I JUST FINISHED...
relocating all of my studio equipment....
had a minor flood, had to move stuff anyway,
now that THAT is taken care of, took the opportunity to make a new layout of my studio space.
moved my mixing area, centered on a wall,
whereas before it was in a corner..
this made a BIG difference.
moved my treatments around,
mostly by ear and line of sight, common sense stuff..
with my newer small nearfields (JBL 305's), i went with a slightly wider triangle (48" center to center)
and in my space, this seems perfect.
nice wide sweet spot.
i used the IK Multimedia ARC 2 software,
at about 80db,
i dialed in 14 test points and the curve was not nearly as intense as it was previously,
obviously moving my gear around and really getting things centered,
made a big improvement.
very close to flat with the ARC2 plugin,
i checked my older mixes that i had been happy with,
and they ALL needed minor tweaks,
in both the low end and high end.
after a couple of hours of comparing level-balanced pro mixes with my best self mixes,
i'm happy with the outcome.
this move, gave me a chance to setup a new guitar recording layout as well....
i've decided, that my old Roland 1x12 cab, that i have opened up in the back, and that i have placed my best driver in (Celestion Heritage G12H-55), sounds best facing the wall and miced from behind....
a really rich sound, i'll be experimenting a lot with this shortly.....
my newer AVATAR closed back 1x12, with an older rare driver in it (late 70's Celestion G12C-30) sounds best miced from the front.
so those two, plus my Demeter Silent Speaker Isolation cabinet, comprises my current guitar setup.
i have a 2nd Roland closed back cab, with a Carvin British series driver in it, that is not being used currently.
basically,
i have cheap stuff,
but make the most with it.