@@ReallyRicy agreed, I watch his videos on topics that aren't even my primary interest because I like his concise language and how he gets straight to the important points
Your ears can FEEL the pristine mixing when you play Michael's video after listening to other yt videos, where you have to constantly adjust the volume
Bruh I swear to God, my new speakers just came not even 24h ago, and I was banging my head about how to place them properly, and Mike just relesaed this... Don't know what to say lmao, just thank you for doing what you do ❤ Btw it's a pair of HS5s
@@inthemix Yes, I also did that. And it literally was the "cheapest pair of second-hand used stands" that I could put my hands on, LOL! But I'm loving the sound of these speakers, so much full and detailed. Going to get the best out of them!
I love that instead of "you should do this like that and only like that" it's actually "try your options and go with the one you like or get the most use out of" kinda advice.
I never like that kind of advice. If I was just going to try it out myself and see what works, why would I even bother asking for the opinion of others?
You’re like the Bob Ross of music. Very calm and share knowledge simply. Very good channel, I hope you keep getting bigger so a bigger audience can take advantage of knowledge from one of the great content creators here on this platform!
Edit - I said crossover was usually at around 1kHz but this varies a lot for each model. My monitors actually cross over at 620Hz so it is different for each make and model. Just didn't want to spread any misinformation.
It’s very fitting that your voice is so easy on the ears. Having all of this information in one place is great. I’ll be returning to music production soon. I’ve been listening to you for about a year now and it’s really got me motivated. I’ll be employing quite a bit of your advice and I have NO doubt about improving my sound for this reason alone. I’m going to revisit some past projects and practice on them. Thanks for your help. Having access to a professional is a real privilege. I’m going to be using FL Studio and your tutorials have me eager to get underway. God bless, man.
4:25 you should really do your research before you make an educative video. Sound frequencies do not travel at the same speed at all which is one of the challenges of creating a good speaker cabinet & well defined mix. Sub bass will always travel much slower than any other frequency for example. But otherwise the information is more or less accurate to some degree so quite a good job 👍
@@RonnieVaiArovo firstly thanks for the positive words. I’m not so sure I understand you. Low frequency sound waves travel slower than high frequency sound waves? How does that make sense. The only way audio and speech sounds in time is if it all travels at the same speed.
@@RonnieVaiArovo Actually, I think the speed of sound waves is frequency-independent in gasses, but not in solids. (This is also the explanation for how the sound designer of Star Wars recorded the blaster sound, by hitting an antenna with a hammer.)
@@RonnieVaiArovo well you probably should have done some research yourself because sound waves in a gas AKA air, travel at the same speed 343 metres per second. High frequencies oscillate faster than low frequencies but they travel at the same speed unless they change medium and/or temperature. Low Frequency = phewer cycles per sencond, High Frequency = more cycles per seconds. but they travel at the same speed.
I was planning on setting up acoustic treatment in my new studio, and was wondering how I would set up studio monitors when I have everything sorted out. You have helped me rather early! You truly are the best Michael! P.S. Studio looking nice, btw :)
One good tool to use is Room EQ Wizard , which has a simulator for monitor placement and it helps you to try out different positions. It also gives you a brief idea how the room modes would affect the monitor response and what kind of dips might be there :)
It's very strange that you just posted this video, one hour ago. I was just contemplating rotating my monitors to a horizontal position, on my way into work just now. This would be to save space in my current studio area, until I have time and money to renovate and reconfigure. Thanks for the info!
Thank you Michael for Your input in my Music production! I've been following the Channel for 3 years now and my Music production has never been the same🇵🇬❤️
He didn't say that. You have to decide based on your speakers, place and needs. For example according to his explanation it's totally fine in my case because the tweeters seem to allow horizontal placement to a certain degree and it's more at ear-level than placing then vertically.
I just found this channel...lucky me for sure. This topic on speaker placement is very interesting and not nearly as common a topic as it should be. Here's something that I was told years ago about whether a speaker can be placed upright or on it's side or both. I have two pairs of near field monitors; a pair of JBL4408a's and a pair of Tannoy502's (both two way). I've worked in studios (mostly as a producer) since the 80's and the most common near field monitors were the Yamaha NS-10's, which I don't believe I'd ever seen standing upright. One of the reasons I was told that it didn't matter was because the tweeters weren't centred over the woofer; this avoids phase issues when turned on their sides. So I've always had my JBL's on their sides (tweeter out) because the tweeter is, like the NS-10's, off centre. The wave guide was new information, so thank you for that. The JBL wave guides are round, so it's not an issue here. So my 'general' rule has been centred tweeters should be upright and off centre tweeters can be either. I that 'too general' a rule? Great channel.
