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noahd
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hey, i'm finally getting some mackie 824s! i've traditionally gone for a early 90's thick/textured tone on my tracks, but lately i've been feeling some of the more produced/brighter new hip-hop productions. i've always felt dre's production, from the older thick funk stuff to the newer sparce "wow he really made that simple guitar riff sound good" stuff.
that said... i could use some suggestions of music that i should listen to when adjusting my new moniters. like, what album has just the right volume subs? stuff like that. they don't really have to be hip hop tracks, that's just what i make mostly.
i borrowed some mackies before and they have a coupla switches on the back that adjust the sound... one of them sorta cuts the mids and i was having difficult figuring out where to set it cause it seems like it muddied the snare on some albums, but made it too sharp on others.
i know that this stuff is subjective, but i usually borrow a dr.dre cd to test monitors (i've had a constant turnover of borrowed monitors and jenkins speakers). i say borrow, cause i just have vinyl and my old needles and mixer probly wouldn't give me a true listening test.
so i'm just looking for suggestions for albums to calibrate with (especially newer albums, i'd like to "modernize" my sound a little, i've noticed that when i dj, even an old single that i think is well mixed will sound flat compared to newer singles with the newer sound).
also would love to hear opinoins of well mixed dancehall.
thanks a lot!
peace,
noahd
p.s. hey mod. you could add a question mark to the title of this thread if you want, i tried but it wouldn't let me edit the title.
that said... i could use some suggestions of music that i should listen to when adjusting my new moniters. like, what album has just the right volume subs? stuff like that. they don't really have to be hip hop tracks, that's just what i make mostly.
i borrowed some mackies before and they have a coupla switches on the back that adjust the sound... one of them sorta cuts the mids and i was having difficult figuring out where to set it cause it seems like it muddied the snare on some albums, but made it too sharp on others.
i know that this stuff is subjective, but i usually borrow a dr.dre cd to test monitors (i've had a constant turnover of borrowed monitors and jenkins speakers). i say borrow, cause i just have vinyl and my old needles and mixer probly wouldn't give me a true listening test.
so i'm just looking for suggestions for albums to calibrate with (especially newer albums, i'd like to "modernize" my sound a little, i've noticed that when i dj, even an old single that i think is well mixed will sound flat compared to newer singles with the newer sound).
also would love to hear opinoins of well mixed dancehall.
thanks a lot!
peace,
noahd
p.s. hey mod. you could add a question mark to the title of this thread if you want, i tried but it wouldn't let me edit the title.
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