Home Recording Studio Monitors: Making Waves with David Day

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If you have a home recording studio, you may have noticed that your mixes sound completely different whenever you play them away from your desk. One possible reason for this is the position of your studio monitors. In this episode of Making Waves, we’ll cover the best (and worst) places to put your studio monitors for an accurate playback of your mix.
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Video by David Day
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  • @mikewallace1270
    @mikewallace12706 жыл бұрын

    Coming from a 2 day binge of watching production videos, I found this one to be refreshing and to the point. Well done!

  • @cal3b382
    @cal3b3827 жыл бұрын

    I learned something from this! Thanks David

  • @juleslacour
    @juleslacour7 жыл бұрын

    What if the short wall opposite the monitors has a glass door with a slight opening? Would a noise-cancelling (heavy) curtain in front of it be a good idea?

  • @ZehNettoOficial
    @ZehNettoOficial7 жыл бұрын

    Cool! Thanks for sharing!

  • @TheSoundConnoisseur
    @TheSoundConnoisseur6 жыл бұрын

    Love the videos man. Thank you

  • @evodem
    @evodem6 жыл бұрын

    Very nice infos! Thanks lot!

  • @yehonatanfranco
    @yehonatanfranco6 жыл бұрын

    thank you!great video

  • @AnyLastWords_
    @AnyLastWords_6 жыл бұрын

    Whoa, this setup is rad! I'm building a pro solar-powered studio in the back of a box truck..... it's coming together, but space is a bit of an issue. Hopefully I can make mine as awesome as yours! Thanks for the video 🤘

  • @ReverendGuyWallis
    @ReverendGuyWallis5 жыл бұрын

    great video! just subscribed. now if i can only figure out how to make desk space for my monitors... lol

  • @nasound2473
    @nasound24734 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @trixon45
    @trixon455 жыл бұрын

    Funny video! Very important to "Hearing the audio as clearly as possible" Then why would you use KRK Rockit? They are very coloured and not clear.

  • @DiabloInformer
    @DiabloInformer5 жыл бұрын

    I have a question, what about room with a window? I have a space that has a large window. My instinct was to put my desk at that wall and have my monitors on either side firing away from the window. But this happens to be the widest wall in the room. Should I consider ignoring that instinct and putting the monitors on the shortest wall as mentioned in this video and just have the window at my side? Are windows a serious reflection point?

  • @jgrey657
    @jgrey6577 жыл бұрын

    may you please explain your setup and cable management?

  • @ThatFoolJoe209
    @ThatFoolJoe2095 жыл бұрын

    If I’m hooking up my mpc x to my desktop computer how will I use monitors on my iMac

  • @jorismerckx
    @jorismerckx6 жыл бұрын

    What about windows? The shortest wall in my room is opposite a window so in that instance would it be better to go with the longest wall?

  • @theearlofdemise9883
    @theearlofdemise98835 жыл бұрын

    The width of my room is 3 meters and length 7 meters but I placed my studio speakers behind me lower than my ear but I made my own stand and the tweeters facing upwards towards my ears it does play beautiful but any other advice for me for better sound

  • @MrArsh7
    @MrArsh76 жыл бұрын

    What's the size of your studio monitors

  • @cadencedhaven
    @cadencedhaven6 жыл бұрын

    what about an attic room with one inclined side of the wall?

  • @Leo-gj4gp
    @Leo-gj4gp7 жыл бұрын

    I saw someone using monitors placed horizontally, does it have a particular result or is it quite the same?

  • @BIGUBAN

    @BIGUBAN

    6 жыл бұрын

    with some monitors you can do it (check what manufactuerer says), but most of the time it effects your stereo perception

  • @musicindustrialcomplex
    @musicindustrialcomplex7 жыл бұрын

    Is 38% the location of the monitors or the listening position?

  • @kazimuhammadshabab9595
    @kazimuhammadshabab95956 жыл бұрын

    I just got the Yamaha Hs8. My room is the medium out of the three bedrooms but seems pretty small because I feel ear fatigue . My monitor sound is at the lowest and i dont have any treatment for the room yet. Any advice?

  • @GarethGras

    @GarethGras

    6 жыл бұрын

    Kazi Muhammad Shabab get room treatment

  • @michaeldoniger6640
    @michaeldoniger66406 жыл бұрын

    How can you sound proof your home studio if their is a window right next to your microphone that faces a noisy street?

  • @rajbhardwaj1208
    @rajbhardwaj12087 жыл бұрын

    I can't get accurate sound when I record vocal in software if I import to mp3 then that sounds like dirty

  • @TheMirEra
    @TheMirEra7 жыл бұрын

    i have a small room! how can i avoid the reflection?

