Quick home studio monitor tests

[rvs0002]

Thought this was handy and I'd pass it on. A collection of audio samples designed to help check monitor setup.

http://www.hometracked.com/2008/01/25/quick-home-studio-monitor-tests/#more-367

Another post that could prove handy is using IKEA bedside tables ($14.99) for studio racks!

http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/09/hack-bedside-tables-into-music-studio.html

 

[Sloan]

hell yeah, the 14.99 rack shit is awesome.

 

[kev]

Ive just been firing those test tones around, Thanks Johnny.

 

[Ben Johnson]

I have never actually measured my room (yet), but I know the bass response is a complete roller coaster ride. The sweep is very revealing of that fact. There's a ton of 90, 130, and 175 energy building up.

I'll definitely be putting a bunch of bass traps together when it gets a bit warmer out; I've put it off for long enough.

 

[GarethSE]

jesus my low end is all over the place haha

also those sine waves are fucking HEAVY

 

[Wolfeman]

Wow my NS-10's actually produce 40hz haha.

 

[rvs0002]

Ive just been firing those test tones around, Thanks Johnny.

My pleasure my friend. Glad some folks found them useful like I did.

 

[Pedro Teixeira]

jesus my low end is all over the place haha

also those sine waves are fucking HEAVY

I bet you'll light some weed, smoke it and listen to it full blasting!

 

[GarethSE]

i might make some sine shit later

 

[Nebulous]

Bumping this for myself, I will need to bookmark it again in afew weeks. Holly crap that Sine sweep was terrible!

 

[Harry Hughes]

Wow my NS-10's actually produce 40hz haha.

Actually audible to the human ear though?

 

[Line666]

My stereo imaging went haywire at about 280...

 

[Nebulous]

The stereo imagine tests were interesting. I thought "pft, I'll be fine with that one". Turns out my left side is fine, right is not the best.

 

[Wolfeman]

Actually audible to the human ear though?

Yes! Just a bit quieter than the rest of the frequency range.

 

[zakky]

many thanks Johnny really helpful!

 

[FIXXXER]

first sample. i have a massive peak at 25 sec...now i need to find out what frequency that is, but how!?

EDIT: haha, ok just used an analyser. me=FAIL!

 

[John_C]

It's odd, my room is pretty even except at around 120Hz, when it just goes absolutely batshit crazy resonant and at like 280hz where there's a complete null. Kinda wierd, i expected worse performance deeper down

 

[_RiseInside_]

hell yeah, the 14.99 rack shit is awesome.

I suspect the Ikea EINA model works nice too. It has the same width. Andy has some in his studio, or a look-a-like model at least.

http://www.ikea.com/pt/pt/catalog/products/90120545

 

[FIXXXER]

IKEA RAST

 

[professorlamp]

hohoh me needz mahself sum bass trapzzz
Stereo imaging was fine though