Why Do Mixers Use Yamaha NS-10's? FAQ Friday with Warren Huart

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@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

FAQ Friday is Back! Do We Need To Use NS10's Anymore? I've been asked this question so many times! It's a good one! Coming up as a young musician in the late '80s and '90s EVERY studio I went to had a pair of NS10's! What are your thoughts do own a pair of NS10's? Did you? Are you thinking of getting a pair?

@BlackwoodPro33 6 месяцев назад

I've been using NS10's for several years with good results. What would you recommend as a 2nd speaker to check low (and high) end on under $1,000? I can't afford a pair of Genelecs and won't be able to in the near future. Thanks so much..

@P._Version 6 месяцев назад

No brother. Your mixes will fail in the low end if you're mixing with the ns10s. Never really liked them, but I recognize their effectiveness in the 80s. Have a ton of engineering friends that will swear by them.

@DanielGuillaud 6 месяцев назад

Boss Bluetooth speaker, Airpods. iPhone is what customers listen to music with. It’s sad but that’s how it is. in my humble opinion the ns10 are obsolete. It looks professional in the studio, a bit like a large poster signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in a weight room. even if people are still able to produce great mixes with. (ns10 not Arnold :) merci Warren et bonne année !

@thomaslthomas1506 6 месяцев назад

My limited experience with NS-10s is if you can make it sound good one them it usually will. Well sorta. Also Mackie CR3's are a bad substitute but kinda for the same reasons. Cheers.

@NURREDIN 6 месяцев назад

I've had a pair of NS10M Studios (the horizontal version) that I purchased new back in 1987,and I still have them. I bought them because EVERY major studio I visited had them,and I wanted to hear the same thing the "big boys" heard in my own studio. If it sounded good on my NS10's than it sounded the same in the studios where I did my mixes.I personally prefer Adam A77H monitors when i found out That Rupert Neve used A77X monitors to test his 5088 consoles, but I've kept my NS10s.

@macxpert3588 6 месяцев назад

When I started out in the 70s everyone used a variation of a 15" bass driver and a horn for the top end. JBL and Altec were common as were the duel concentric Altec 604s and Tannoy Ardens. We never used NS10s but we cross referenced on Auratones. Because we were influenced by the British (well at least the ex BBC guys who made their way to Australia) we used the Tannoys for classical music and Altec for everything else.

@AllboroLCD 6 месяцев назад

I have been pondering the Yamaha question for a very long time, this explanation satisfied all of my curiosity, thank you! I also love how you explained how monitors are used as a tool.

@mickrinaldiofficial979 6 месяцев назад

After all these years ,Warren you are still the best on music advice and mixing,you make it simple ,with a touch of old school, but the right move! Thankyou

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much Mick! I really appreciate it

@rabarebra 6 месяцев назад

He's a confused producer. He buys Genelec 8351A's, and now he's into Kali-whatever, and now asks if people are interested in the inferior NS10's crap. 100Hz-speakers. 🤮

@EnglandBross 6 месяцев назад

I agree !!

@kdsz944 6 месяцев назад

I’m so glad that tour channel has reached an astonishing amount of subscribers! I started watching your vids when you had only 12k

@arthur.monticelli 6 месяцев назад

I love that we are able to hear Warren's insights about many subjects, thanks Warren.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@DerekPower 6 месяцев назад

I’ve done a couple of things that began on Garageband (I have the iPhone). And yes, I also exported the audio - both mixdown and individual parts - and put them in my normal setup and finished from there. As for the NS-10s, there are definitely plugins that can give an idea of “what it sounds like”. If you are either resourceful or patient, you can create an EQ curve using your favourite digital EQ and do it that way.

@thomasboyerGBSRecords 6 месяцев назад

There are now other brands like Amphion with better resolution in the midrange while less fatiguing to the ear, yet still providing the NS-10 midrange essential information so key to mixing. And yet I still own a pair as they're still quite useful and so common in major studios it's good to be familiar with them instead of being clueless. And incredible mixes were done on them. They are historic! Cheers mates!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

@snapascrew 6 месяцев назад

Your take on NS10’s was spot on!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@Joey-rp5vg 6 месяцев назад

Fantastic advice, straight to the point and on point. Thanks very much, great Faq Friday

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much Joey!

