Need good studio monitors (cont...)

[Farmogoyf]

Hey all, just wanted to write a reply to my post:

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... sc&start=0

I wrote one, but it got burried in the sea of replies Basically that whole post was my requesting some type of speakers which could be used at home as well as live. Due to the flood of responses I got against this course of action, here is a reply I wrote (that no one responded to because of the large number of responses), which I am making the 1st post of this new topic:

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OP here, thanks so much for all the great feedback! I did alot of soul searching based on the overwhelming flood of comments that the same speakers are not really going to work in a small room as they will in the church and still sound amazing in both, so I have decided to take several folks suggestions and buy one now, and invest in the other later. I actually have bass cabs that I am using live, and they aren't great, but will suffice for now.

I am considering the studio monitors, one thing important to note is that, as I said in an earlier post, I will be doing NO recording, and have no need for these speakers to traslate to other speakers well, I only want them to sound amazing in my 12 x 15 room (untreated)! I was looking at the CM-220's from Roland that some people recommended, and based on their stats (I haven't tried or heard them), they seem to be overpriced computer speakers? I like the idea many people suggested of really nice computer speakers and woofer (maybe in the 300 - 500 range), which would have exceptional sound, and be cheaper than anything labeled "pro audio" (such as studio monitors or the CM-220 line). Any thoughts here, as I'm not talking from experience, just blabbering about things I don't know lol!

[JPWC]

it maybe in my head, but the more expense studio monitors (such as Genelec) sound better, than something like Event, fuller response, better dispersion.

But all that aside, the most important thing in the studio is hearing deep into the sounds and mix. This comes from experience more than speaker. What ever you get, don't limit your listening experience, listen often to other media that you enjoy, listen to CD you want you sound to be similar too. If you mix and record, listen your recordings on other systems, the biggest problems tend to be in the low freq range, sub wuffer.

For live performance and general studio jamming I've had good luck with my Mackie SRM450's, I've play enough material through them that I think I could mix through them.

Hear again, as the pro's know, know what your listen to and for, and use the monitors as often as possible, for as many applications as possible. Be familar with your sound, your keyboard's sound and the sound of the monitoring system, learn how it translates to other system (cheap and high end).

Good Luck