Mixcubes, grotboxes

I picked up the passives a while back and I find them useful ,flipping between them and my main monitors seems to help me get better perspective on vocal/ solos/lead levels( without running back and forth to the car for the "test" lol )
 
Since i have a major gas for a distressor i think im gonna go with the poor man auratones:
HPF and LPF in master bus (90hz18kz) set to mono and your are ready to go!
(of course is not the same due to crossover in monitors bablabla) but anyone ever tried this?
 
Not a behringer fan in general, but I imagine the beritones would probably give you a similar result when checking mixes. Will they die tomorrow? Not sure....
 
Studdy said:
Not a behringer fan in general, but I imagine the beritones would probably give you a similar result when checking mixes. Will they die tomorrow? Not sure....
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I read not so good reviews for those.... if you have bad reviews when you are building speaker that´s suppose to sound bad then you are pretty much screwed haha
 
I'd keep my money and check my mixes through a bandpass filter. These sound like they're supposed to. Like shit boxes (at least the original Auratones in my experience)
 
I actually have an old pair of 3" Radio Shack speakers that I bought cheap off of Ebay. They work pretty good for this purpose. When mixing on headphones, I've done the HP/LP thing too. Not exactly the same experience, but it is definitely a useful trick (and you can't beat the price!).
 
I have had the active Avantones for a few months now.
My mixes have definitely improved since I got them.
They absolutely rule for balance work.

My mixes just translate much better now.

And no, you can't get the same benefit by eq:ing your master bus.
 
SoundSpiral said:
And no, you can't get the same benefit by eq:ing your master bus.
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That is correct.. Though, if someone has come up with a reliable way to eq to compensate for crossover-distortions and speaker anomalies, that guy should code a plugin, and start looking for a real estate to house all the money he's going to make.

If you want to listen your mixes on shitty speakers, do listen them with shitty speakers.. That's not the point of those cubes. The sealed, one-speaker-design is. Taking away high- and low end from your mixes will teach you only how your mixes sound without high and low end. Hardly the same thing..
 
SoundSpiral said:
And no, you can't get the same benefit by eq:ing your master bus.
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Yeah, of course it is not the same thing, being sealed, single speaker (no cross overs) make it a different experience. I`m guessing transient handling is obviously different to high end monitors.

Buss eq would only help you focous on midrange.... nothing we cant do with our ears:Spin:

Anyhow....im still im doubt if it is a good investemt. Since i live abroad, 469 dollars is a huge deal of money.... and i want a distressor!:devil:
 
~BURNY~ said:
I'd keep my money and check my mixes through a bandpass filter. These sound like they're supposed to. Like shit boxes (at least the original Auratones in my experience)
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I'd probably keep my money too but checking through a bandpass filter is a pointless exercise.
 
AEL89 said:
I'd probably keep my money too but checking through a bandpass filter is a pointless exercise.
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It allows you to preview a mix on a limited bandwidth and emulate commercial boomboxes and shit car stereos. It's exactly why the Auratones were initially created.
It might not sound identical but the principle is the same.
 
Well the Avantones are a very specific tool for a very specific purpose.
The place where they shine is for instance vocal rides. A task where even 0.5db makes a difference. Wouldn't ever want to ride thru a boombox.

Avantones are a great tool but you'll need to know what they are for. Don't just flip them on and listen without knowing what to do with them.

If the Avantones are too expensive, there are cheaper options that will most likely get the job done just fine.

I personally don't think that monitoring is the place to start saving money.
But what it really comes down to is the following:
How are your balances translating?
If there is nothing broken, don't fix it.
 
SoundSpiral said:
Well the Avantones are a very specific tool for a very specific purpose.
The place where they shine is for instance vocal rides. A task where even 0.5db makes a difference. Wouldn't ever want to ride thru a boombox.

Avantones are a great tool but you'll need to know what they are for. Don't just flip them on and listen without knowing what to do with them.

If the Avantones are too expensive, there are cheaper options that will most likely get the job done just fine.

I personally don't think that monitoring is the place to start saving money.
But what it really comes down to is the following:
How are your balances translating?
If there is nothing broken, don't fix it.
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+1

Of course nobody is gonna use them for checking bass.
Fortunately im not having problems with translation (becouse i go crazy checking my mixes constantly with references) so maybe i`ll invest on something else.

What are the cheaper options you
talk about ?(please dont say the beritones)

thanks
 
Actually I was thinking of the Behritones.

Some seem to be liking a single active Avantone. That would cut the cost in half and leave the option for upgrading.
And there is a passive, cheaper version also available.

When I bought my Avantones I was fixing a specific issue and wanted to be sure to get it right the first time around.
But don't buy them just for the heck of it. If your balances and translation are fine just save your money or focus on sorting some other, real issue.
 
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