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Practicing bass through studio monitors?
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father of fires
Commercial User
I use M-Audio Bx5a Deluxe monitors in my home studio and I track/mix with them. I usually don't have a problem pushing them just a little as long as you do some corrective EQ'ing and compressing you should be fine. Just don't get too crazy.
Stay on the Low End
_Flempton
Stay on the Low End
_Flempton
Originally Posted by father of fires
Which would seem to suggest that the original "eggfart" is lurking somewhere out there...
Come out! Come out, Eggfart, and show yourself!
Which would seem to suggest that the original "eggfart" is lurking somewhere out there...
Come out! Come out, Eggfart, and show yourself!
Indeed. I want him to know that his mind is as disturbed as mine for creating such a name.
I will obviously want at least an 8" monitor, right? 5" seems way too small to get a decent bass tone out of...(Considering that most bass practice amps are 12"
Yes, get an 8" one, check the specs, if down to 35Hz or so, then they are well made and handle the low-end so you could hear low end rumble for mixing purposes.
father of fires
Commercial User
Speaker size is a useless metric. I've used 4" M-Audios that sounded fine with bass.
Have you considered a Thunderchild 1x12?
I hear a lot of people raving about this cabinet because of the ability to generate very low frequency tones, and it's power and clarity for the size.
Also, the creator said that he created it as a hi-fi quality bass studio monitor or something like that...
I hear a lot of people raving about this cabinet because of the ability to generate very low frequency tones, and it's power and clarity for the size.
Also, the creator said that he created it as a hi-fi quality bass studio monitor or something like that...
When he said he thought they sounded shrill, I thought he was talking about egg farts.
Too funny.
The Thunderchild is made by Duke leJune (sp?) and his company AudioKinesis.
Amazing cab, but not what I would consider as a viable studio monitor solution.
Amazing cab, but not what I would consider as a viable studio monitor solution.
Ya, the problem is that I don't really know what I need (my fault)...
I am guessing that 2 monitors that go down to 35hz would be fine to listen to myself practice in my bedroom and be my reference monitors for playback of orchestral/bass material that I've recorded?
If it were me, I'd grab a cheap practice amp off Craigslist for practicing (Peavey TKO, Fender Rumble, Acoustic B series, etc. can all be found for about $100). After that I'd buy a reasonable set of near field monitors for studio purposes (Yamaha NS10's, KRK RP5's, etc.) and you'd have all of your bases covered without too much damage to your wallet.
I still think getting a practice amp is just waste of money. Any studio reference monitors work fine. As a bonus you could pipe your bass with any practice material you need to practice with through the DAW.
GC sells KRKs cheap, they are OK but most likely anyone who spends more time mixing will switch them out to something more semi-pro within a year or two when they hear what real studio reference monitors sound like. In addition, Gibson just purchased KRK and anyone that know the history of what Gibson does to companies they purchase, it's not a fun story...
GC sells KRKs cheap, they are OK but most likely anyone who spends more time mixing will switch them out to something more semi-pro within a year or two when they hear what real studio reference monitors sound like. In addition, Gibson just purchased KRK and anyone that know the history of what Gibson does to companies they purchase, it's not a fun story...
Thanks, you're really helpful.
I'd like to stick to around 1200 bucks for two monitors, so KRK make decent ones? Could I get away with just a DI box and monitors or do you NEED the pre-amp (I don't fully know the science behind it all)
If you have 1200 for a monitor set, you could get something much, much, much better.
You also need an audio interface to hook your bass or microphones to the computer and the reference monitors for output. Those go from cheap but working ones around $100 upwards to $500 and beyond. I like Apogee stuff myself, there's a spectrum of Apogee units with various prices. Apogee pre-amps are excellent.
The JBL setup with the sub is the way to go if you want the best of both worlds in terms of combining studio monitors and a bass amp. The sub will give you more accurate low end on your mixes and makes practicing bass more gratifying since you're moving more air. I used to practice through my nearfields (I have some excellent 8" Tannoys) and while it was totally acceptable it wasn't nearly as fun as playing through a bass amp that moved more air.