  • @davidtheday

    @davidtheday

    7 жыл бұрын

    You definitely should look into acoustic treatment to help dampen those reflections in a small space. We did a video about it called "Do You Need Acoustic Treatment For Your Home Studio? : Making Waves with David Day" Hope this helps :)

  • @hollier4426
    @hollier44266 жыл бұрын

    HEY! I have a question: I will buy a speaker for my studio and i have to speakers in my mind (krk rokit 5 or krk rokit 6).Which one is better for produce??

  • @trancephile2412
    @trancephile24125 жыл бұрын

    I have done this instructions , but still one side is louder than the other , i switched cables , changed speaker's place i mean left to right and right to left , moved them another place , i'm so confused , i have to mention the room isn't symmetrical at all

  • @nlkg7942

    @nlkg7942

    5 жыл бұрын

    Probably window settings

  • @pvampman
    @pvampman5 жыл бұрын

    What if your monitors have those bass ports in the rear. I'm getting huge heavy bass buildup on my rear back wall. I have bass traps on all four corners. Up

  • @BounceHideki707
    @BounceHideki7077 жыл бұрын

    What if the room has an angled ceiling?

  • @davidtheday

    @davidtheday

    7 жыл бұрын

    A lot of problems are caused by parallel walls, but corners can still cause bass build ups. So, for angled ceilings, I've seen some home studios with a floating acoustic panel, sometimes referred to as a "cloud", directly above the listening position to mitigate any reflections and bass buildups overhead. It's definitely something worth looking into! Thanks :)

  • @starchild7473

    @starchild7473

    5 жыл бұрын

    It is good, cause it can avoid flutter echoes

  • @CrisGarcia6
    @CrisGarcia66 жыл бұрын

    The Equator Monitors are better because these monitors are coaxial and both the tweeter and woofer are together. And not to worry about the separation of the frequency

  • @Paradroidx

    @Paradroidx

    6 жыл бұрын

    holy shit batman there as much as a months rent

  • @Noldy__
    @Noldy__7 жыл бұрын

    What about an L shaped room? Mine is L shaped. With huge windows

  • @davidtheday

    @davidtheday

    7 жыл бұрын

    It's hard to say exactly what to do without seeing a layout of where you've placed everything, but you'll definitely want to dampen any reflections coming from parallel walls with acoustic treatment. And try to setup your desk in front of the short wall, so the soundwaves have a longer distance before hitting the back wall (and ultimately back to your ears). Glass can give an annoying, bright "slapback" sound, so if covering them with acoustic treatment isn't an option, at least try to get some heavy drapes in front of them to kill some of the reflection. I've heard some people say that glass is typically "okay" if it's behind the monitors, so, keep that in mind. But definitely making sure your desk is in front of a short wall is the priority. I hope this helps!

  • @davidday5487
    @davidday54876 жыл бұрын

    what the heck, this dude has my name and I own studio monitors..

  • @davidhorner1000
    @davidhorner10005 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Double D.. Very informative .. (*_*)

  • @andynonimuss6298
    @andynonimuss62985 жыл бұрын

    It's not called an apex. It's called a vertex. Setting your listening position directly at the triangle vertex is not correct. I'm tired of everyone saying this and not really thinking about it. The Stereo Vertex Point (the focused point where the speakers are aimed behind your head) should be 14" min. to 16" max. from your Listening Position (ear line). If you map out room nulls, then the 38% rule does not work for any room length less than 14'-0"

  • @mjdorads
    @mjdorads5 жыл бұрын

    How about we just use good quality headphones? Would that eliminate the need for all of these?

  • @bombaclitt
    @bombaclitt6 жыл бұрын

    Can i put the monitors infront of Windows?

  • @harrymcwatters2057

    @harrymcwatters2057

    6 жыл бұрын

    You should get some thick curtains the dampen the reflections

  • @BIGUBAN
    @BIGUBAN6 жыл бұрын

    you dont level twitter with your ears, you level monitors axis with your ears, big difference...

  • @Paradroidx

    @Paradroidx

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know. Sure would like those mid low range to hit my shoulders lol. Good call👍

  • @AkeemlmeekA
    @AkeemlmeekA6 жыл бұрын

    illuminati 1:25

  • @didjesbydan
    @didjesbydan5 жыл бұрын

    He explained what a tweeter is, as if someone watching this kind of video doesn't aleady know.

  • @daoquang900
    @daoquang9008 жыл бұрын

    they are speakers, not monitors!

  • @daoquang900

    @daoquang900

    8 жыл бұрын

    1st

  • @lexen1993

    @lexen1993

    8 жыл бұрын

    Monitor Speakers

  • @EminoMeneko

    @EminoMeneko

    8 жыл бұрын

    These speakers are called monitors. ^^' They are better class speakers used for music production especially mixing and mastering.

  • @padonker

    @padonker

    8 жыл бұрын

    No, they're called monitors

  • @pawanthapa4940

    @pawanthapa4940

    8 жыл бұрын

    They are speakers, not monitors?? hahaha.. please delete your comment.

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