Hello everyone,
I have been playing guitar and other string instruments for some years now and I would like to be able to record and mix my own material. I would like to accomplish an OK sound, good enough to share with band members so they get the idea of the song and can learn it before we actually go to studio.
I will mostly use samples for the drums, then record guitar, bass and vocals through the audio interface.
With this in mind, I bought the following hardware:
- USB M-Audio interface 2x2: I bought this through Amazon. Used it for 2 weeks and then I had some problems I think with the power source through the USB port that caused the interface to power on and off inttermittently. In other words, I could not record anything. Luckily, Amazon refunded to total of the purchase.So I bought another audio interface.
- USB ONYX Artist 1.2: This audio interface works good so far.
- Mic: AT2020
- Cheap headphones / Phillips bluetooth speaker.
For audio ouput, at first I used some cheap headphones I had at home and then exported the track to MP3 and play it through a Phillips bluetooth speaker that sounds pretty good. But, I had to constantly export files and set it to be listened in my bluetooth speaker. This was very time consuming. So, I decided to buy studio monitors. So I bought Mackies CR3 and I connect them with balanced cables.
Since I started using the monitors I have been feeling my ears sore. The audio feels a little like needles in my ears. I do not how to put it in words.
At this point I thought, my recordings are really bad so they sound bad and that "bad" sound is killing my ears. So, I started to listen other music, from spotify/youtube but the problem persists.
I have tried finding a solution online and "playing with" the driver configuration with no luck.
These raises a few questions:
- Are these mackie's not that good and this should be expected? Or should I buy others?
- My interface in not translating/sending good sound?
- Since I am new to using studio monitors, my ears need to adjust to this kind of speakers?
- There is a "Direct monitor" button on my audio interface. ¿Should this be on while using the monitors? Is it related to my problem at all?
I hope you guys can help me. I want to continue recording and mixing but do not want to hurt my ears in the process.
I have attached a picture of my setup here: 20190225-171405 — imgbb.com
Thank you very much in advance!
I have been playing guitar and other string instruments for some years now and I would like to be able to record and mix my own material. I would like to accomplish an OK sound, good enough to share with band members so they get the idea of the song and can learn it before we actually go to studio.
I will mostly use samples for the drums, then record guitar, bass and vocals through the audio interface.
With this in mind, I bought the following hardware:
- USB M-Audio interface 2x2: I bought this through Amazon. Used it for 2 weeks and then I had some problems I think with the power source through the USB port that caused the interface to power on and off inttermittently. In other words, I could not record anything. Luckily, Amazon refunded to total of the purchase.So I bought another audio interface.
- USB ONYX Artist 1.2: This audio interface works good so far.
- Mic: AT2020
- Cheap headphones / Phillips bluetooth speaker.
For audio ouput, at first I used some cheap headphones I had at home and then exported the track to MP3 and play it through a Phillips bluetooth speaker that sounds pretty good. But, I had to constantly export files and set it to be listened in my bluetooth speaker. This was very time consuming. So, I decided to buy studio monitors. So I bought Mackies CR3 and I connect them with balanced cables.
Since I started using the monitors I have been feeling my ears sore. The audio feels a little like needles in my ears. I do not how to put it in words.
At this point I thought, my recordings are really bad so they sound bad and that "bad" sound is killing my ears. So, I started to listen other music, from spotify/youtube but the problem persists.
I have tried finding a solution online and "playing with" the driver configuration with no luck.
These raises a few questions:
- Are these mackie's not that good and this should be expected? Or should I buy others?
- My interface in not translating/sending good sound?
- Since I am new to using studio monitors, my ears need to adjust to this kind of speakers?
- There is a "Direct monitor" button on my audio interface. ¿Should this be on while using the monitors? Is it related to my problem at all?
I hope you guys can help me. I want to continue recording and mixing but do not want to hurt my ears in the process.
I have attached a picture of my setup here: 20190225-171405 — imgbb.com
Thank you very much in advance!