@timh6510 6 месяцев назад

Very enjoyable/educational, especially the NS-10 part. Thanks!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much Tim!

@gianni1646 6 месяцев назад

This was a lot of fun! Thanks, Gianni❤

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ZeroGITC 6 месяцев назад

Excellent advice and video! Thank you, Warren!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much

@FireMoon42 6 месяцев назад

If you want to hear NS10sas they were specifically designed to be used then, find an old Japanese amp that has the loudness contour control. Hook the NS10s up, engage the loudness contour control and that's how they were designed to be listened to. They were created to serve a very niche market in Japan. Small room, can't push the levels but still want to feel there's a proper bass end to your music. Try it, it's a real eye opener, you actually understand why they made sense domestically

@number6photo 6 месяцев назад

I always learn something from your videos, Warren - thank you! I wonder if the person asking "What is automation?" question could have benefited from an even more fundamental explanation of what it is. Something along the lines of, "You know how you can raise or lower the volume level of a particular track during the song to emphasize a particular sound, or push it back in the mix? Well, rather than you having to move that fader or control knob around with your mouse when you're listening to the mix, you can have your DAW observe and memorize whatever it was that you were doing with the fader or parameter change. Then, on subsequent playbacks or bounces, your DAW will automatically make that same parameter change for you, effectively automating whatever you were doing manually (not limited to just volume levels, as you mentioned)."

@MrAbrantes1 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much, at last someone is expressing what I think about the NS-10! 👏👏👏🙏

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Haha

@BOODA575 6 месяцев назад

i got the cla 10s mixes were amazing after a few months of learning

@don_ald1 6 месяцев назад

I still think you should do an entire class on time management. How the freak do you do all the stuff you do + the academy + RU-vid + contests + being married + having kids + putting up with Eric (Just kidding. I love that guy) + + + etc, and you haven't lost your mind and you're not a pompous ass etc etc....... How do you manage all that? I CAN'T EVEN DEWEED MY FRIGGIN YARD!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

You're very kind! I really appreciate it! Thanks ever so much! Happy New Year!

@don_ald1 6 месяцев назад

Happy new year my friend!

@latentsea 6 месяцев назад

Great mixing tips! Thank you!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@Nickyrock1962 6 месяцев назад

another super FAQF thanks warren, and I love my KALI'S 6.5" series 1, I got them because of you warren!🎸

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much! Glad you like them!

@sebulbathx 6 месяцев назад

FINALLY I got an explanation as to why there always or often seem to be a pair of Yamaha NS-10 in studios. I have never listened to them but read reviews and majority has been negative which has made me really confused why they have a place in the studio if they aren't good. But this video explained why. Thanks for putting me out of years of wonder! 😁

@kms3530 6 месяцев назад

That red focusrite what a beautiful peace of kit

@chainsawcurtis 6 месяцев назад

When I'm writing, Garageband is my go to workshop. Three or four tracks of midi - drums, bass, a piano maybe, it has a great built in B3. Throw on a scratch vocal. Drag the folder to Logic and it sets it up for you. Sweet! Plus, recently I've been mixing on a pair of dead flat Shure sr116s. You can really crank them if you want but sound great at a low volume.🖖👽

@mixbygygyondbeat1295 6 месяцев назад

Happy and blessed new year. Warren

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@w-hisky 6 месяцев назад

Cool, thanks for clearing the mist on the NS-10 topic! I always thought they are overrated, but they appear to be like a status symbol of mix engineers and studio owners. 🤷‍♂️

@_Tanvir99 6 месяцев назад

Happy new year man!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much! Happy New Year!

