Mystic38

Beagle


computer monitors should not be in front of the plane of the near fields or you will get comb filtering as Mike suggests.

but it's pretty presumptuous to think that's what we all do or that our priorities are not for the sound.

I have 2 - 24" monitors between my speakers, but behind them in the plane of that triangle diagram.  I know where my sweet spot is because I have small mirrors (2" diagonal) mounted on my speakers.  when I can see my eyes in both mirrors, I'm in the right place for listening.

IF I need to edit WHILE listening, I have a wireless keyboard with me.  Long arms are not required. 

Ditto.. i built an extension on the back of the desk for the monitors specifically for this reason.. and valued comment highlighted ;)
 
 

That seems like a great way to do it.

Leave the displays further back, maybe even on a wall while bringing your speakers forward as far from the walls as possible.

best regards,
mike

FBB, that's the way i ran my duals for a while. Now I upgraded my LR TV to HD3D and use the old 46" HD for my main monitor, a 23" and a 20". Laptop as the main computer, desktop as secondary, both use the same keyboard and share 1 of my xtra monitors with the Iogear monitor switcher. I can sit back further now, clients can see the screen from the couch. :) film stuff is funner that way too.

John T


The genius idea of not putting things in between the speaker and my ear had literally never occurred to me until Mike proved on the internet that he's smarter than the rest of us.

This is all well and good, but I occasionally use a pair of headphones.
 
WHERE ON EARTH DO I PUT THEM!!
 
Hopefully, the resident expert on this thread will be able to Google draw me a diagram
 
 
 

SteveStrummerUK

John T


The genius idea of not putting things in between the speaker and my ear had literally never occurred to me until Mike proved on the internet that he's smarter than the rest of us.

This is all well and good, but I occasionally use a pair of headphones.
 
WHERE ON EARTH DO I PUT THEM!!
 
Hopefully, the resident expert on this thread will be able to Google draw me a diagram
 
 
 

I've read that being deprived of one of your senses can heighten the awareness of others. With that in mind I would put the headphones over your eyes which should mean you'll hear things better. The bonus is you'll then have no need for monitor screens either and you can get rid of those as well. Win, win, er...win I think.

 
Here's my current set up with the second monitor balancing (aided by Blutak) on the hifi speakers
 
The daft thing is, I only cramp myself up in this corner because that's where I sit to watch the TV too. Audio wise it's not ideal, but it is extremely comfy
 
 

FastBikerBoy

SteveStrummerUK

John T


The genius idea of not putting things in between the speaker and my ear had literally never occurred to me until Mike proved on the internet that he's smarter than the rest of us.

This is all well and good, but I occasionally use a pair of headphones.
 
WHERE ON EARTH DO I PUT THEM!!
 
Hopefully, the resident expert on this thread will be able to Google draw me a diagram
 
 
 

I've read that being deprived of one of your senses can heighten the awareness of others. With that in mind I would put the headphones over your eyes which should mean you'll hear things better. The bonus is you'll then have no need for monitor screens either and you can get rid of those as well. Win, win, er...win I think.

 

 
 

Mystic38

mudgel


I currently have (or did have when my studio was still in use) 2 x 24" monitors but am looking at 2 x 27" so that I can put them further away from me making sure they are plenty far behind the speaker field. ie behind the triangle used in finding the sweet spot.
Before I commit to that however I'm going to experiment using my 42" LED TV which works on a pixel by pixel basis with a 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Any thoughts!

take care of the pixel pitch on the 27" screens.. i think its smaller than the 24".. iirc a 1920*1200 24" has same pixel pitch as 30"..
 
umm, so why not make room for 2*42" and toss the glasses away?

Now why didn't I think of that?
I know - I don't have enough room (or money) to put them in such a way that I could see the screens through my audio monitors. I guess I could put them higher so I could look over my monitors but I think I'd be laying so far back I'd nearly be lying on my back. lol

I'm now thinking I'll put a third monitor above my keyboards. I've been trying to find the extension arm for my monitor wall mount and have just turned the house upside down, which is shame really as I found it in my van................

....but that aside I've also realised that my screen management software (DisplayFusionPro) can't extend the desktop over two monitors and duplicate on the other one. Anyone know of any that can or is that not possible?

How's that for a thread turnaround? From singing the praises of a single monitor to convincing myself I need three in the space of a few posts....

FastBikerBoy

I've read that being deprived of one of your senses can heighten the awareness of others. With that in mind I would put the headphones over your eyes which should mean you'll hear things better. The bonus is you'll then have no need for monitor screens either and you can get rid of those as well. Win, win, er...win I think.

Other may laugh at this.


I've been doing that since before headphones were invented.


I wonder if it shows in my mixes?

Well that does it. I'm going to have to have my 2 x 27" as well as the 42 inch above them on the back wall.