If you place your speakers on their sides I’d put the woofer towards the center. The reason I say this is because the low frequency is normally summed to mono and higher frequencies to stereo. Just makes since to me. Thanks for sharing, mvh
I've got another one coming in 2 weeks. Next weekend is a mastering "Start to Finish" video and then the following weekend is a sound design tutorial and soundbank update :)
I have some horizontal placed monitors at ear level, but I place the tweeters on the outside to keep the mono bass, kick, snare & such in the center of the mix for my ears, plus it's a better stereo image with the tweets on the outside. Then I go to my mono wired Yamaha NS-10's, placed in the center at ear level, horizontal as well, at a low volume & fine tune the midrange. Ta Da !!
Great to see someone addressing the issue that's been a pet peeve of mine for some time. I've worked for a company called Sonarworks for 5 years and during my time there I've seen hundreds of systems. Your main takeaways are fine, but let me add some important points. 1) Directivity is the second most important characteristic of a speaker, besides the on-axis frequency response. It basically tells how the speaker will perform once you start moving your head sideways from the listening axis. Most monitors nowadays have controlled directivity which means that for most of the spectrum once you move off-axis the sound will uniformly get quieter, but the speaker will try to maintain a graceful frequency response. In reality of course, bass is omnidirectional (unless you're Dutch!), so the frequency response will tilt and mostly mid/high frequencies will get attenuated. For a non-coincidental driver speaker only horizontal directivity can be optimized, if drivers are stacked vertically. Usually a +/-30 degree listening window is maintained where the speaker will achieve its best frequency response. Vertically you will always get directivity narrowing at crossover points and the usable listening window shrinks to about +/-10 degrees. When you put a speaker on its side, you effectively swap horizontal directivity for vertical directivity. Now, as shown in the video - your head will usually do horizontal movements, so a wide horizontal listening window is always preferable. Some companies (ATC comes to mind) intentionally narrow vertical directivity to reduce ceiling and desk bounce, so there's also that. 2) If you need to lower the acoustic listening axis, it is okay to put the speaker upside down! You get the same tweeter height as with putting the enclosure sideways, but maintain optimum horizontal directivity. Tilting is also okay, but I find that soundstage rendition seems to shift that way. Anyways, good job, mate!
My speakers are sideways tweeters out, exactly at my ear level. I master and track 🎵 and have sound correcting Software. The bass is defined, punchy, highs are crisp. And if I move to the outer sides of speakers I can hear all the 808 filling the room, which is amazing. All listeners love my sound especially complimenting on the fullness and definition of the 808s (for the SUVs, or regular speakers) in the mix. My speakers on stands with foam isolation and in back sounds better straight, on their sides, a perfect triangle in a treated room. I have 0 phase issues. It ALWAYS sounds great.
Hey man! I just wanna thank you for making such quality content! I can't express how much your expertise has helped me with my own music production!! Thank you!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾💯💯
Great video Michael! Would love to see a video of yours explaining the 'weight' types of spectrum/analyzers, what we see & what we actually listen to and which option is the right one as a reference that we should follow (optically) in order to have the right balance on the track.
This tutorial is ridiculously good :-) really in depth. . This is a topic that I have put some thought and testing in to, for a few years. Cool to see a video about it with a few facts that are really important. Learned stuff :-) Thanx for this. . I'm lucky... I own 2 pairs of monitors both with waveguides that allow me to try everything. . Thums up + already subscribed.
It doesn't matter when Michael says 1k or 2k to me coz he never gives me wrong information, all i care about is that he has taught me production at a very accurate and friendly speed and timing. Hes more than gold to me.
Another notable point to consider that wasn't mentioned in this video - when placing a two way speaker on it's side, you end up with a difference in stereo width between the woofers and tweeters. The tweeters will be closer together than the woofers, or vice versa. This means that your stereo image can be warped for anything that doesn't just appear in left, right, or center. For example: If I pan something only 30, 50 percent to the left and have my tweeters on the inside, the location of the image the tweeters are producing will be closer to the center than the woofers. This can also cause phase issues, and can really ruin the imaging capabilities of your speakers. You can lose a sense of how things are actually panned in your mix in addition to any issues in frequency response caused by the phase difference.