@tutubeos 6 месяцев назад

Best answer ever about the NS10s

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much

@devanshsoni8622 5 месяцев назад

You are a good and kind hearted man

@thedobermans 6 месяцев назад

There's probably books of technique and terminology on panning technique. Recently I had a nice panning effect I came across while recording. I wanted to use a harp glissando, then give it a 3D whirling effect. So I duplicated the track, then in one part I took away the volume from one and added volume to the other track, which was muted. I also manipulated the panning on each track at that same area. It didn't do an 'around the head' kind of effect, but it did make the harp snake through the mix which I found quite pleasant. It was similar to the way they used cameras in The Matrix, sort of. Just wanted to share. Another song of mine will soon be on radio in the home of some of the most influential bands of all time: Manchester. Terribly excited about that. TY Laura Beth.

@sirena7116 6 месяцев назад

I agreed with all of what you said. I have solo’d a track before and edited it to the point of destruction. It’s easy to hyper focus on something and remove all of what’s good about it whilst trying to make it better. These days I use automation as much as I used to. It just takes such a long time and you can get lost just like soloing a track.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much! Glad to be able to help!

@johnbeagley1195 6 месяцев назад

Hi Warren....I still use Tannoys to mix...Im just so used to them after 34 years! Mind you Im mixing more on headphones now....

@rapgentry 6 месяцев назад

When I first started and built my studio, I got a pair. Used them, and they were overall ok. Sold them because they were not happy with the response I was used to getting when mixing low-end. We used Tannoys and the big KRKs. Over time, as technology grew, we used other brands that were way better than the yamaha ns-10's

@RaunoPaananenAudio 6 месяцев назад

Really good points! I have Adam S3 with Sub10 and Munro Sonic 150 with KRK sub. I used to have NS10´s also, but never get the point to use them. I think If the speaker system can produce all frequencys as evenly as possible, you can always trust on them and they sound good even in colored systems. So I can never recommend mixing with a system with poor frequency response. Sonarworks is also good friend :)

@hoopscentral1828 27 дней назад

Ive had the cla-10’s for a couple years now and it made a huge difference with my mixes. Its very clear to hear whats wrong with the mix. Ill usually start my static mix with the cla-10’s, then switch to my mains for eq/compression then switch back to cla-10’s to check and make final decision. Then keep switching back n forth like that til the mix is done. Its made my mixing so much quicker cause the cla-10’s are so brutally honest that if sounds good on there i know its going to translate. Its easy to know if something is masking, the relationship between instruments, if somethings to bright, etc. its definitely a great 2nd pair of monitors.

@gregedenfield1080 6 месяцев назад

I use NS-10T....NS-10M with a x-over network , I added a by-pass switch to reference both worlds...works "marvelously well"!!!!!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing

@heinzvoll7798 6 месяцев назад

Back in the day - some 30 years ago - I also considered getting NS 10s but I ultimately went for a pair of JBL Control 5s which I use to this day. About soloing: I actually find it more important during the soundcheck for a live mix as opposed to mixing in the studio.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

@pachathavala 6 месяцев назад

Nice to see you put the explanation of "solo" in mono mode

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much

@charliedango2664 4 месяца назад

What you said about the NS10s is exactly what I've been saying for years to anyone thinking about getting a pair, except my approach is much less diplomatic. It's like everyone learned the name NS10, but didn't bother to research what reference monitor meant.

@markkusmierz3756 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@the.i.p.address 6 месяцев назад

Automation back in my day was all of the band members manning a fader, mute button, or knob and making the changes during realtime mix down. Inevitably, someone would miss their adjustment and we would have to rewind, reset the board, and try it again.

@francispower1418 6 месяцев назад

So much good advice. I especially appreciated the acknowledgement that using Garage Band for good work flow, for me in pre production, is a great tool and never wasted (wish I could say the same for myself)! More so perhaps because I do all my tracking analog and self engineer my demos.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Happy to help! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

@wile_e 6 месяцев назад

If you have Apple devices, it's free and works perfectly well for tracking. It's what our uses band for recording rehearsals, then flown into Logic for a bit of editing.

@francispower1418 6 месяцев назад

@@wile_e Exactly! And so easy to use, meaning you can concentrate on the performance rather than the (self) engineering. I would not want to use if for making an actual record (no need, as you say, because it is so easy to move those tracks into Logic) but as a writing/reversal tool, for the actual tracking, it makes everything a piece of cake.

