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I keep a collection of audio samples designed to help check my monitor setup. Test tones, essentially, that I use after I’ve moved my speakers or desk, to ensure the speakers still behave as they should.
I’ve included 4 of the samples below, and I hope you find them useful – and possibly enlightening. Each tests [...]
I ask most people I talk to where they listen to music: On a home stereo system? Through headphones? In the car? While I haven’t tracked the answers scientifically, I’d say the breakdown looks roughly like:
Headphones or earphones:
60%
PC speakers:
20%
Car speakers:
10%
HiFi speakers:
10%
A recent CEA study adds that three quarters of adults online listen to music on [...]
Read the full post ...Tips and suggestions for faking the sound of an upright bass with an electric bass:
You’re probably not going to fool anyone but it might be enough to imply the sound of an upright by having (or exaggerating) a few of its distinguishing traits. I think the decay is important. Uprights seem to have less sustain [...]
Tags: bass-guitar, monitors
For critical listening, like mixing and mastering, your speakers are obviously important. Often overlooked, however, is the importance of the stands on which the speakers sit. For best performance, monitor and hifi speakers should be level with the listener’s ears. Good speaker stands improve the bass response of just about every speaker, and a good [...]
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