Quote Originally Posted by Iron Lee
I'd even go as far as saying you don't need good monitors. I use normal computer speakers, then I monitor with monitor head phones and make changes from there. You get used to knowing how it will turn out anyway, even if you can't hear it all through crap computer speakers. You know you have some deep bass when you bring it down to 100 hz etc... So really, come on guys, it's all in your ears. Or between your ears. You get more creative and learn more with a financial limit. I've already had tracks of mine mixed into sets. There is a club in Calgary AB. Canada called "Machine" that plays my stuff from time to time. Not bragging just making a point.
you can make good music structurley on a gramaphone but the reality is if you want to take it to a more scientifical level were u have full control of sonics , depth and how each layer of sound interacts with another you need acurate monitoring, this doesnt really matter a great deal when your first starting out but it definetly wouldnt hurt to get some good monitoring sorted from the get go.

i have no doubt that you have probobly made some good music mate but i expect if you were to send it to a label and they liked it they would have a few niggles with the production and ask you to take it back and return with it sorted, a pair of hi fi speakers and headphones are great as a second reference to see how it is sounding on a typical set up but using these as a main reference is bound to effect your sound in some way, im not trying to sound like the production expert either, i have only just recently installed a pair of monitoring speakers in my set up but i am allready noticing there importance.

You can make good music on anything but the fact remains in todays music world there is a standard in which it must comform too to be released and most importantly if youve taken the time to make the music surely u want to get it sounding as good as possible.

I couldnt go back to using a pair of hi fi speakers now as id feel like i was working in the dark so to speak, like i say though for someone startibg out the first important thing is to get used to making music but if you can access a quality link between the music and your ears at the start it can only be an advantage for your learning.