@derekdenton8689 6 месяцев назад

I still use GarageBand to track voiceovers with, and I’ve done a fair-sized stack of audiobooks with only that and one or two favorite 3rd-party plugins. I may move a track to LogicPro for editing in some cases (and I prefer Logic for music projects) but 90 percent of my VO work has been done entirely in GB. Simple, straightforward, gets the job done.😎

@junosensis 6 месяцев назад

I own a 'good' system speaker ( high-end Genelec, calibrated room ). But i still listen my final mix on my old NS10 I own since 30y... especialy for mix dédicated to "TV/Internet stream" ...

@unclemick-synths 6 месяцев назад

I didn't get on with NS-10s but cubes work for me - getting the all-important mids right for translatable mixes because all speakers have mids even scooped ones!

@NewFalconerRecords 6 месяцев назад

This may be an urban myth, but I always understood that a lot of the popularity of the NS-10s was the fact that they tended to make the guitars cut through more in the mix and it helped engineers to stop guitarists from constantly saying "turn me up!" I could be wrong, of course.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Haha nice! I've never heard that one before!

@slofty 6 месяцев назад

Like a DFA fader/switch when doing live SE work except it actually sounds different (for the time being). This actually makes sense.

@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid 6 месяцев назад

Fit to burst here, marvelously well. Happy New Year, Mr H. I hope it's a bountiful and truly blessed span for all. Presonus is working hard in my inbox to sell me a pair of Eris monitors.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Haha I hear you! Those are great affordable Speakers! For me it;s between them and the Kali's

@karymwillemsen5564 6 месяцев назад

You have so much knowledge is is absolutely crazy.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Glad you think so! Thanks ever so much!

@lodrezzon 6 месяцев назад

I studied film, audio engineering, and electronic music composition in the mid-1980s, and every studio I worked in had NS-10s in them. The weird thing about them is you don't use them to get a 'good' mix on. You learned how certain 'poor' frequencies sounded while mixing with them (since they seemed to be really good at accentuating the worst parts of a mix all on their own), and then by minimizing the bad parts in the studio, somehow they would sound correct in your house or in your car. Counterintuitive I guess, but it worked. In 2000, I switched to Dynaudio Bm5s. Since then, I have had to do NOTHING but mix my songs (in Ableton) until they sound correct on my system. Once I print the final mix, the songs sound correct on my headphones, in my car, on my stereo, anywhere you want to be. They are just that good.

@commontimeproductions 6 месяцев назад

I finally have a great question! What are some ways that we can work on training our ears more after we have already been mixing for awhile? In context, I would like some info on what strategies we could employ that grow our critical listening skills?

@youtubewatcher2006 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for all the info. I was wondering why you got rid of the Focal Shape 65s that you had originally bought for your new studio?

@jaimesmix 6 месяцев назад

I would agree that if you are starting out, they aren't something to feel that you need. However, I'm not sure people think/talk enough about the transient response of NS10's... There was a bunch of waterfall plots of studio monitors floating around online that illustrates how the NS10s have excellent transient response, partially because of their lack of low end, but also because they are sealed boxes. Good transient response is so useful when mixing, it goes hand in hand with a good room. without both of these, you are 'hearing' the room and monitor instead of your mix... just my 2c

@stereoruss 6 месяцев назад

Love the new glasses!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much

@randyk1919 6 месяцев назад

Clients and older musicians love to see my NS-10's sitting next to my Neumann monitors, so of course there *that* aspect, but even so I still like to switch over to them when working on midrange elements. So they serve a purpose or two..

@mikaelsehlin 6 месяцев назад

This video was completely incredibly amazing.. Thank you so much! /Born in the 80`s

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Wow!! Thanks ever so much!!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Glad to be able to help

@EnglandBross 6 месяцев назад

you forgot to say " Ciao" at the end :))) , always the top !!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Aha! Oops!

