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Question

When i record something in a studio i then mix it and do all that, after i finish i listen to it in the studio speakers and i like it, but then when i go home i listen to it in a normal cd player and i find out that something was wrong so i have to go back and remixit in the studio again. How can i make sure i get it right in the studio?

Answer 1

Well, you always need to test it out in your car. By far the best place to listen to a master. But the trick is... when you're mixing the track in the studio, mix it at a super low volume. The reason is something called the fletcher-munson curve or something like that. Basically as music gets louder, the sounds are playing at a louder amplitude, but they SOUND different. like, the highs may sound really loud, and the bass may sound just right, when you turn it up really loud. But actually the bass is MUCH louder than it sounds, because of this curve. So when you play it at normal volume, the bass is way to loud and everything is just out of whack. The trick then, is to master it really really quietly on your monitor speakers. That way you hear everything the way it really is, without all this fletcher-munson curve crap. Look it up, it's interesting, but complex. I just know it's there so I do things quietly. But yeah, before it will sound good on a cd player, listen to it in a car. That's the test. Total speaker immersion. hope that helps.

Answer 2

Look it all depends what do you use in the studio for mixing i.e. whether u use headphones or you use monitors i would recommend trying both out turn by turn and then listening on your home CD player b'coz the basic principle of recording is that whatever u record should sound good on a number of media so keep this in mind and also check the equalization if it is not proper i.e. too much bass or too much treble or flat mids tthen re check it best of luck in remixing or you can do recording and mixing at home by Cubase

Answer 3

You are experiencing what is known as the studio equasion affect---you are mixing to and reviewing by the studio standard--pressing the cut---then listening to that cut on much lower quality equipment in a much less controled envoirnment---and the difference to you (having heard the studio standard as a first read) is not acceptable--the studio standard will always read higher in scale than almost any standardized home gear even some of the best until you get into the studio standard equipment---You are going to find it very difficult indeed to be happy with what you're doing here until you're ready to take some compromises--your work is going to be played on alot of equipment that is not near to your own gear---I can promise you

Answer 4

have a set of speakers in a few different price ranges. studio speakers a are wired to give the best sound, not to mention a studio is designed for the best acoustics, a $50 cd player can't replicate the same thing.
if you can get a great mix in on a few different speakers it'll sound pretty good in someone's cd player or house.

Answer 5

bring a portable player with you or take the disc out to your car and listen in a different environment.