On Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:06:24 +0100 Brendan Jones <brendan.jones.it@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 01/07/2012 03:47 PM, Guido Piazzi wrote: > > Il 06/01/2012 18:17, Brendan Jones ha scritto: > > > >> Has anyone here done this and is it possible to do this oneself? Some > >> plans/specifications would go a long way (or should I not bother) > >> > >> What I'm looking at is something similar to the yamaha HSM80's or the > >> Adam A7's > > > > I'm no expert, but after reading Mike Senior's "Mixing Secrets", I would > > like to share a couple of suggestions: > > > > - Avoid ported designs. They're always affected by some amount of > > ringing ad unevenness in the bass response. Only the most expensive > > commercial models manage to minimize such problems. So, that's my guess, > > a closed box design should be safer for a DIY project. > > > > - Google for "Auratone 5C": they should be the easiest studio monitors > > to clone (single driver, no hi-fi at all), and a very useful tool in > > your studio even when you already have "real", good monitors. > > Thanks for the tip - I think your right, a simpler design is going to be > more rewarding given the sheer time and effort involved. > > Cheers, > > Brendan I would make the point that familiarity with your monitors is as important (if not more so) as their supposed quality. With any studio setup you should play as wide a variety of commercially produced music as possible so that you become familiar with the quirks more-or-less at a subconscious level. Your own mixes will then come out much better when played on other equipment. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