My monitors were located a bit high when I placed on my new studio desk, even more so after I bought some separators to stand them on but I fixed that issue by buying a 6 inch tall hard foam cushion for my mixing chair and that boosted me up high enough that my ears were level with the tweeter when sat in the chair, comfy too.
Since I've subbed to your channel you've been my trusted teacher and go to, for everything in regards to audio!. Thank you kindly for your hard work and valuable time, reviews and lessons! 🙏🙂
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. They tell you everything you need to know about using your speakers. Placement, cleaning, what the equalizer functions do and when to use. Some speakers are just not designed to be place the horizontaly. That means if you still place your speaker horizontal, there can be a bad stereo reproduction and some interferrence(frequencys cancel each other out or amplify). also the tweeter needs to be alligned the same a 100%, so its a little bit more complicated to position speakers horizontaly. But the instructions tell you if and how. BTW nice video great explanation of the topic
If your monitors are a little bit too high, you can also turn your monitors upside down so that the tweeters are on the bottom. That way you don't get any phase issues.
Very great tips!! Thanks for sharing. Very informative and well explained, as usual. I was considering putting my speakers on their sides at work but after hearing about the drawbacks, I've decided against it. I'm often moving around a lot from side to side. Using Yamaha HS5's!
Great vid,Worked in various studios,years back,the big problem laying monitors sideways,my biggest cringe,the stereo image is smeared horribly(phase and dispersion problems huge),particularly those ones with the white woofer, Im amongst many engineers who know this.
Thanks mate - that's interesting. Have had mine horizontal for ages (with isolation pads) originally cos tweeter height, but all those other things to consider, vv clear. Will do as you say and experiment a bit with masters I know well. Ta!
Great info, thank you. Could you possibly do a review of the less expensive T7V? There is an obvious difference in the features of both products but would really value your opinion on how they stack up sound wise.
It might be that I have a habit of setting up my studio in rooms with high ceilings but I couldn’t imagine getting my monitors even close to 50% the height of the room. I think this could be an important factor for standing desks though but it’s not something I had really thought about yet, thanks for bringing it up!
@@inthemix Here check this video out, Michael. It explains it better than I ever could. In the end, I suppose it doesn't really matter much, it's merely something to consider. Cheers! ruclips.net/video/ojZb1uCaLos/видео.html
Just posted a comment saying the same thing about vertical positioning if the speaker is designed to be set this way. I know he wanted to make a video about it, but there isn't much science about it. Use monitors how they are designed for best possible sounding results.
Going to try finding concentric monitors I like. I have to angle my monitors down so much that the tweeter is technically closer to my ear and no other setup really works in my space.
Your channel is my most valued resource for all things audio, very underrated!
His incredibly clean and educational approach to super complex audio is sooooo unrderated
@@ReallyRicy agreed, I watch his videos on topics that aren't even my primary interest because I like his concise language and how he gets straight to the important points
can I interest you in our lord and savior, Greg Scott (Kush Audio)?
Stop Complaining and, Make it get Rated🤷🏻♂️
you clearly have not looked very far then
It's not just his knowledge that blows my mind. It's how he articulates it
Jasper Hale has been an audiophile for a long time 🤗
Your ears can FEEL the pristine mixing when you play Michael's video after listening to other yt videos, where you have to constantly adjust the volume
Bruh I swear to God, my new speakers just came not even 24h ago, and I was banging my head about how to place them properly, and Mike just relesaed this... Don't know what to say lmao, just thank you for doing what you do ❤
Btw it's a pair of HS5s
Nice! HS5s are sweet monitors. If you can, try to get them up on some stands and they will sound great!
@@inthemix Yes, I also did that. And it literally was the "cheapest pair of second-hand used stands" that I could put my hands on, LOL! But I'm loving the sound of these speakers, so much full and detailed. Going to get the best out of them!
Just strap them to your shoulders aimed at your ears for guaranteed full sound-delivery.
This channel has helped me out so much in understanding audio
I'm glad to be of help!
@@inthemix
If I ever start a podcast, I'd definitely take tips from you
I love that instead of "you should do this like that and only like that" it's actually "try your options and go with the one you like or get the most use out of" kinda advice.
I never like that kind of advice. If I was just going to try it out myself and see what works, why would I even bother asking for the opinion of others?
