Choosing the Best Monitors for Your Home Recording Studio

by ProSound

well ... at least he thinks mackies are #2 ... I wish more pro studios would throw out their trash and use mackies and behringers .. who needs those crappy SSL's and Neve's .. behringers and mackies are MUCH better :)

by tadblows

Tad you eat huge dick!!!

by tadblows

Brilliant Parody!! This is the home recording version of Spinal Tap! A must see for any comedy an. His uncanny ability to play a lonely drunk hack is riveting. His misuse of words is so convincing I actually thought he was a moron for a second, then when the "boom" part came in, I knew it was all a joke. A sad joke. I love dark humor

by TheNightTrain

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS JOKER! He is sadly spreading incorrect information to the masses. I wish they would take his videos down. He knows a bunch of Catch Phrases but is sadly mistaken on basic terminology and audio engineering concepts. He is quite biased towards and away from certain brand names and how they function, which I can only assume he doesn't understand. He can barley speak coherently on the subject matter. I don't claim to be an audio engineering guru even though I have many certifications and many more years of experience but I could back this guy up against a wall and make him cry.

by south50

This is worthless advice. Monitors are a personal preference and should be auditioned, not just bought based on brand name. Genelecs are good, but they are by far not the best. He offers horrible advice...don't think for an instant that if you have these monitors, you'll do good work. No doubt, great monitors help, but there is so much more involved. I think these videos should be removed due to the inaccurate and extremely biased information they contain.

by Professor

It's a wonder they ever let this guy out of the institution. Really though, accurate monitors are an important part of the recording process and their significance can not be overstated. But monitor selection does not ever come down to brand alone. Monitors need to be matched to the room in which you are mixing, the style of music you will be recording, the other equipment present in your studio, your budget, and your personal tastes. There's much better information available on speaker selection, and the best recommendation anyone can give is to get out and listen to as many different types of speakers as you can find. Learn the characteristic sounds of different driver materials, different cabinet sizes, different levels of amplifier power, etc.

by Triphonik

88Keys- The Yamaha HS50M's aren't a bad way to go for hip-hop (about 200$ a piece). And as for Tad, my dear and favorite punching bag. Really- I mean, were do you get off? I was impressed that you were able to rattle off a few name brands, but what may I ask has made you the expert on monitors? Here is a question: When I see photo's of real recording studio's, I see a particular set of speakers in many of these photo's. This particular speaker has a white cone, they were made by Yamaha- the NS-10. Though they are not made anymore- would it be worth mention to look on ebay for these? I got to tell you- I've listened to your songs on your myspace page, they translate like a TV dinner on --'s Kitchen. I would apologize- it's just that I have little restraint when it comes to misleading information.

by Triphonik

Something occured to me, i will apologize if I am wrong, but from the best I can tell, Tad is using two Behringer ADA8000's as a front end. Monitors are important, but in my opinion- the "4000$" that Tad has spent on speakers may have been better used on a nicer front end. Now, let's say this all together: "Good sound in = Good Sound Out."

by m_g_reis

There should be a way to mark this series of videos as spam. If this guy is representative of the "knowledge" on this site, then I'll never come back here. His mastery of music and studio engineering is worse than his mastery of the English language.

by FullClipAudio

HAHAHAHAHAHA! This guy is an idiot. I have watched every one of his videos and he is so full of misinformation and just plain bullsh#t that its no wonder he can barely for a coherent sentence. WATCH THESE VIDEOS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY! DO NOT TAKE HIS ADVICE ON ANYTHING!!!