Some Gear Upgrades For Home Sound System, I need some advice on USB interface & speakers |
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May 10 2012, 11:38 AM
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Hey GMC,
I'm planning to buy a USB interface and speakers for home use (listening to music, live processing/effects in DAW, recording... ) I already bought a used Technics SE-HD 51 amplifier (only amp), it's said to be very good quality, it was made in Japan  Now I'm thinking about this M-Audio Fast Track MKII, seems to be good at a reasonable price. As for the speakers, I'm not so sure... it should not be too big (around 20-30 cm high), but should give good, full sound. Maybe a Magnat Monitor Supreme 100 ? Should be ~6 ohm The signal chain would be: guitar -> interface -> notebook through USB -> DAW -> interface -> amp through RCA -> speakers Is this a good setup? Does anyone have some advice? |
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May 10 2012, 12:45 PM
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May 10 2012, 12:57 PM
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QUOTE (zraw @ May 10 2012, 11:38 AM)  ... As for the speakers, I'm not so sure... it should not be too big (around 20-30 cm high), but should give good, full sound. Maybe a Magnat Monitor Supreme 100 ? Should be ~6 ohm The signal chain would be: guitar -> interface -> notebook through USB -> DAW -> interface -> amp through RCA -> speakers Is this a good setup? Does anyone have some advice? Those speakers will not produce a lot of bass end. To be honest a hifi amp and speakers won't be a good choice for recording and mixing, fine for listening to music but not making it. I don't know what your budget is but you may be better off looking at active monitors linked to a USB interface that has XLR speakers out: guitar>interface>notebook -DAW>interface>speakers -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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May 12 2012, 06:18 AM
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QUOTE (zraw @ May 10 2012, 10:38 AM) Hey GMC, I'm planning to buy a USB interface and speakers for home use (listening to music, live processing/effects in DAW, recording... ) I already bought a used Technics SE-HD 51 amplifier (only amp), it's said to be very good quality, it was made in Japan Now I'm thinking about this M-Audio Fast Track MKII, seems to be good at a reasonable price. As for the speakers, I'm not so sure... it should not be too big (around 20-30 cm high), but should give good, full sound. Maybe a Magnat Monitor Supreme 100 ? Should be ~6 ohm The signal chain would be: guitar -> interface -> notebook through USB -> DAW -> interface -> amp through RCA -> speakers Is this a good setup? Does anyone have some advice? As always I am suggesting Apogee! The best sounding interfaces you can get!!!! Use them with Logic and you will never have a problem! You will have a great sound even on the cheap audio interface they make! Great choice! -------------------- |
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May 12 2012, 09:02 AM
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QUOTE (zraw @ May 12 2012, 12:19 AM) Thanks for the replies! Well, I'm not that much into recording, mixing and making music, so having "proper" studio equipment is not necessary for me  I only record for myself, or maybe to upload to youtube, show it to friends... nothing serious. The M-Audio Fast Track MKII meets all those, so I guess that would be a good choice. As for the speakers, I simply couldn't put a subwoofer anywhere, not enough room... plus my neighbors would kill me  One question: What exactly is the difference between a 'studio monitor' and a regular speaker? Better (linear) freq. response? As Uncreator says they are closer to providing an accurate reference. No speaker is flat all the way from 0-20k but studio monitors are better than hi-fi speakers here simply because hi-fi speakers are designed to be 'musical' so they deliberately try to boost and attenuate certain frequencies. If you're recording or mixing or mastering that 'musicality' gets in the way as it means you don't really hear an accurate picture. QUOTE (Alex Feather @ May 12 2012, 06:18 AM) As always I am suggesting Apogee! The best sounding interfaces you can get!!!! Use them with Logic and you will never have a problem! You will have a great sound even on the cheap audio interface they make! Great choice! Apogee are good particularly if you're on a Mac. A bit expensive for what they are as to some extent you are paying a bit extra for their build quality. Best sounding - maybe in their price range as a prosumer device but at the pro end there are other, much better, alternatives like Lavry, Forsell, Mytek, Cranesong, Prism. Those however cost $thousands. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo. |
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