Mixing with Focusrite's VRM technology

Virtual Reference Monitoring (VRM) is a groundbreaking new technology that allows you to mix effectively on headphones. Gary Bromham explains how he uses Focusrite's VRM.

Listen to the VRM podcast here: http://tinyurl.com/3ygbuzk

Category:

Music

Tags:

• mixing
• headphones
• virtual
• impulse
• Focusrite
• Saffire Mix Control
• SMC
• recording studio
• monitors
• speakers
• NS10
• KRK
• Auratone

[MigoiMusic]

Is there some kind of info on the various speakers and what they 'tend to do' and which set is best for mixing which part of the mix, or if you are using 'speakers set A' then you want to get the mix soundimg 'blah blah' I was alwsys under the impression that 'if you get the mix sounding good on the NS10's then it will sound good everywhere'

[FocusriteTV]

@MigoiMusic The idea is that the mix should translate on all different speakers. It's probably best to mix using the monitors in the professional studio and check your mix on as many as the monitors as possible before committing to bouncing the track.

[MigoiMusic]

I have a pair of Technics RP-DJ1210 - Frequency response 8Hz-30kHz... any good ?

[FocusriteTV]

@MigoiMusic The extended frequency response is good and the flatter the frequency response the more authentic the VRM effect will be. Some DJ headphones tend to have an emphasised bottom end so it's worth checking this with the specification.

[XChrisHX2012]

can i use and audio interface and this a the same...????

[FocusriteTV]

@XChrisHX2012 Yes, if you're interface has a S/PDIF output. There is an article on how to achieve this on our answerbase.

[BMUSIK101]

@FocusriteTV Can i use my Fcousrite interface with Pro Tools?

[NovationTV]

@yann27 Most high quality headphones offer very good bass response. For example the KRK KNS6400 and KNS8400 studio headphones. There’s no substitute for mixing on high-quality monitors in a well treated room, however sometimes this ideal scenario is not possible; we might be on a train, in a plane or simply at home late at night not wishing to disturb anyone. VRM allows you to make critical decisions on your mix, knowing for certain that it will translate well in many environments.

[yann27]

how can this work ??? you'll never be able to get the same bass in headphones as from monitors ?

[pughtube08]

I still don't understand how this is truly supposed to work if you have a crappy set of monitors or mixing headphones.

Good idea, but if you cannot model the output based on what you are monitoring on, it doesn't matter.

[piano25]

@ShivaTheAuspicious Even with cheap earbuds or bad spakers in mind, the mix should be done in better equipment for a few reasons such as headroom quality or RMS. A good example is a poorly designed low end will mud the sound on a laptop even though it has almost no low end.

[LogicNReasonMan]

Has anyone tried the Pro 40 with a pair of Rogers LS35A's ?

[ShivaTheAuspicious]

You know whats funny? Most people aren't listening to music on studio monitors. Most of them are using cheap earbuds and laptop speakers. So why aren't we catering our mixes to that mostly, since that's what most people who are buying the music use...?

Before Im crucified--I still think its better if listeners would get a clue and start using higher quality headphones so they can hear what we've been mixing to for all these years and hear the music the way its meant to.

[bpm100]

love that song spaceman!