Choosing the right speakers

[WBM]

Look like you are one of those who makes everything and more so you know the answer.

[paintitblack]

Yeah If you want. Lots of nice recording studios use full range mid fields.

[bytehoven]

IMHO, it's partially about fatigue. I find good near fields are easier to work on for extended periods.

[Virtalahde]

Originally Posted by bytehoven

IMHO, it's partially about fatigue. I find good near fields are easier to work on for extended periods.

I find the opposite to be true.

[dietrich10]

Many doing multitasking like you seem to like the Barefoots

[SASMastering]

Originally Posted by Virtalahde

I find the opposite to be true.

Yep and at it's worst when the near fields are trying to sound like mid fields.

[Waltz Mastering]

Originally Posted by fluxburn

Choosing the right speakers?

It's also important to choose an equally good left speaker.

[lu432]

Bhwahahah! That was good Tom.

To the OP you might want to look at Tannoy DMT's 215's. They are Far Fields, but exceptionally accurate, and give the volume you may want to achieve.

[MASSIVE Master]

Originally Posted by Virtalahde

I find the opposite to be true.

+1 on that... I have a set of "mid-fields" (they're not, but you could call them that - They're "small-ish" speakers used as a large bookshelf reference) and as wonderful as they sound - and as "big shouldered" as they are when you push 'em, they just don't have the "smoove" factor as the biggies.

Keeping in mind that this particular setup is two sets of speakers - from the same manufacturer, buy the same designer, with crossovers designed by the same person, in the same series, using drivers of similar manufacture (identical tweeters for that matter).

But "85dBSPL" (just as a number to throw around) coming from a full range tower vs the same 85dBSPL coming from a compact point in space --- Assuming the speakers are up to the task, I'm almost always going to find the larger boxes less fatiguing.

[wado1942]

I'm assuming you already have a room that allows the use of mid-fields. I actually have two rooms for reference. My control room only has near-fields and I have a second listening room with mid-fields. While I'd say yes, it's good to have mid-fields for mastering, it's not the end-all and it's still good to have a smaller near-field set and headphones for extra QC.

On a side note, mixing & mastering IS post-production.

[lowland]

Originally Posted by fluxburn

So I do a lot of post production, but also mixing. I also master the tracks as well. I'm reading that you need mid field speakers for mastering. Couldn't you just buy mid field speakers and use it for post production, mixing and mastering?

I have midfields and mixed a live album in my mastering room last year, then mastered it in the same room (usually a no-no because, among other reasons, of a potential doubling of room problems) and it worked out fine with a happy customer. I'm unlikely to set up as a mixer/ME any time soon, but it proves that with care it can be done.

Mix and post rooms are often more cluttered environments than mastering suites because more paraphernalia is commonly needed to do those jobs - I'd say just be careful that filling the room with 'stuff', especially if close to the speakers, isn't adversely affecting the sound for mastering.

[melbournevenues9]

Yeah speaker selection should be good..

[wallyburger]

What speakers are you using at the moment ? this track regarding sound quality sounds alright to me, mind you, I am listening on a pair of crappy computer speakers, as will most people, and ear buds, so........

My recommendation for an all round pair of fairly decent sounding not "over-hyped" speakers are these....

Acoustic Energy AE22-04 Active Active Studio Monitors Left and Right Pair | DV247

Great tight snappy sounding bass, top is a bit forward for some people,you'd have to check them out, but I like them, so that's all you need to know really You do get the benefit of a sealed cabinet design, which is always good for rooms that are not on the ideal side, and they do have plenty of adjustment to tailor the EQ if you need to.

WB.