You’re like the Bob Ross of music. Very calm and share knowledge simply. Very good channel, I hope you keep getting bigger so a bigger audience can take advantage of knowledge from one of the great content creators here on this platform!
Edit - I said crossover was usually at around 1kHz but this varies a lot for each model.
My monitors actually cross over at 620Hz so it is different for each make and model. Just didn't want to spread any misinformation.
It’s very fitting that your voice is so easy on the ears. Having all of this information in one place is great. I’ll be returning to music production soon. I’ve been listening to you for about a year now and it’s really got me motivated. I’ll be employing quite a bit of your advice and I have NO doubt about improving my sound for this reason alone. I’m going to revisit some past projects and practice on them. Thanks for your help. Having access to a professional is a real privilege. I’m going to be using FL Studio and your tutorials have me eager to get underway. God bless, man.
4:25 you should really do your research before you make an educative video. Sound frequencies do not travel at the same speed at all which is one of the challenges of creating a good speaker cabinet & well defined mix. Sub bass will always travel much slower than any other frequency for example. But otherwise the information is more or less accurate to some degree so quite a good job 👍
@@RonnieVaiArovo firstly thanks for the positive words. I’m not so sure I understand you. Low frequency sound waves travel slower than high frequency sound waves? How does that make sense. The only way audio and speech sounds in time is if it all travels at the same speed.
@@RonnieVaiArovo Actually, I think the speed of sound waves is frequency-independent in gasses, but not in solids. (This is also the explanation for how the sound designer of Star Wars recorded the blaster sound, by hitting an antenna with a hammer.)
@@RonnieVaiArovo well you probably should have done some research yourself because sound waves in a gas AKA air, travel at the same speed 343 metres per second.
High frequencies oscillate faster than low frequencies but they travel at the same speed unless they change medium and/or temperature.
Low Frequency = phewer cycles per sencond, High Frequency = more cycles per seconds. but they travel at the same speed.
More consideration might be:
1. Port hole locations
2. Rotation baffle options
3. Coaxial designs
4. Cabinet + bevel design
If this channel didn’t exist then pretty much everything I know about audio would have taken a lot longer to learn
Fucking ay
i always prefer headphones for producing but still watched this whole video, because every content from this guy is gold & worth listening
I was planning on setting up acoustic treatment in my new studio, and was wondering how I would set up studio monitors when I have everything sorted out. You have helped me rather early! You truly are the best Michael!
P.S. Studio looking nice, btw :)
One good tool to use is Room EQ Wizard , which has a simulator for monitor placement and it helps you to try out different positions. It also gives you a brief idea how the room modes would affect the monitor response and what kind of dips might be there :)
It's very strange that you just posted this video, one hour ago. I was just contemplating rotating my monitors to a horizontal position, on my way into work just now. This would be to save space in my current studio area, until I have time and money to renovate and reconfigure. Thanks for the info!
Rotated horizontal to vertical this week, lowered too. Not the last time. So right on - experiment!
Thank you Michael for Your input in my Music production! I've been following the Channel for 3 years now and my Music production has never been the same🇵🇬❤️
Youre so calm man. I love watching your tutorials you gave us a lot thank you so much my bro
This is a very polite way of saying, dont place your monitors horizontally!
There are no hard and fast rules.
He didn't say that. You have to decide based on your speakers, place and needs. For example according to his explanation it's totally fine in my case because the tweeters seem to allow horizontal placement to a certain degree and it's more at ear-level than placing then vertically.
@@LianExfeind Exactly
Youre like that elder brother every musician needs. Youre Love bro
I just found this channel...lucky me for sure.
This topic on speaker placement is very interesting and not nearly as common a topic as it should be. Here's something that I was told years ago about whether a speaker can be placed upright or on it's side or both. I have two pairs of near field monitors; a pair of JBL4408a's and a pair of Tannoy502's (both two way). I've worked in studios (mostly as a producer) since the 80's and the most common near field monitors were the Yamaha NS-10's, which I don't believe I'd ever seen standing upright. One of the reasons I was told that it didn't matter was because the tweeters weren't centred over the woofer; this avoids phase issues when turned on their sides. So I've always had my JBL's on their sides (tweeter out) because the tweeter is, like the NS-10's, off centre. The wave guide was new information, so thank you for that. The JBL wave guides are round, so it's not an issue here. So my 'general' rule has been centred tweeters should be upright and off centre tweeters can be either. I that 'too general' a rule? Great channel.