@Reg-Edit 6 месяцев назад

You hit the nail on the head technology has evolved so much we should just go with it NS10 s days are over IMO

@heartstringssound-Doug 6 месяцев назад

Hey Warren, I really appreciate your helps with these FAQs!! On the ns-10 subject, I have been planning on acquiring as my 2nd reference specific for the midrange help. I am definitely amateur and have thought I could use the help knowing there's a learning curve. Reading all the comments added with your thoughts I'm unsure. I'm still leaning towards thinking as my mixes quality improve, maybe they'll help. I would like to ask for a future FAQ, if you could go into more detail even possibly showing the idea you've mentioned on FBF of side-chaining a compressor on the Master Buss in order to help with better Kick, Bass or low end elements. I'm familiar with using side-chaining like keying the Kick to duck the bass, but more special skills like this side-chaining would be really awesome to hear or see more about. Here's to '24

@johnvender 6 месяцев назад

Great advice. Along with NS-10s I also recall a long time ago all the major studios here in Australia had a pair of Auratones. Totally agree with you about GarageBand and yes it comes included with all Macs, iPads and iPhones. I now use Logic Pro and what's great is that everything I learned in GarageBand works the same way but Logic has a huge amount of additional capabilities. I like the way a producer friend described it, Logic is GarageBand on steroids :)

@derekdenton8689 6 месяцев назад

Ah yes, good ol’ Auratones! 😅 Of course, this was back before most of us were putting 1500w amps and subwoofer boxes in our Hondas, so checking a mix on a cube that sounded exactly like our trash 6x9in oval in the front console appeared to make sense. (I confess to still having a soft spot for such gear.)

@stickbeard 6 месяцев назад

ahh yes, the Auratones, or awful tome as we used to call them. Emulated a tv speaker very well though.

@infiniti28160 6 месяцев назад

I would view the solo question with automation, riding the faders would be a easy example, and equing or panning can be done on the console while mixing down. Im sure if you got the capture correct to start with, listening to the whole track can tell you whether or not it suits what you are aiming for.

@JedBayes 6 месяцев назад

I think NS-10s sound like music, it’s odd but I don’t get that response out of many other speakers, with others I hear the speaker but with NS-10 it’s just very musical sounding. The main reasons I love them: 1. Revealing masking issues in low mids 2. Screams the harsh high mids 3. Mid-range transient detail 4. Low end translation (and just general translation across the board) 5. They sound (mostly) the same from room to room.

@moshuajusic1811 2 месяца назад

This is the first explanation of NS10s I've ever heard that makes sense.

@soundssimple1 6 месяцев назад

Very useful talk. I remember hearing of software from a company SonarWorks that has an emulation of the NS-10. Some may wish to investigate to test out the 'sound' with their mixes ? Worth a try before you buy ?

@Fl4ppers 6 месяцев назад

I used to reference on an old set of TDLs. Basically same as the Tannoy's, same drivers, but different ballast in cavity to absorb the internal reflections.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing! Happy New Year!

@ggmusic6974 6 месяцев назад

I bought the CLA 10's. Honestly, takes a long time to get to know them. But after using them as "dayli drivers" for music after about 2 months, I felt ready for mixing on them. The result was AMAZING. Had to cut a little low and boost a little high in the Kali's, but after that my mix sounded EXPENSIVE.

@snapascrew 6 месяцев назад

Ouuuu sounds expensive

@chinmeysway 6 месяцев назад

u mean like over produced pop sounding or, what does expensive mean

@ggmusic6974 6 месяцев назад

@@chinmeysway I mean its getting closer to sounding like a mix I would pay a professional good money for. Because of budgets, I record, mix and "master" my bands music, and its always sounded "good enough", but spending time in the midrange on the "NS10's" made everything fit together alot better. The prosess of carving out space in the EQ-spectrum for each element, without squashing with multiband-compression, was a lot easier with just hearing basically only the mids. I come from "overmixing" with plugins, but these speakers left me with a greater understanding of balance and frequency-relationships, and I ended up with using A LOT less processing :)

@Maverick_Tango86 6 месяцев назад

Dig the specs!

@bryang9290 6 месяцев назад

When you mentioned listening in solo you reminded me of a radio morning show I used to listen to years back, they would take various 80s hard rock songs and solo the vocal track to pick on how terrible the vocals sounded, and yes if you just listened to Joe elliot or David Lee Roths vocals in solo without the context of the song it sounded aweful, but put it back in the mix and it sounds amazing. Solo other thatn for trouble shooting misses the point of the song.

