untreated room question - trust level

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  1. virusg

    virusg Rock Star

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    it is possible; LOWING THE VOLUME! mix the other way around, start with the most low in volume stuff, learn your tools but you have to focus a lot ...I have done this the past, couldn't get panels on or modify the room, I was paying rent now I have room with panels but my mixes are awful ...
     
  2. iswingwood

    iswingwood Producer

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    Treating a room properly will certainly costs more than 500 euros. Consider Slate Digital VSX headphones. I know some professional engineers who vouch for it. I ordered recently and waiting delivery.

    According to people i trust, they don't replace the experience of a properly treated studio with high quality monitors, but they certainly replace the untreated room and the majority of headphones on the market. You'll have to adjust to them like any other gear. There are reviews on youtube worth checking.
     
  3. Moogerfooger

    Moogerfooger Audiosexual

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    My vote is for Hd650’s + sonorworks + a modern boombox and call it a day in an untreated room.
     
  4. Colin

    Colin Producer

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    are you a pro? are you releasing professionally?

    and lastly, do you have an audience ie. does anyone care but you?

    if you are pro, and you don't have a pro setup, then hire pros and/or a pro setup?

    Not trying to blow you off, but that's the bottom line
     
  5. ARTHEMISC

    ARTHEMISC Producer

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    Based on my experiences with unthreated room.
    Better trust your headphone about 80% and your speaker 20%.
    As long as your headphones are industry standard, like the 250 ohm DT770 for example.
     
  6. bluerover

    bluerover Audiosexual

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    Monitoring through monitors at very low volumes in an untreated room helps too.
     
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  7. clone

    clone Audiosexual

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    Can't you just look at the screen and see what you are supposed to hear? :guru:
     
  8. skeltoid

    skeltoid Kapellmeister

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    I burn a cd and listen to it in the car.
    Only problem with headphones is your ears are isolated.
    Normal listening both ears hear their channel and some of the other.
    Of course I'm old so I guess most peeps listen in earbuds.
    Just try the mix from a bunch of different sources.
     
  9. clone

    clone Audiosexual

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    yes but even us old men know about dither down to 44.1khz 16bit audio and tricking the listener with a few ms or sample delay in one side channel. what is this the dark ages now? Next we will mix for these things called flip phones. Untreated is one thing. but cd? :rofl:
     
  10. Charlomagne

    Charlomagne Kapellmeister

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    Try to listen to a lot of recordings that you like. Then mix your songs and try to emulate that sound. Not more louder, no more treble, not more bass, not more reverb. Then translate to another stage and compare it. Your mixes sounds good? You will learn to hear how your rooms sounds.
    In 5 years you will be a top mixer.
     
  11. Blu

    Blu Producer

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    More than 3 of those years have already passed... Just saying :rofl:
     
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