Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:04 am
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
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