@a.h.d.h.2803 6 месяцев назад

Happy 2024! I guess it comes down to getting to know the sound of your monitors in your mixing room when they’re playing a perfect mix.

@yasunakaikumi 6 месяцев назад

now a days I just use an NS-10m and Auratone IR with my own speakers when checking my mix and they pretty much work fine, the only problem is just like what you said you wont gonna be able to tell the distortion side of your mix if you dont have the real speaker, but since im used to both speaker EQ characteristic i pretty much kinda rely on it lol... but to everyone who are learning on mixing, id say just get a creative PC speakers like Pebble since they pretty much a good reference of todays modern mid speakers that everyone uses.

@KolossalStreamingGroup 6 месяцев назад

I’m getting the ns6s to pair with my set of Bx5s and my sub

@kiwee4577 6 месяцев назад

I'm grateful to received my first ever paycheck as a lofi chill beats producer near the end of 2023 with the help of garageband. For beginner producers the sound library and the plugins itself is more than enough, almost too intimidating for me personally when i first started. you just need to start, even with the most simplest ideas floating in your head. I myself have yet to fully maximize its potential. But over time your ears and creative muscle will be trained and start to find some additional sounds and plugins online that'll suit your production style

@PreacherAtArrakeen 6 месяцев назад

Lol- I had a friend, considered himself an audiophile, who had a pair of these. With the turntable floating off the table, yada, yada. He said the NS-10's were 'flat reference monitors' that 'accurately reproduces recordings.' He was working at a University concert hall, and brooked no dispute, hahahahaha.

@NominalTopic 6 месяцев назад

Looking good, Warren. Happy 2024!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! Happy New Year to you too!

@leostoilkovski1384 6 месяцев назад

Can i ask what do you think about buying a pair of the new auratone active c5? This money worth the money as reference?

@wikkidperson 6 месяцев назад

Could you talk about the difference between putting plug ins directly on tracks vs. using sends and returns or parallel effected tracks?

@rabarebra 6 месяцев назад

Compressors and such should be used as insert on tracks. Reverbs and such should be used on aux'es. That way, you will have a dry channel, and a wet channel bus. If you have a slow PC, this will save CPU time too.

@dereklarance6321 6 месяцев назад

I have been using the Avantone CLA-10A’s and they are basically NS10’s. Why did I get them? I don’t remember but it did take quite a while to adjust myself to them (probably around a year). I am comfortable with them now but it was painful lol

@Stereotype5346 6 месяцев назад

Hey, Yamaha NS10's were an early '80s change. Before them everyone used AR 18b's. They're flatter than Yamaha. My favorite is Tannoy. (co-axial)

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

In the UK everyone was still on AR-18's! I have a pair and love them!

@twistedtransistorrecords 6 месяцев назад

Marvelous ❤

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@stevemineer2857 6 месяцев назад

We had a set of NS-10’s in the early 90’s. I wasn’t aware of the jacked up sound they provided and was always scooping my mixes. When I played them on other setups and systems they sounded awful. When I put my own studio together 10 years later I got a newer set of monitors and my mixes started sounding great in comparison, even for an amateur. I never understood the mentality of having to learn to compensate for a set of awful sounding speakers. Piss on Bob Clearmountain.

@jeremyryannoel 6 месяцев назад

Sniffle. I picked up a pair of NS10m Studios in Nashville, back in 2017. But as you said, you get used to mixing on them, no problems. I also have a pair of Ampex cubes that are basically Auratones, using them for smaller stereo/mono translation, and a pair of Alesis Monitor Two for midrange monitoring…they’re not great, but good to check for balance. Having a sub helps, except I forget to turn it down since I discovered this fact listening elsewhere.

@DavidMorley 6 месяцев назад

God I hated my NS10m's. Used them for years as I didn't know better. So glad to have moved on from that era at least monitor wise.

