[Dream] Calibrating monitors?

[Doofus McFluoro]

Ahah... thats what they mean by active! Imust admit I hadnt really checked
it out as there wasnt so many 'active ones out there when I bught my
Tannoys.  Traditionaly speaking 'active' has always meant to me (with
regards to bass and guitar) that the intrument had a preamp in there to
drive the sound.  With this in mind my comments above probably make more
sense.

However this doesnt detract from the fact that anything but a flat response
should be undesirable for an artist. Especialy for a dance oriented
artist.  Unless of course you find that after mixdown your bass comes out to
boomy in a normal hi-fi environment.

Now with regards to your original question about calibration.. As you do
have active speakers... and you do know that the mix is always to boomy on a
hi-fi... why not turn the bass up on the speakers and down in the
mix. Experiment until you are getting uniformly good results (Use a spectrum
analyser and compare to 'pro' tunes if necessary). Surely that is the
'calibration' you need.

BTW... I always wanted to ask... why strangepork?  Is it cos you isa
mooslim?

:)- oo000


On 1/23/07, spork <sporkles at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mine are active, but why would active monitors change the frequency
> response? If they weren't active, I would need an external amplifier
> anyway, so it would be pretty much the same, wouldn't it? The way I've
> understood it, monitors are supposed to produce as unaltered a signal
> as possible. (I have the possibility of extenuating frequencies on the
> monitors, but I have all settings at zero, or 'flat')
>
> Ah well, I suppose I'll simply have to start testing my choons
> properly on hi-fi's and stuff, before posting them here.
>
> /spork
>
> On 1/23/07, Doofus McFluoro <doofus.mcfluoro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think that depends on the monitors...  specs vary from model to
> model...
> > Otherwise there wouldnt be any difference between a £200 set and a £2000
> > set.
> >
> > Are yours active or passive?  I have always wondered what the point of
> > active monitors were as they would surely change the frequency response
> in
> > active mode.
> >
> > Correct me if I am a donut
> >
> > ;)-"""
> >
>
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