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MadMouth · 5th September 2010

Originally posted by Azriel_7

FWIW it looks like you are asking for trouble:
-2 new pairs of monitors to learn at the same time
-an unfinished garage
-NO treatment
-3 sides drywall, 1 side garage door (garage door is to the right of me)
-buying used monitors

While moving from the Fostex 2.1 will make almost anything sound better, you still should FIX THE ROOM FIRST!!!!!!!
At least change to doing the acoustics and adding 1 pair of monitors.
Can't see what you hope to gain with 3 pairs of monitors in a nightmare room.
Also what are your plans for dealing with the garage door and does the garage have a finished ceiling?

The garage door doesn't bug me as much as people think it should. i can put moving blankets on it. As far as the ceiling, no, it's not a finished ceiling. What I plan on doing is filling in certain spaces above my mixing position with "floaters". next, I'm going to add soundproof padding underneath the carpet to help minimize the bass response I get. as far as the walls behind me and in front of me, those will get treated with a little bit of Auralex padding. Overall, the sound I hear in my garage is not that far off from the sound I get from my producer who's mixing room is treated with bass traps and Auralex.

As for the monitor count, the Fostex won't be used for mixing anymore, just tracking. The 2 new sets of monitors will be used for mixing and eventually mastering. Ideally, I'd like to purchase one set of Active monitors and one set of Passive monitors, but I am unsure of which amp to get.

The Adam a7s would be ideal, the Tannoy Reveals can go either way, I've tuned out the Mackie hr624 and hr824, and I keep getting mixed reviews on the Event ASP8s. No one has experience with the JBL 4328s?

5th September 2010	#29
MadMouth Gear nut Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 103 Thread Starter	Originally posted by Azriel_7 FWIW it looks like you are asking for trouble: -2 new pairs of monitors to learn at the same time -an unfinished garage -NO treatment -3 sides drywall, 1 side garage door (garage door is to the right of me) -buying used monitors While moving from the Fostex 2.1 will make almost anything sound better, you still should FIX THE ROOM FIRST!!!!!!! At least change to doing the acoustics and adding 1 pair of monitors. Can't see what you hope to gain with 3 pairs of monitors in a nightmare room. Also what are your plans for dealing with the garage door and does the garage have a finished ceiling? The garage door doesn't bug me as much as people think it should. i can put moving blankets on it. As far as the ceiling, no, it's not a finished ceiling. What I plan on doing is filling in certain spaces above my mixing position with "floaters". next, I'm going to add soundproof padding underneath the carpet to help minimize the bass response I get. as far as the walls behind me and in front of me, those will get treated with a little bit of Auralex padding. Overall, the sound I hear in my garage is not that far off from the sound I get from my producer who's mixing room is treated with bass traps and Auralex. As for the monitor count, the Fostex won't be used for mixing anymore, just tracking. The 2 new sets of monitors will be used for mixing and eventually mastering. Ideally, I'd like to purchase one set of Active monitors and one set of Passive monitors, but I am unsure of which amp to get. The Adam a7s would be ideal, the Tannoy Reveals can go either way, I've tuned out the Mackie hr624 and hr824, and I keep getting mixed reviews on the Event ASP8s. No one has experience with the JBL 4328s?