@bigmike2149 6 месяцев назад

Love this content! Thank you kindly sir! Warren, what are your thoughts of the AMS RMX16 500 series? Do you feel that this reverb is relevant and usable for modern music today? Cheers! 👍🏻

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Marvellous question! I have to try it out!

@kronbakeren 6 месяцев назад

I see a ton of producers use KRK RP7 speakers with awesome results, I think we have reached a new music era or what ever you would call it .. :) btw love your channel!!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing Kron!

@anndrew_gi 6 месяцев назад

Nice! I Love the glasses ☺. You look like a very cool auntie who is very pleased every time she sees you and wishes you nothing but the best in life.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Hahah thanks!

@robgaunt236 6 месяцев назад

Sometimes I wish I could double-like something. This is one of them. Thanks Warren.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much!

@GTSongwriter 6 месяцев назад

I've got Yamaha HS5, isn't that good enough? I plan to add a sub later.

@GingerDrums 6 месяцев назад

The fact that NS-10s have produced such incredible mixes proves one thing: that even on the worst speakers, if you learn them, you can make great mixes.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Agreed! We all want to be Bob!

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Do you think that another speaker could also be the standard if that had been adopted? What is unique about the NS10 for you? Many thanks

@GingerDrums 6 месяцев назад

@@Producelikeapro After owning a Kii Three setup since 3 years and working on The Dutch & Dutch 8c, I cant imagine working on monitors that are not designed to have cardioid bass response. After more people try them its only a matter of time. Either you have suffit mounted speakers or in anything less than an ideal room there is no reason that cardioid bass should not be the primary concern. All speakers now measure well in anachoic rooms, its all gravy. its all about acoustics now, i.e. how do they sound in your room. Cardioid DSP is the future of monitoring imo.

@wile_e 6 месяцев назад

@@Producelikeapro 'Borrowed' my wife-to-be's NS10Ms in the late 80s. They were the main monitors for many years. They're still around, just unused for about 5 years now. Not sure that I like them, sound wise. It's more that they're definitely challenging to get a good sound on sometimes, causing one to work harder at something rather than go with 'good enough'.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing@@wile_e

@GILLISH 6 месяцев назад

i have them and use them good video

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Marvellous! Thanks ever so much for sharing

@GILLISH 6 месяцев назад

@@Producelikeapro no np keep up the good work its all about passion and the love of music which u have peace

@eweesplace 6 месяцев назад

Warren, if it got slightly more English, it would be bullocks cross. We love you here in Texas and thanks for all of the crazy, but highly effective ideas!

@mirkomarkovic3438 6 месяцев назад

I'm in the "pro recording circle" and all my pals are using ns10s.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Where are based?

@mirkomarkovic3438 6 месяцев назад

@@Producelikeapro germany and austria but i do a lot of freelancing!

@Naindurth 6 месяцев назад

Missing crucial info about NS10: You mix with them at low volume, everything is really clear and it helps remove a less than ideal room from the equation. Transients and stereo image are very detailed. Also you complement with headphones for low end and high end. If you want volume, you need a good room and another bigger set of speakers, ns10 are not for that.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Interesting! I suppose I"m so used to all of the guys I know in LA and New York who did use NS10's blasting them! Which was inevitable with their total lack of Bass of course

@tom_k_d 6 месяцев назад

These NS10s have a fast transient response in the midrage area due to this white, very lightweight and stiff paper cone. I assume that contributes a big part to their popularity, and perfectly supports your suggested use: to dial in the midrange / vocal EQ at *moderate* volumes...

@kickmusicmikeyjones9788 6 месяцев назад

Yes, mix at low volume and AB with a "professional" recording at the same level, key for NS10 (or the SN10's that I've got which are decent copies)🏆😁

@MrRubyscube 6 месяцев назад

Correct, that's the secret. For anyone doubting, listen to Rumours on low volume on ns-10's. Incredible detail.

@MrRubyscube 6 месяцев назад

@@ProducelikeaproYeah, the frequency response completely changes at low volumes. Not harsh at all and some of the best stereo-separation and snappy transients I have ever heard.

