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Been reading a lot about ported and unported monitors, and was wondering if anyone has any views on this, like which is better, pro’s and cons etc. Would love some info from you guys actually using monitors on your own experiences. Have you tested for resonance problems on ones with ports? that sort of thing. br
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cheers.
I think it very much depends on the quality of the monitors.br
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The mackies have a back port thingy which seemed to work. My BM15s have front port but they come with foam to block it if you want. or are using with a sub.br
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I would be more interested in the overall picture rather than if they had a port or not.br
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Even some large format high end speakers have ports so i guess its down to how good the design is.
ok, thanks phil
I’ve been reading this book on mixing and the author says that it is better to have unported speakers if you are buying from the low-end of the market, due to the resonance of them giving a false impression of the bass (or something) :hehe:br
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I’ll have to check the exact reason when I get home from work, but he does say that a way around this is to put a sock or some other kind of material in there to block the port.
Thanks en1gma. The name of the book would be great if you have it to hand. I went with the rokit 5’s in the end.
[quote]opmet (17/05/2013)[hr]Thanks en1gma. The name of the book would be great if you have it to hand. I went with the rokit 5’s in the end.[/quote]br
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No worries. ;)br
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The book is called “mixing secrets for the small studio” and is by Mike Senior. It’s a very in depth book about all aspects of mixing from an engineers point of view. Well worth a read, but it helps if you know you’re terminology of things. br
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The good thing about it is that he gives you guidelines on what you need to know before reading the book and where to find it, so that you can brush up on your knowledge and understand what he is talking about. I’m only up to chapter 6 at the moment so he’s literally just been talking about room EQ and speakers and how getting the room sounding right is one of the most important things…br
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I’m now banging my head against a wall trying to figure out what sort of foam to buy and where to put it! :hehe:br
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I have just finished (probably needs more foam), but the room sounds fantastic. Due to money constraints I went with the cheapest I could find, which is on amazon.co.uk, and I was not expecting that much of a difference, but I was wrong. The room I use is a large concrete box, so my sound was really quite harsh on the top end, not that I noticed until I started putting up the foam.br
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acoustic-Foam-Tile-Treatment-Shipping/dp/B006I1J25E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1369030738sr=8-1keywords=acoustic+foambr
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acoustic-AFW45-Treatment-Shipping-Mainland/dp/B005GK41NG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8qid=1369030738sr=8-4keywords=acoustic+foambr
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These are the two types I used. 1 box of each. I read somewhere to stay away from egg box foam as some of the cheaper stuff can actually increase surface reflections.br
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As for placement, I put foam on any reflection point that I was able too, and then just put the remaining panels dotted around. I was thinking of putting some on the ceiling too, but will see about that at a later date.br
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The 30.5cm tiles are easy to mount on a board as 8 of them fit exactly onto a 1220 by 610mm board, which is the the most common cut board size at hardware stores. The larger ones are a bit more awkward unless you get the boards cut, so I ended up using 3 per board which looks quite messy as they over hang lengthways and they leave large gaps on the sides. One thing I did find handy (if your into saving money), the box you get them delivered in can be cut into panels themselves and you can fit 3 of the 45cm panels down the length of each side of the box.br
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Someone posted this in SA forums which was helpful. Although it doesn’t mention room modes.br
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this is awesome… I was actually going to do this in my studio at home. Still haven’t done much research on which sounding foam to buy, but I will definitely be looking into yours