I recently bought a second-hand KRK Rokit 5 g2 and a Yorkville YSM2p. Overall, they sound really good but also a bit different. Is there anything I can do to make two different monitors sound ""the same"" or better than they are right now.
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Welcome to RO William, The way I initially read your post was t
Welcome to RO William,
The way I initially read your post was that you had two sets of monitors that you want to sound the same, but after reading Kurts' post I went back and read your initial post again...So you have 2 different monitors to make up one set....one of each make and model...
Yes ?.....
-How do you make them sound the same ???....
- My advice would be to list them on Ebay then put the money you make from them and a few extra dollars into buying a new set that are a matching pair
Then they should sound the same.;)
I'm just guessing here but I have a feeling the OP isn't really
I'm just guessing here but I have a feeling the OP isn't really where Kurt interpreted this (where the L/R speaker are not matched?)
I have a feeling the OP may be talking more about how he can get A and B volume balanced and close enough so he can use them both to work with better?
Which is what a Monitor Control System is all about, and much more. But, I could be wrong. We have to admit, the post is a bit odd for our forum.
OP, where are you?
William Boulanger, post: 437490, member: 49799 wrote: recently b
William Boulanger, post: 437490, member: 49799 wrote: recently bought a second-hand KRK Rokit 5 g2 and a Yorkville YSM2p. Overall, they sound really good but allso a bit different. Is there anything I can do to make two different monitors sound ""the same"" or better than they are right now.
Are you saying that you bought one of each and are using them as a pair? Or did you buy two pairs of the models you mentioned?
For mixing your going to need a pair of something William, sorry
For mixing your going to need a pair of something William, sorry. Your speakers could be useful together if you just need some speakers to play for a musicians while he's overdubbing, instead of headphones.
Other than that there's unfortunately not a whole lot that can be done. Maybe you could sell them individually on a classified add, and use the money to get a pair? There's got to be someone who would need a single speaker either for parts or for a surround channel.
Those two speakers you have are decent you should be able to fetch enough money from them to get a nice little pair of new speakers.
kmetal, post: 437531, member: 37533 wrote: For mixing your going
kmetal, post: 437531, member: 37533 wrote: For mixing your going to need a pair of something matched,William, sorry.
Fixed. LOL....
What Kyle is saying is that you need a pair of matched monitors - as in duplicates, but also "mirrors" to each other.
Using two separate speakers is begging for trouble, as they'll have different response curves, and if the tweets and speakers aren't mirrors of each other - (I'm saying you shouldn't use 2 left speakers ( or rights) of the same model, either ) you'll open yourself up to odd phasing. Add into this recipe an untreated mix space, and you're gonna end up snatching yourself bald out of frustration.
FWIW
-d.
William Boulanger, post: 437576, member: 49799 wrote: Thankyou f
William Boulanger, post: 437576, member: 49799 wrote: Thankyou for your help!
For now, I'm going to mix wwith two different monitors, because I don't have money to buy new ones.Anyway, if i buy a second KRK Rokit 5 g2, is this correct.
I think you may have a hard time getting tracks to sit correctly in your mix, especially if you are panning things L/R in your mix with mismatched monitors.
But hey, each to their own...you can only work with what you have if you can't afford to buy a matched pair or another one the same.
William - some tips for using a pair of unmatched monitors: (1)
William - some tips for using a pair of unmatched monitors:
(1) start by normalising the speaker sensitivities so a mono track sits firmly in the middle, not off to one side.
(2 Make frequent use of the mono button during your mixing.
(3) Test every trial mix by swapping the speakers - do this by physically moving the cabinets so the L and R channels remain in their correct places. Exchange any L and R gain adjustments you had to make to set different levels in step (1)
This may sound a lot of work, but it will save you time in the long run and help to avoid bad reviews of your mixes. It may also provide a continual incentive to get a matched pair of speakers.
Invest in a good to excellent monitor controller. Its one of the
Invest in a good to excellent monitor controller. Its one of the best investment you will ever make. And the better unit you can afford, the wiser.
This is what I use and recommend but there are much cheaper and even more expensive ones too. I posted this to give you an idea of what they are and what they can cost.
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