If you place your speakers on their sides I’d put the woofer towards the center. The reason I say this is because the low frequency is normally summed to mono and higher frequencies to stereo. Just makes since to me.
Thanks for sharing,
mvh
I just love his sound Engineering tutorials and hope he makes more videos like this. Great Job.
I've got another one coming in 2 weeks. Next weekend is a mastering "Start to Finish" video and then the following weekend is a sound design tutorial and soundbank update :)
@@inthemix Amazing :)
I don't have studio monitors but still I watched full video because I love your work man!!
Had to come tell you that I appreciate the audio quality of your voice recording. The professionalism lends a lot of credence to your opinion.
Amazing video! The explanation, the editing, the voice recording, everything. Very helpful, thanks ;)
Thanks for the kind words!
I have some horizontal placed monitors at ear level, but I place the tweeters on the outside to keep the mono bass, kick, snare & such in the center of the mix for my ears, plus it's a better stereo image with the tweets on the outside. Then I go to my mono wired Yamaha NS-10's, placed in the center at ear level, horizontal as well, at a low volume & fine tune the midrange. Ta Da !!
Next will be the Microphones review pls!🙏💌 We really love the way how you review all of that stuffs to us!❤
Very timely, I literally just built a studio and bought some Kali LP6`s . First time having monitors with actual low end response.
Great to see someone addressing the issue that's been a pet peeve of mine for some time. I've worked for a company called Sonarworks for 5 years and during my time there I've seen hundreds of systems. Your main takeaways are fine, but let me add some important points.
1) Directivity is the second most important characteristic of a speaker, besides the on-axis frequency response. It basically tells how the speaker will perform once you start moving your head sideways from the listening axis. Most monitors nowadays have controlled directivity which means that for most of the spectrum once you move off-axis the sound will uniformly get quieter, but the speaker will try to maintain a graceful frequency response. In reality of course, bass is omnidirectional (unless you're Dutch!), so the frequency response will tilt and mostly mid/high frequencies will get attenuated. For a non-coincidental driver speaker only horizontal directivity can be optimized, if drivers are stacked vertically. Usually a +/-30 degree listening window is maintained where the speaker will achieve its best frequency response. Vertically you will always get directivity narrowing at crossover points and the usable listening window shrinks to about +/-10 degrees. When you put a speaker on its side, you effectively swap horizontal directivity for vertical directivity. Now, as shown in the video - your head will usually do horizontal movements, so a wide horizontal listening window is always preferable. Some companies (ATC comes to mind) intentionally narrow vertical directivity to reduce ceiling and desk bounce, so there's also that.
2) If you need to lower the acoustic listening axis, it is okay to put the speaker upside down! You get the same tweeter height as with putting the enclosure sideways, but maintain optimum horizontal directivity. Tilting is also okay, but I find that soundstage rendition seems to shift that way.
Anyways, good job, mate!
I was about to mention desk reflection. 👍
Great video and easy to understand without too much tech lingo. Appreciate you!
You obviously know your stuff. Good to hear some sage advice without being judgemental.
My speakers are sideways tweeters out, exactly at my ear level. I master and track 🎵 and have sound correcting Software. The bass is defined, punchy, highs are crisp. And if I move to the outer sides of speakers I can hear all the 808 filling the room, which is amazing. All listeners love my sound especially complimenting on the fullness and definition of the 808s (for the SUVs, or regular speakers) in the mix. My speakers on stands with foam isolation and in back sounds better straight, on their sides, a perfect triangle in a treated room. I have 0 phase issues. It ALWAYS sounds great.
so should I have the tweeters to the outside or in ?
@@whostroubled outside
Man your studio looks amazing
Hey man! I just wanna thank you for making such quality content! I can't express how much your expertise has helped me with my own music production!! Thank you!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾💯💯
Great video Michael!
Would love to see a video of yours explaining the 'weight' types of spectrum/analyzers, what we see & what we actually listen to and which option is the right one as a reference that we should follow (optically) in order to have the right balance on the track.
Keep going man you are doing a great job
This tutorial is ridiculously good :-)
really in depth.
.
This is a topic that I have put some thought
and testing in to, for a few years.
Cool to see a video about it with a few facts that
are really important. Learned stuff :-) Thanx for this.
.
I'm lucky... I own 2 pairs of monitors both with waveguides
that allow me to try everything.
