选择和设置录音棚监听,当然,在设计一个良好的录音/混音空间的最重要的方面之一。在录制过程中做出的每个决定
有很多合适的
1. Avoid the Hype
消音箱的设计通常是让一切通过他们的声音发挥尽可能好的。然而,这不是目标,录音室监听。监测的目的是不是促进了一贯愉快的聆听体验,而是要揭示的记录或混合的声音真相
许多消费者扬声器的声音往往是
幸运的是,录音室监听出售的大多数发言者打一枪换一个(更理想)中性平衡,能够提供决策的正确参考。然而,我仍然有时会遇到人谁申请自己
但是,这些控件不存在添加扑通和嘶嘶声,他们
2. Avoid the walls
大多数人已经注意到,当一个任意大小的扬声器放置在墙上,它
大多数显示器都使用了安置的建议,和许多包括可调节的低频响应,到扬声器相匹配的位置
但这些低音控制赢得
3. Avoid Asymmetry
即使你避免备份的监控靠在墙上,从房间边界反射仍然会影响声音。理想情况下,
这样一来,从反射的任何影响应该是相似的
4. Avoid poor angles
定位显示器无论是靠得太近,或过于遥远可以搞砸你的立体声声像决定。扬声器过于广泛间隔可以提供立体图像与空穴中的中间人。这可以使你在中心附近一堆太多的组合要素,导致组合,没有按
立体显示器的理想角度是60〜
如果你
5. Avoid reflections
你不
虽然你可能无法完全避免所有这些反射(如尝试与某些高端工作室设计),你可以尽量减少他们。避免将反射元件在耳/扬声器高度之间的扬声器和监听。许多发言者具有在垂直平面内的窄分散
6. Avoid excessive levels
有许多的原因,在持续监测太大声的水平是不是一个好主意。那里
很多人都熟悉的弗莱彻 - 芒森曲线,它描述了人类听觉的一个方面。
我们的耳朵到高端更为敏感,特别是对低端,在较高的听力水平
大多数工程师推荐工作/在83左右的平均一致混合水平
7. Avoid too much sub
还有一个额外的建议。如果你觉得你需要从一个更小,更低端的(
当设置子,尽可能使用一个SPL仪表和测试信号(音/噪声)拨号上网AA子级别的主音箱最低频率的级别(一个八度或两个以上)相匹配,甚至作为投保(平)给分的极限响应尽可能一路走低
然后
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Discussion
Two questions on point 7 ... background first ... SPL'd my 2.1 setup using a couple different methods/mics and found (not unexpectedly) that the further I went below the sub crossover frequency (120HZ) the greater the "pump" it provided relative to the 5" satellites as I toggled the sub on/off. So I chose to equalize the setup dBs at that crossover point.
Questions:
1) At what frequency should I attempt to "match" the dBs between the sub on/off states?
2) What criteria should be considered when setting a crossover frequency for a 2.1 setup that has a variable crossover setting? Room? Genre? Mixing vs Mastering vs ... etc.
Pre-thanks for your feedback!
Re (1), sounds like your approach—match sub to satellites at the crossover point—is solid.. Ideally, you want the sub to pick up seamlessly from the satellites at a point where the smaller speakers are still more or less flat, just before or just as they start to roll off.. As to what the best crossover frequency will be (2), I'd say if you want the most neutral response (always the goal!), then it'll depend more on the size and low-frequency extension of the satellites than on genre or application.. I'd say 120 Hz is near the top of the range—I prefer around 80 Hz or so, but if the satellites are on the smaller side (
Hi Koolmeme..
Re (1), sounds like your approach—match sub to satellites at the crossover point—is solid.. Ideally, you want the sub to pick up seamlessly from the satellites at a point where the smaller speakers are still more or less flat, just before or just as they start to roll off.. As to what the best crossover frequency will be (2), I'd say if you want the most neutral response (always the goal!), then it'll depend more on the size and low-frequency extension of the satellites than on genre or application.. I'd say 120 Hz is near the top of the range—I prefer around 80 Hz or so, but if the satellites are on the smaller side (
I think the most likely way a 5" speaker would exhibit too much bass is if it's up against a room boundary (wall, floor, or worst of all, corner). If that's the case, that'd be the first thing I'd try, moving them a couple of feet away from walls and floor. If they were sitting on a resonant object (something hollow, for example) that could also over-emphasize bass. Of course you'll want to check that no tone controls are boosting the low end unintentionally. Any "Loudness" buttons should be off -- those are intended to compensate for quiet listening levels by strongly boosting bass, but they're notorious for overdoing it, and they should never be switched on for normal-level monitoring. And I assume you've checked the monitors with various commercial recordings as well as your own mixes. Hopefully one of these might be a contributing factor to an overly-bassy response, and addressing that will restore a more even balance.
Cheers,
Joe
Cheers,
Joe
I don't understand the Fig. 6 diagram/image. I don't see how the monitors are positioned differently to do away with those reflections shown in the top portion of the image?
I also like how in your diagrams, there is no computer shown. How great!
Some monitors -- if they have different horizontal/vertical dispersion patterns -- even provide an option to unscrew the tweeters and rotate them 90°, to allow for either horizontal or vertical positioning with the appropriate dispersion characteristics at the critical higher frequencies.
Cheers,
Joe
First off, an anechoic chamber is not an "ideal room" -- at least not for listening to or mixing music.. And the 60° angle recommendation is not about room modes, it's about perception of the stereo soundfield.
> You can't just apply some theoretically ideal angle and get it right..
Whatever "get it right" means, the article doesn't suggest that a 60° angle is a panacea for any of the myriad issues that may relate to reflections or room modes -- it's a standard recommendation intended as a general guideline for novice engineers who might be inclined to position the monitors in a less-than-ideal layout that might not work as well for them.
> ..having your speakers too close won't mess with your stereo field...
Again, the article doesn't suggest that closely-placed monitors will "mess with your stereo field" -- it suggests that it could mess with an inexperienced mixer's panning decisions. (Overly-wide positioning *can* affect the perceived stereo image, unless you sit really still while mixing)..
> ..does that happen for you with headphones?
If "that" means affect panning decisions, then yes, it certainly can with inexperienced mixers.
It sounds like you may have your speakers positioned differently than the article recommends (and perhaps are sensitive about perceived criticism of that choice?) -- if that’s the case, and it works for you, then it’s all good. But the standard 60° angle recommendation is still good advice for others.
Cheers,
Joe
Regardless of the speaker design or port location, the speakers are still subject to the effects of room modes if mounted up against a wall. If they have a switch on the back to match their low-end response for different placements, the half-space position would theoretically modify the bass response to be more suitable for wall placement, but you should still get more even bass response with such a switch in the full-space mode, and the speakers mounted a couple of feet or so from any room boundaries.
Cheers,
Joe
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