are Genelec 1030A really good for dance music mixes ?

[papache]

HI
I have been having my Genelec 1030A for several years now , and I am still not happy with the mixes I am getting out of them .
I am having problems to really locate the bass frequency (kicks , bass...), and often my mixes lack of dynamic , rythm....
I heard from some people that Genelec 1030A aren't very good for dance music ( it was more for rock , pop, jazz)and that I may have to choose another better monitor for my kind of music: Mainly I heard and was adviced about the Mackie HR824 and the Dynaudio BM6A.

I would have to have the opinions of owners , and sound professionnals , taking into account that I need a monitor for MIXING,for professionnal mixing goal, to give me accurate picture of my work .

Any help ,experience , advice would be welcome

 

[messyman]

Well a monitor is only as good as the room it's in. If the room has problems so will the mixes. I used 1030/31/32s for years at work and found them very reliable. Then again that was in professionally designed and built studios. Maybe get a 2nd opinion on their positioning and the set up of the room. You may have issues with reflections, standing waves or despersion etc.



MM

 

[stookie]

Hi there.

Jep on the previous answer.
Also, how does your mixes sound in a club?
Still lacking bass?
One has to get used to the sound of his monitors anyhow and deep, club sound bass-lines and kicks being played on "normal speakers" do sound different.

A change could be made by adding a subwoofer but this is really just to check for the absolute low end freq's.

My suggestion:
Improve your listening position,get to know your speakers and listen to your mixes in a environment they are intended for.
Also compare YOUR mixes on YOUR speakers with a recording that you like or fits YOUR music and try to find out what is the difference.

GreetZ
Jan

 

[Ebbiguise555]

Agreed with the room and positioning points...I've heard the same thing from people not being able to translate good mixes, and then you look at the room they are in and the positioning they have their monitors set-up and its easy to understand why...Not saying thats the case here, but just to re-iterate how important it really is.

Took me the past 3 years getting used to my monitors, and still working on it Im sure...One thing I do is check the bass in certain positions in my room which gives me a more accurate representation...i also have a closet in the back of the room that is floated off the ground so you step up into it...I stand in there and immediately know where the low end is standing...I also go out of the room and check the sound from outside the room....All things like this I feel you have to do when checking ur mixes and you know you dont have a perfect sounding room.

Make sure your monitors are positioned standing up, NOT on their sides like you see alot of, and position them equal distance from each other according to how far away you are sitting...If you monitor from 3 feet away, your monitors should be 3 feet away forming an equilateral triangle with your head being the tip....Make sure your ears are at tweeter level....Get some auralex foam or other dampening material for the room, make a home made bass trap for the corners etc....If you have tile, or wooden floors, buy a nice big carpet throw rug.

Just some things to think about

 

[Tim20]

If you move around a room and the sound changes that certainly indicates some bad standing waves.

Bass traps and a little foam can go a long way to tightening things up.

If the rear wall to your mixing position is closer than about 15 feet or less then the early reflections are going to smear the stereo field.

I had to use a T Racs diffusor and foam on my rear wall to knock it down.