jb101
Fair point. I'm no huge fan myself, either, but I think they have improved a lot recently. I liked the C50a, though, and it seemed very well made. I've also recently used an X32 desk and was impressed.

I looked up this review. FYI: http://www.soundonsound.c...behringer-c5a-c50a.htm

Very interesting thread here.  The MixCubes seem to be very well regarded.

The MixCubes are very good.
 
@Razor - it was that review that made me try the C50 rather than the C5.  I have no issue with the fact that spending more money might give better results, but was giving advice based on the fact that you were working on a budget.
 
For the money, I DO think the C50 gives you a good alternative/ different "view" of a mix.  I have certainly found my mixes improve  when A/B-ing with a pair of decent nearfields against a single C50.

jb101
The MixCubes are very good. @Razor - it was that review that made me try the C50 rather than the C5.  I have no issue with the fact that spending more money might give better results, but was giving advice based on the fact that you were working on a budget. For the money, I DO think the C50 gives you a good alternative/ different "view" of a mix.  I have certainly found my mixes improve  when A/B-ing with a pair of decent nearfields against a single C50.

yeah, I think I'll do a little more research on the C50s. Thanks again.

BTW--my whole life is on a limited budget ;-)

Snap... ;-)

I have an Alesis RA-100 power amp sitting unused so I pulled the trigger on passive Creme MixCubes earlier this week.  Those are a good bit less expensive.  I know my stuff does not translate as well as I'd like to small systems.  For example, hi hats are often way louder than I'd expect; the bass disappears more than it should.  I'm really looking forward to checking and adjusting through these.

I always thought to hear Mono. You switched the interleave tag on the mains output to mono and turn off a speaker. Is that not MONO?

razor
Hey all--

Are there any easy and fast mono auditioning techniques for a stereo mix in X2 that you can share?

What exactly should you be listening for when you check in mono?...that everything can still be heard?

doncolga

razor
Hey all--

Are there any easy and fast mono auditioning techniques for a stereo mix in X2 that you can share?

What exactly should you be listening for when you check in mono?...that everything can still be heard?

You've got the main idea if when you said 'heard' you mean still 'balanced'. If there are any phase cancellations or comb filtering, then when you go mono, instruments in the mix will go in and out of balance--to disappearing altogether. You also need to be aware of sum totaling of two panned instruments increasing the level beyond what sounds balanced/good.
 
At first I didn't see the point of doing mono reference checks. I used to think that I don't care about anyone listening to my tracks in mono--but checking your mix in mono is a good way to check for the above mentioned issues.  

In a stereo mix its easier I believe to hear say  for example  three acoustic guitars playing. In a mono mix its much harder to hear the same three guitars. You have to use the EQ to cut out an area for each guitar. Once that is done and then you can hear each one clearly if you switch back to stereo they will sound much better in the mix.