XXDarkShadow79XX wrote:I wish I had frigging real monitors instead of my crappy (Ok, they're actually really good for what they are, but that's besides the point) Altec Lansing. I have no subwoofer. None. Seriously, if I want to mix bass, I have to put my freaking headphones on. Anyone have any suggestions of cheap monitors for bass music?
Maybe like, a keyboard midi controller too, but I don't really think I need that.
"Cheap monitors" is an oxymoron. Getting a subwoofer shouldn't really be of too much concern for you, even if you are going to be doing really bass-y music. Most monitors can play frequencies as low as ~55 Hz, but the higher end $600+ monitors can reach as low as ~40 Hz, so unless you're making music that relies heavily on frequencies lower than 55 Hz (which probably wouldn't make a good song), you shouldn't really have to worry about getting a subwoofer for mixing. However, since those lower frequencies will still be there, you can still use your headphones. It's recommended that you mix with both headphones and monitors so that you can get different points of views on how your mix sounds. And if you want to get a pair of headphones that are made for alternate purposes other than pleasure listening, like for mixing as well, this is where it gets really expensive, because a good pair of mixing headphones can cost as low as $120 or so. However, you shouldn't have to worry about getting a set of headphones made with music production in mind unless your current pair have a really uneven frequency response.
besides, I don't see how mixing with headphones every now and then is too much of a problem
Here's a picture of what I mean.
