The professional music producer who mentored me recommended the KRK ROKIT 8 (or 5 for your small room), or Mackie MR8 (5 for you), both of which are cheaper than your Yamahas. Also check out M-Audio. If money is no option then Genelec and Adam are the Rolls Royces of reference monitors.
Well researched and well presented! I have a much cheaper method of improving the acoustics on those rare occasions I need to record something - I go into my small bedroom closet! All of the clothes do a great job of absorbing sounds, so, no reverb! I toyed with the idea of buying studio monitors, but since my audience is mostly RU-vid viewers, and nearly 75% of those watch content on mobile devices, with their tiny speakers, I decided that simply using decent headphones when mixing audio was sufficient.
Hi Leon, I finally saved up enough money to purchase the pro level setup you described above Let me tell you, what an difference. I'm hearing sounds I never did before. This setup is going to bring my editing craft to another level. Thanks so much. ((::
Actually for the audio, Yamaha HS series is a great choice in its price range. If you would use them solely for music production I would recommend pair of HS7 or HS8's and ditch the sub. But you'll use the setup for movie material where sub gives you more information how it would sound on home surround setup. Good choice.
One thing you forgot to mention is the audio mixer to move the knobs and sliders when you are mixing. If it sinchronizes with the editing software like Premiere or Media Composer, the better.
Best video Ever! A lot of work and research + precise and clear information! Thank you. I have a question: I received a pair of Yamaha HS80M, can I stick with them or they're too much for just movie mixing? Thanksss again
I went with cheap PC speakers because when I was doing my setup, I didn't realize how important the audio would be. I have tinnitus, so listening to you talk is okay, but all those subtle layers of added audio like cloth movement get completely lost. I have to use over ear headphones to hear properly.
Great overview! Out of interest - what's the ratio of the area of your acoustic panels against the total surface area (walls + floor + ceiling) of your room? I'd be interested to compare with my setup.
170sq ft of walls (excluding ceiling and carpeted floor). About 43sq ft of acoustic paneling. There's some other furnishings in the room that break up the walls and help too.
Excellent video for people that want to make their own editing space for audio and video, btw, where can I watch the film that's on you screen? That's definitely Switzerland.
Hey Leon, thanks for this great video. I purchased two speakers, subwofer and the Focusrite you suggested. I'm a little confused about the cables. I can't find Cable 3/4” TRS to XLR3M, even on Thoman website. Can you hep me out? Thanks.
Great piece! Only thing I think might be wrong is the cables needed to go from your audio interface to the inputs on the sub. Shouldn’t they be TRS to XLR3 Male (you suggest female in your diagram)? Anyways, great stuff thanks for the overview.
The more acoustic paneling you can put up the better! Anechoic chambers are covered from floor to ceiling in panels. But for typical usage lots of people recommend 10-15% coverage as a minimum but 25-35% coverage for best results. Placement is critical too.
I'm currently using Yamaha HS5 studio monitors and JBL LSR310s. I'd like to add two more active speakers to create a 4.1 surround sound system. How can I connect the additional speakers?
Thanks for the video! I have the same speaker setup and I was wondering. Shouldn't you set the the Low Cut on the HS5s to 100 Hz when using them with the subwoofer?
iv just bought these speakers which they work perfectly fine until i open FL Studio and it says 'Couldn't create the main streaming DirectSound buffer? Can anyone help please?
Loved the video excpe for the whistle music (which always sounds cheap and cheesy IMHO). BTW Why not used dedicated qulaity headphones? Not need for half the room changes you had to make for this setup.
okay question the hs5 sub weak asf (in my experience in my home studio which may have accoustic problems) and the bass tone gets off depending on position in the room... going insane rn please help teh walls the ceiling the floor AHHHHHHHH
Hello There i really need your help guys i am about to purchase my first pc i want to send the specs to you to check it out or what to swap basicslly thank you
We featured the Yamaha HPH-MT8's in a previous video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JD-u6atI2Rs.html The Audio Technica ATH-M50's are also great.
What a gem coming across your channel! Do your yamaha speakers have a high noise floor when they are not playing any sounds? Or is there no hiss to them at all when you are not playing any sound?
@@FilmEditingPro I ask bc I have the HS5s but I’m looking to add a sub for the Low end I’m wanting haha I think you’re right tho Excited to get that low end
