So… we don’t have a TV here at home… we use a projector (In theory becomes a 1k 120’’ TV), but the speakers that came bundled it it died, but I noticed I can use my current Logitech Z533 (Logi 2.1) to connect to it and push sound… but that would mean that I would be left without speakers… so… pending “boss” (wife) approval… I am on the market for monitors… don’t need wireless, or any other fancy stuff.
Just need a RCA connection(Or RCA-XLR?) to the Focusrite 2i2.
A good bassy L + R should be enough, don’t think I’d need a sub or an amp solution for the time being.
I’ve been looking for an excuse to get me some Kali LP-UNF monitors ever since i heard them “speak” to me, both figuratively and literally. Can’t fit them on my desk though, so trying to justify getting a new desk as well.
Just a suggestion, not sure if studio monitors are what you’re looking for, or if that’s within budget. Also, what with UNF, the optimal range for these is around a meter, which may or may not work well in your setup.
One thing to understand about monitors is that you don’t want them to be bass biased. You want them to be absolutely flat. So, as such, good monitor speakers tend to have a very flat response. This is the ideal for mixing and mastering, and other music production usage, so higher quality monitor speaker makers gravitate towards it. The downside of this is that they do not make the best home theater speakers. For things like that you generally want a more scooped EQ profile, like…
this. It’s important to note: this speaker is NOT a monitor, it’s just an outboard powered speaker. These are very different things with very different use cases. The JBL 710 would make a great home theater speaker but a very bad studio monitor.
I can use them very near though (ca 0.5-1m) and still have a neutral sound, cause of DSP/REW. It can also fill the room, if necessary.
I doubted if the 10" speaker was enough for bass … but it turns out to have a very sweet spot between good and precise sound.
The biggest issue would be size though … at least for the “boss”
The KRK Rokit RP5 (and RP7) were also on my list when in I was in my decision phase. Cause of … DSP!
They seem to be excellent, but if I remember correctly there was an issue with noise/hum??!
Both of those have a flat response, as do mine (JBL 305P mk II). That’s what you want for music production but be aware listening to other music will sound a bit different than you expect. You’ll hear more of it, and this is not always what you want, believe it or not, because good monitors are really really good at bringing out imperfections - which is their literal job
Yeah … it’s even worse (= better) with monitoring headphones.
I use Focal Bathys for chilling and the very very very neutral Austrian Audio Hi-X60 for monitoring.
You cannot lie to good monitoring equipment … the Hi-X60 reveal every issue
On my side there is one… I need to keep my Bass volume just below 50% with the Inst active(Gain increase). Initially I thought it was an issue with a cable… its not. That one is being a very hard troubleshooting to do.
Yeah… my gaming goes through my gaming headphones as they have THX Spatial and that is crucial in many moments.
Listening to better music, etc… and detecting imperfections can also be a learning experience… and ear training opportunity.
There was also KRK RP7… but that’s an additional jump.
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BassBuzz is always happy to help debugging nasty equipment issues - can you be more specific?[/quote]
Long story short
Bass - Cable - Focusrite 2i2 - USB to PC for power
Input 1 - XLR Shure mic
Input 2 - Bass
When bass is connected there is a small noise appearing and some audio programs will capture it. Initially wondered if it was because the Sterling was a “cheap” bass and pickups were just collecting noise… Ibanez arrived, lower noise… still there. 3 different cables attempted… noise there.
Swapping mic - bass inputs, moves the noise with it.
So yeah… that’s why I say that I have to play with volumes to avoid clipping and that “static” sound from passing to the DAW.
I can eventually try to make a video later when I go practice, so you see the movement. I wouldn’t be surprised that it would be something stupid (Like the recording monitor @howard pointed in another thread).
It refers to ASIO issues (at first), but turns out to be something else.
Currently I have issues with noise when my Ethernet Cable is connected … in WIFI mode everything is (almost) dead silent!
Also I had some noise issues with USB cause of loose plugs - you will noticed that this is the issue when you wiggle the plug a little.
I have a 1500 UPS near me, supporting PC, screens, Internet router and first AP for home mesh(up to 3h, with my PC offline… my PC on, 45m), that is on the floor. I don’t feel like fiddling with all the cabling there.
PC itself is huge and with tons of connections.
24 core CPU, 32GB RAM, 4TB (3TB NVMe + 1TB SSD), 300W max power GPU…
34 and 32’’ screens with inbuilt(not used) speakers
NAS with 4 spinning mechanical disks
DAI, Blackshark v2 Pro, USB-C Charger and MicroUSB connected to same USB FP controller.
I was using a setup with the Focusrite and two Yamaha HS5 monitors for playing bass and also watching youtube videos and gaming.
But it didn’t really work out for gaming, only for very non demanding games, as soon as the graphics card needed to do a lot of work, the noise on the speakers was quite annoying.
I fixed it by switching the monitors out with Yamaha NX-N500. They have a USB port which fixed my problem with the noise while playing games, I can use them for playing bass (using the AUX input via mini-TRS) and I can also cast music to them via DLNA while working.
Yamaha doesn’t sell them anymore, though. I got mine for cheap used for not even half the price.
