Hi all.
People that know more than me, and do better work than me have given me this advice:
With a very small budget, get some Radio Shack Minimus 7's and a thrift shop early 80's HiFi amp (Kenwood, Technics, NAD etc). Then save for a bump up in quality. I've talked to, and heard of Lots of people making good mixes on the Minimus 7's. You could possibly spend <$100 on this setup.
When you have more money, spend it on the consumer end of the high quality speaker companies (B&W, Tannoy, Dynaudio), then upgrade the amp, then the speakers again. You'll get a set of a few different reference monitors (throw some crap computer speakers in there) and you'll learn a ton.
The key is checking the mix in a bunch of different places, taking notes, adjusting the mix, and remembering what does and does not translate from your current monitor situation to the real world.
-mad
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I'd skip the first phase all together. You need headphones anyway, so get the Sonys spoken of here. Then save for real monitors, even lower-end. Pretending a thrift shop hifi and Radio Shacks are real tools is a wasted day. Your last point, on the other hand, is spot on.madtho wrote:With a very small budget, get some Radio Shack Minimus 7's and a thrift shop early 80's HiFi amp (Kenwood, Technics, NAD etc). Then save for a bump up in quality. I've talked to, and heard of Lots of people making good mixes on the Minimus 7's. You could possibly spend <$100 on this setup.
When you have more money, spend it on the consumer end of the high quality speaker companies (B&W, Tannoy, Dynaudio), then upgrade the amp, then the speakers again. You'll get a set of a few different reference monitors (throw some crap computer speakers in there) and you'll learn a ton.
The key is checking the mix in a bunch of different places, taking notes, adjusting the mix, and remembering what does and does not translate from your current monitor situation to the real world.
But in any case remember, a friend reminds me: "A day wasted is not a wasted day!"
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