The Logic Off Topic list

On 21/05/2004, at 12:05 AM, amgshaffer wrote:

> Thanks Pete, Henrik, Richard, Paul, and Matt for the feedback on the
> Mackie HR824s.  I appreciate the input.  I think I will go the 824
> direction....clearly there are better alternatives, but with other
> studio upgrades I need to make, I need to watch the budget.  Also,
> thanks Paul for the note on acoustic treatment.  This is an area I have
> ignored completely and need to address.

If you already have even a modestly decent Mic and channel strip, the 
biggest bang for your buck improvement you can make is to improve the 
acoustics of your mixing environment.

Here's another way of looking at it. All the monitors we've spoken 
about exhibit less than 1db variance across their effective frequency 
response. In other words, we all want the flattest response. So if a 
monitor had a 6db or even 12-15db variance we would not even bother 
plugging them in. And yet, by putting perfectly good studio monitors in 
your average untreated room, the 6 - 15 db variance is in fact what you 
are hearing as the EFFECTIVE frequency response once the room 
resonances are taken into account.

The world's top control rooms offer 3-6db acoustic variance within the 
audible range. If you can get the worst acoustic anomaly in your room 
to within 6-8db you'll have yourself one great little mixing 
environment.

I know I'm carrying on a bit about this but it really is for good 
reason.


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Paul Najar
Jaminajar Music Production
www.jaminajar.com