@colinevans9377 6 месяцев назад

Turn up the room mics on drums (or mute the close mics)... then the snare moves to the side as the overheads weren't positioned correctly. heard that a few times.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Thanks ever so much for sharing

@donthompson2188 6 месяцев назад

As with all speakers, you must maintain your frame of reference. Making a relative mix decision is easy. Making an absolute decision is very difficult. Easy to hear more or less high end. But how much high end is enough is difficult. Only possible if you have a frame of reference that you keep you ears calibrated to.

@noctilux7799 6 месяцев назад

As someone who grew up with sound technology in the late 70s and early 80s, there was simply no way around the NS10/NS10M. For three reasons: most control rooms were an acoustic disaster for bigger boxes, they sounded better than Auratones and - once you got used to them - you could mix in *any* studio in the world, *everybody* had the. Even though I've been out of the business for a long time, NS10Ms are still here... 😊

@mixinginthebox 6 месяцев назад

Ty..

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

You're very welcome!

@Bluelagoonstudios 6 месяцев назад

I have big speakers from Phase Linear (hand build) paired with a Class D amplifier, this combination is flat, you can't get them flatter (but these are great for finding problems very quick). The NS10s are the ones with that mid-high characteristic, and in my experience, the NS10 are a reference for the top end of a song. For just listening, they sound bad (that's about taste, of course), my B&Ws are more made for listening music, they have warmth and color in them. And paired with a Class A tube stereo amp. And for near field monitors I use those from Adam Audio, with on each site a 12" subwoofer from the same series, but filtered with a digital sound management system. This is a hardware unit (the t.racks DSP 4x4), but all the remote controls are done with a computer. So I can use the setup with subs, or without, which makes it very flexible. All tuned with Sonarworks software. It's all about to get reference sounds, the NS10s, Auratones, those big cabinets, for the whole picture, even cheap computer speakers when mastering.

@AlfaazzMusic 6 месяцев назад

Should I go for Audio Technica AT2020 or Lewitt LCT 240 Pro for my home studio? I have a budget of INR 10K ($120 usd). I am a beginner independent artist.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

I love both those Mics!! Are they both the same price where you are based? I use the Lewitt a lot

@keithsparbanie2108 6 месяцев назад

Typo during Bob Clearmountain section … Rolling Stones.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Ouch! Thanks ever so much!

@dannomusic47 6 месяцев назад

I fuzzily think I recall you talking about mixing with headphones becoming more acceptable and practical these days, Warren, and am wondering if you have any thoughts on those pricey Neumann NDH 20 ($550) and NDH 30 ($650) headphones?

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Yes! So many people mix on headphones these days! I do have the Neumann’s and love them! I also use Audeze’s and love them!

@ROYALPRIX 6 месяцев назад

I love Warren calling out NS-10s I see them SO MUCH in studios, and people think you NEED a pair to be pro. Not so much anymore.

@pablohrrg8677 6 месяцев назад

NS10 with subwoofers!!😆😆 So combining two of your answers.

@Producelikeapro 6 месяцев назад

Hah indeed! I gave that example in the answer

@gutekzpoligonu 6 месяцев назад

WARREN: Interesting stuff You just said about NS'10's or for todays new version of CLA'a 10's and I mean by that that even new fresh super studios, beside maybe this new Mix with the Masters studio all has NS10 or CLA. Maybe for oldhead mixers? But Your point of view is kind of giveing me a new way to start thinking about studio monitors. I was thinking about Cub's put together close to each other to emulate a speakers of average size and EQ, then add some CLA's 10's to mix on them but also some modern Genelec's with those room mic shape AI to make them sound even better but after this video I'm thinking about those CLA's if it's worth to learn the old school way - better way? I love, as I wrote Here many times Randy Staub job, this super fat tape'ish sounding lower end I know that NS's or CLA's won't give it. I don't know what Randy was useing - I only know what He had in the warehouse (Bryan Adams Studio). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CMWtjacwoBc.html this is the latest video with Him while mixing. I see a mono cube, NS-10's and something that doesn't look 100% like old Genelec 1031A but You could know better. Sayin' all that I wonder what kind of moder 3 speakers "pairs" could be the best for mixing fat and punchy modern grunge music.