| Dental Floss for your control room [message #66729] |
Fri, 14 April 2006 21:08  |
![dc[4] is currently offline](/theme/PARIS_Forum_Template/images/offline.png "dc[4] is currently offline")
dc[4]
Messages: 62
Registered: September 2005
|
Member |
|
|
Man, we should all do this more often.
Got out the analyzer tonight, and a new laser distance meter I got
recently:
http://www.leica-geosystems.com/cpd/en/lgs_3849.htm
Accurate to a millimeter.
I put a target on a mic stand right where my ears are and found that
the speakers were not toed in right, and were not the same distance
from the target...
Then I got the FFT analyzer out and dang, the sub is going nuts.
Turns out the sub is about 5db hot...
Yipes!
Some roughs of the live project went out and everyone said they
were weak in the bass. There it is...
HEY DJ! Your mixes are NOT bass heavy! sorry
Checked you monitoring rig recently??
hmmm?
DC
no, you don't need a fancy laser to check this, a tape measure
works fine, and you can get audio analysis apps for cheap these
days. if you can't hear you can't mix!
Big mix session for the live record tomorrow. Wish me well!
|
|
|
|
| Re: Dental Floss for your control room [message #66741 is a reply to message #66729] |
Fri, 14 April 2006 23:29  |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
|
Senior Member |
|
|
Heheheh!!!!!! Well, that's good to know because I'm getting ready to jump
back in and finish it up. My new mobo just came in and the studio is up and
running again. Looks like the one I was using previously (a refurb that I
got from NewEgg becqause there were no new ones available) was defective.
The new one is a bit snappier and feels more stable than the other one ever
was. Anyway, as for the bass, I did reposition the subs about 1' apart
almost centered on my sweet spot. The previous positioning was partially
phase cancelling. the LF is very obvious now and translates very well. I've
got the system wired in to a stereo downstairs that is driving a pair of ADS
1520's in our rehearsal/drum tracking room. Those puppies will definitely
give you ......if not a reality check, then at least a *consumer hifi in the
living room* check.
I do need to get my distances measured a bit more precisely though. Seems
like over the last 2 1/2 years, things have grown legs or something.
;o)
"DC" <dc@spamthemoon.com> wrote in message news:444071ad$1@linux...
>
> Man, we should all do this more often.
>
> Got out the analyzer tonight, and a new laser distance meter I got
> recently:
>
> http://www.leica-geosystems.com/cpd/en/lgs_3849.htm
>
> Accurate to a millimeter.
>
> I put a target on a mic stand right where my ears are and found that
> the speakers were not toed in right, and were not the same distance
> from the target...
>
> Then I got the FFT analyzer out and dang, the sub is going nuts.
> Turns out the sub is about 5db hot...
>
> Yipes!
>
> Some roughs of the live project went out and everyone said they
> were weak in the bass. There it is...
>
> HEY DJ! Your mixes are NOT bass heavy! sorry
>
> Checked you monitoring rig recently??
>
> hmmm?
>
> DC
>
> no, you don't need a fancy laser to check this, a tape measure
> works fine, and you can get audio analysis apps for cheap these
> days. if you can't hear you can't mix!
>
> Big mix session for the live record tomorrow. Wish me well!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Dental Floss for your control room [message #66756 is a reply to message #66748] |
Sat, 15 April 2006 00:44 |
dc[4]
Messages: 62
Registered: September 2005
|
Member |
|
|
"Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>What is the current state of affairs in analyzer Big D? I'm getting ready
to
>shoot my new room now that I have Paris back up.
>AA
I want Smaartlive, but I always do spend too much. Right now I
use the contractor Audio Toolbox on FFT into a Mac laptop so I can
get a big bright display that I can see across the room. Terrasonde
got bought by Sencore and I don't know much about their present
gear. I would stay away from hardware and buy an analysis app.
MLSSA is good too, but the PC guys say there are better/cheaper
apps. I can't remember at the moment.
Suggestions anyone?
DC
|
|
|
|
The PARIS Forums
Search
Help
Members
Register
Login
Home
