nick8004
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Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
One of my active monitors died (Alesis m1 Mark II), so I set up my old Tannoy PBM-8's with a Yamaha power amp. I now have constant grunge in one channel which I've concluded is caused by the power amp. I would love to just get a new set of active monitors but funds are tight. So I'm considering keeping the Tannoy/Yamaha combo with one functioning channel, and combining it with the still-working Alesis monitor for the other channel. The monitors are the same size and I believe are roughly of the same quality level. I realize this is not ideal, but do you think it will be so horrendous that I shouldn't even consider it? Will the differences, even if slight, be enough to cause noticeable problems for my mixes?
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/02 13:32:06
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Put me in column C....the one where you put people who wouldn't even think of doing that.
I can't imagine not having a plethora of problems in the end.
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/02 13:52:19
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nick,
I can't imagine making life harder for myself. There are work arounds, such as using good headphones for stereo, and then working w/ one monitor. But the operative word is work, as in more of it and still compromised.
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/02 14:13:04
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yeah.... no..... I wouldn't want to do that either.
The speakers will have different characteristics ... throw in the amp differences....and you're potentially asking for trouble.
HOWEVER..... on the other side of the fence..... You know... if it was my situation, I would probably try it just for grins. Cause it might be OK.
One way to check the difference would be to solo a mono track centered. (or even a group of tracks soloed). Listen carefully to the mix with both speakers.... then pan 100% Right and 100% left and see if the sound is close enough in each. If it is, I'd say sure....why not use it till you can get a matching pair.
You can easily drop in a panning envelope to test this out.
If however, the sound is significantly different in each speaker, I would consider mixing with headphones before I would trust the mismatched speakers.
That's my 2 cents.
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/02 21:10:56
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Just a thought:
Since different speakers emphasise different things in the mix, it is often recommended that it useful to have an alternative pair of monitors for checking a mix. But why do you need a pair for this? Checking your mix in mono on a single speaker should be enough. After all, the stereo panning does not vary for different systems.
Just a suggestion:
So you have 2 single-speaker setups. Why not use each one separately and work in mono. Work in stereo using headphones to get the panning right, but stick to mono while using one or other of the speakers.
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/02 21:44:51
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I'm in column D for Don't do that.
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/02 22:47:04
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nick8004
. I realize this is not ideal, but do you think it will be so horrendous that I shouldn't even consider it?
yes. too horrendous.
Will the differences, even if slight, be enough to cause noticeable problems for my mixes?
that depends on how good you are at mixing to begin with and how well you adjust to your monitors. any good engineer would have problems. it's too horrendous. 
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skullsession
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Re:Monitors: One From Column A, One From Column B. Acceptable?
2012/03/05 12:08:56
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Kev999
Just a thought:
Since different speakers emphasise different things in the mix, it is often recommended that it useful to have an alternative pair of monitors for checking a mix. But why do you need a pair for this? Checking your mix in mono on a single speaker should be enough. After all, the stereo panning does not vary for different systems.
Just a suggestion:
So you have 2 single-speaker setups. Why not use each one separately and work in mono. Work in stereo using headphones to get the panning right, but stick to mono while using one or other of the speakers.
Excellent advice.
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