paulo

sharke


The only annoying thing about having dual monitors is....and this is REALLY exposing my unbridled laziness....is when you fire up your computer with one monitor on because you don't think you'll need the other one, but then you open a folder or program and it doesn't appear. Damn! It's on the other screen. Now I gotta lean forward and turn it on....

I know I know, #firstworldproblems

:)

The most annoying thing for me is that a whole widescreen monitor of x1/x2 console view just sucks, which is why I went back to 8.5PE.

Loptec

paulo

sharke


The only annoying thing about having dual monitors is....and this is REALLY exposing my unbridled laziness....is when you fire up your computer with one monitor on because you don't think you'll need the other one, but then you open a folder or program and it doesn't appear. Damn! It's on the other screen. Now I gotta lean forward and turn it on....

I know I know, #firstworldproblems

:)

The most annoying thing for me is that a whole widescreen monitor of x1/x2 console view just sucks, which is why I went back to 8.5PE.

what annoys you with the console view in X1&X2 that's better in 8.5PE?

if it's the width of the channels in X1&X2, you know you can select strips -> narrow all strips in console view to fit more channels on the screen, right?

or is it something else that annoys you?

Jeff Evans


What the subject line should say is Before All Else Set Your Speakers up Properly. Here is a point against the multiple monitor thing.

One should be mindful of the fact that the moment you introduce a second or third monitor speaker placement starts to go out the window to ensure one can see all their monitors. Look at the set-up in post #25 for example. Sure he has got three monitors but his speakers are way up high. Very poor. If you have to stand up to hear your speakers clearly you have failed in my opinion.

We are in the business of producing audio and that involves using our ears. More visual devices do not help, they only get in the way. There has already been a lot said (by experts) about turning off your monitor(s) or covering them up and just listening. It is quite interesting actually. Ever tried it?

A well designed program can easily work only on one monitor. My work flow is a fast as any person here with three monitors probably faster. 

Even one monitor can skew the sound in between your speakers. In mastering situations the monitor placement is often for the benefit of the sound not the visual.

I say get your speakers down into the right position, set them up properly, set them the right distance apart, position yourself the right distance from them and revel in the sound. That will improve your production many many times more than getting another monitor and it does not cost a thing!  The more you listen and use your ears the less interested you actually become in monitors and you find yourself getting rid of them rather than accumulating them. 

PS Remember the old days, there were no monitors and they manage very well. Very well in fact. The guys that need the monitors are the TV editors and maybe the Stock Market dudes!

Fearful Symmetry


Yesterday I tried dual monitors for the first time and agree that they are an asset. However, in my case, the second monitor obstructed one or other of my speakers in a way that I could not resolve without major surgery to the room. The room is ACR-corrected and working well and I had no desire to risk moving things around. 

I then tried as per below. I needed to remove the base of the second monitor and "flip" the landscape but it seems to be working well as a setup. The only thing so far is that mouse movement back and forth is somewhat counter-intuitive - but I'm sure that it'll be second nature in a matter of time.

Jeff Evans


 There has already been a lot said (by experts) about turning off your monitor(s) or covering them up and just listening. It is quite interesting actually. Ever tried it? 
 

PS Remember the old days, there were no monitors and they manage very well. Very well in fact.

Jeff Evans


Interesting point too that Zenwit has made re the brain being distracted by visual things. How often have you spent ages on doing a tricky edit that you are trying to correct visually but in fact if you play right over it and close your eyes often you wont hear the problem at all. While you are looking though you can swear you are hearing something but that may only be because your eyes are telling you so.

A great example of that is the Mcgurk effect as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0