Monitors....HELP

[The girl next door]

Hi everyone,we need your help....
We got a set of Genelecs 1031a :cry:
We think there S***
We produce Trance music...
When we finish a song and go and play it in the car it sounds so different it's Unbelievable. we find the Low bass Frequencies don't even get touched with the Genelecs..We need a set of Monitors that do not Lie in all Frequencies especially the low Frequencies (Good for Trance music)... !!!!!
so Were going to sell the Genelecs and get some new ones with the cash....
We are looking at spending up to 1000 Euros/Dollars that about 700 pounds.......

Cheers Chaps................. :P

[gregorin]

hi,man
do you have listened the new Studio Precision series of Event.?
you can check out : event asp6 or asp8
they are incredible!
event asp8 (all frecuencies are very detailed and low frecuencies are the best in definition and precision ,for me ,in this price.It is due to a envolvent and spacial double bass reflex. 8O
you need a mid-room dimension o acustical-work room for them.
event asp6 is very similar but it?s more useful for small rooms or studios. :D
best for you ,listen and choose :roll:

[Midi_Glider]

We got a set of Genelecs 1031a
We think there S***


Well, I havn`t met to many people who consider the 1031a`s to be shit! they usually considered to be quite good (though overpriced). perhaps the actual problem lay within your mixing environment, not the monitors.


what size is your room? is it properly treated ?

would be kinda useless to throw money at a new set of monitors when your current ones are perfectly good...


Best,
midi.

[glendale]

Hey :)

We're working with the Genelec 1029A together with the corresponding subwoofer and get a very defined sound! Maybe you should try these older model ... (we're doing trance as well - if you like check our website for sound samples)

Actually I think, the Genelecs speaker are very recommendable!

Cheers,
glen

[technomonster]

hey girl next door.

i use the MACKIE HR624 SET WHICH would be interesting for you to look at.

they are impeccably clear and apparently even according to tests aqnd reviews.
i took them home from a shop for testing and bought them straight away.

it would be good if you could test them as well

[Tomer=Trance]

DO not blame it on the monitors.
it might just be that your room is crap.

you didnt mentions if it is acusticly treated or not,and if so how\with what.

[ten]

Using a Genelec 1029a/1091a combo here in a bedroom setup. Lovely for production, sound quality and clarity is very good. Sub is very cool for checking how the bass/kick will sound.

ten

[~+?]

A pair of car speakers for reference in your studio would help for a comparison when setting up the Gen's, and your room acoustics!

[~+?]

Just out of interest what position in the room do you have your monitors?
Are they in the center of the room away from the walls? or up against the walls?

[Tomer=Trance]

you got to also take into considersion the hight of the room,width of the walls and the matirials which they are made off.

[The girl next door]

The Monitors are at the end of the room on a table (But not against the wall) the room ?s about 6 metres long and 4 metres wide. the speakers are facing down the 6 metres there is a blank wall at the end of the room maybe this is reflecting noise????? the height of the room is 3 metres high all corners of the room are 90 degrees.. Not the best room going i know..We also don't have a sub with our genelecs :roll:
How do i go about treating the room......And with what???

[solconnection]

Using a Genelec 1029a/1091a combo here in a bedroom setup. Lovely for production, sound quality and clarity is very good. Sub is very cool for checking how the bass/kick will sound.

ten

so you guys (ten and glendale) recommend outlaying the cash on the Sub?....im writing electronic music on the 1029a's as well...i am so in love with them, even after 3-4 years they still sounds so beautiful to my ears...but i wish they had more bass...the bass they have is clear but it just isnt telling me whats going on in the lows enough and as a result im over compensating.

anyone know anywhere to find a cheap deal on the subs?

have a nice day
-Dan

[~+?]

The Monitors are at the end of the room on a table (But not against the wall) the room ?s about 6 metres long and 4 metres wide. the speakers are facing down the 6 metres there is a blank wall at the end of the room maybe this is reflecting noise????? the height of the room is 3 metres high all corners of the room are 90 degrees.. Not the best room going i know..We also don't have a sub with our genelecs :roll:
How do i go about treating the room......And with what???


You can try this, put the monitors on the 6m wall facing the other 6m wall, or keep them the direction you have but move them 2m away from the wall so 4m away from the back wall! Damp out the back wall and treat the room as needed. 8)

[The girl next door]

so you guys (ten and glendale) recommend outlaying the cash on the Sub?....im writing electronic music on the 1029a's as well...i am so in love with them, even after 3-4 years they still sounds so beautiful to my ears...but i wish they had more bass...the bass they have is clear but it just isnt telling me whats going on in the lows enough and as a result im over compensating.

anyone know anywhere to find a cheap deal on the subs?

have a nice day
-Dan
I got the same problem...So maybe we should get a SUB ????????????????????????????????????

[solconnection]

so you guys (ten and glendale) recommend outlaying the cash on the Sub?....im writing electronic music on the 1029a's as well...i am so in love with them, even after 3-4 years they still sounds so beautiful to my ears...but i wish they had more bass...the bass they have is clear but it just isnt telling me whats going on in the lows enough and as a result im over compensating.

anyone know anywhere to find a cheap deal on the subs?

have a nice day
-Dan
I got the same problem...So maybe we should get a SUB ????????????????????????????????????

sounds like the answer :) im going to go look for some prices, will post here if i find any good results

have a nice day
-Dan

[ten]

so you guys (ten and glendale) recommend outlaying the cash on the Sub?....im writing electronic music on the 1029a's as well...i am so in love with them, even after 3-4 years they still sounds so beautiful to my ears...but i wish they had more bass...the bass they have is clear but it just isnt telling me whats going on in the lows enough and as a result im over compensating.


Yea, on their own the bass is definately weak. The sub makes a very nice addition and when setup correctly adds perfectly to the already lush sounding 1029s. You have to do some trial and error blending them in though as there is a temptation to crank the bass right up :) I dont think the sub is worth the full price ??? so hunt around on ebay or sospubs for a second hand one.

ten

[wavesinspace]

I have a pair of mackie hr824s and they do sound very clean and pretty acurate... I do find that they dont translate that well to large sound systems and car sound systems... I bought a pair of mackie srm450's because when I get stuff sounding good on these, it sounds pretty good across the board.. also these speakers are standard (when uve got the 1501 subs) for small stages so its always a plus when I am able to play my material back on the same type of PA I referenced it on. It really hits that much better and you can make sure you are not blowing out your audiences ears with some horrible frequency that u didint relize was there in the first place.