 pro, with berhinger ms 20 near stereo monitors but i cant figure out how to get play back through the monitors. any advice?

[samhuisman]

stupid morron, another dude who has it all, but doesn't know what to do with it

[mayganey]

thanks

[mayganey]

thank you, I'm using an acoustic guitar and want to setup a recording environment. should I switch to an acoustic guitar that has amplifier input or should I get 2 microphones? (for vocals and the guitar) thanks

[DSishere123]

get a mixer board with phantom power, and get a large diaphragm condenser for vocals, and a small diaphragm for the guitar, mic the guitar at the 12th fret, about 4-5 inches away from the fretboard.

[PVCLime]

you shold get 2 microphones for the guitar.

you can buy the RODE NT-5 twing pack. its around $400 - 500. and use them for the guitar. you dont need a amp in youre gutar. its actually better to use another mic to record it.

then get another mic to youre vocals.

and theres alot of them. try neumann.

[Bartzepfloyd]

Unfortunately Neumann is very very expensive