.
Thums up + already subscribed.
It doesn't matter when Michael says 1k or 2k to me coz he never gives me wrong information, all i care about is that he has taught me production at a very accurate and friendly speed and timing. Hes more than gold to me.
Checking your videos is always a great way to get knowledge and to get some peace! thank you for that!
Another notable point to consider that wasn't mentioned in this video - when placing a two way speaker on it's side, you end up with a difference in stereo width between the woofers and tweeters. The tweeters will be closer together than the woofers, or vice versa. This means that your stereo image can be warped for anything that doesn't just appear in left, right, or center. For example: If I pan something only 30, 50 percent to the left and have my tweeters on the inside, the location of the image the tweeters are producing will be closer to the center than the woofers. This can also cause phase issues, and can really ruin the imaging capabilities of your speakers. You can lose a sense of how things are actually panned in your mix in addition to any issues in frequency response caused by the phase difference.
I bought KRK Rokit 5 G4 Powered Studio Monitors for my home studio and they sound gorgeous !! Thanks.. your video is quite informative :)
Monitors on stands definitely made a huge difference for me. Along with room treatment.
Yep, stands are much better than the desk or meter bridge.
Best channel on youtube for audio production
Just a day before I got this question 😃 thanks , well explained 👍🏻😎
Only God can bless you and pay you for the good job that you doing for we the young and upcoming producers .🙏🙏
Upright is better. You don't want the music to be upside-down.
Haha! Good point right here.
xD
Or out of phase ;)
That would be weird
My monitors were located a bit high when I placed on my new studio desk, even more so after I bought some separators to stand them on but I fixed that issue by buying a 6 inch tall hard foam cushion for my mixing chair and that boosted me up high enough that my ears were level with the tweeter when sat in the chair, comfy too.
love your videos 🙌
you have the best studio tan ive seen in years lol great video btw thanks
very useful advice, thank you for sharing! :)
This channel has helped me so much lately
Thanks for the crystal clear information Mike
13th
LMAO
OmG what's poppin' Postfam💌
that small "or if you do, you have some superhuman hearing" at 5:40 was so funny, love the videos Michael!! keep it up :)
Yo. You’re the FLStudio video instruction manual 🤣 found this out yesterday in real time
Since I've subbed to your channel you've been my trusted teacher and go to, for everything in regards to audio!. Thank you kindly for your hard work and valuable time, reviews and lessons! 🙏🙂
you never miss, always got a vid for sumtin..
Damn just a change in camera angle and the video has changed to a whole next level🤯🤯
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. They tell you everything you need to know about using your speakers. Placement, cleaning, what the equalizer functions do and when to use. Some speakers are just not designed to be place the horizontaly. That means if you still place your speaker horizontal, there can be a bad stereo reproduction and some interferrence(frequencys cancel each other out or amplify). also the tweeter needs to be alligned the same a 100%, so its a little bit more complicated to position speakers horizontaly. But the instructions tell you if and how.
BTW nice video great explanation of the topic
Following you for a long time. Learned so many things. Love from Bangladesh. :) 🥰
If your monitors are a little bit too high, you can also turn your monitors upside down so that the tweeters are on the bottom. That way you don't get any phase issues.
to dlaczego producent nie obrócił głośników , co ty chłopie gadasz
The only one Mike. What a blessing!
Very good input, well explained in a way that anyone can understand. Bravo!
I just a couple Adam Audio T5V's so that thumbnail caught my eye.
I love you man, you adressed this topic perfectly
That’s a really interesting tuto that we don’t see everywhere ! Well done 👍
Very great tips!! Thanks for sharing. Very informative and well explained, as usual. I was considering putting my speakers on their sides at work but after hearing about the drawbacks, I've decided against it. I'm often moving around a lot from side to side. Using Yamaha HS5's!
Great vid,Worked in various studios,years back,the big problem laying monitors sideways,my biggest cringe,the stereo image is smeared horribly(phase and dispersion problems huge),particularly those ones with the white woofer, Im amongst many engineers who know this.
Hi Michael, your channel is really helpful. May I ask wich monitor stands yours are?
Thankyou ❤️
Thanks mate - that's interesting. Have had mine horizontal for ages (with isolation pads) originally cos tweeter height, but all those other things to consider, vv clear. Will do as you say and experiment a bit with masters I know well. Ta!
yo i just got my monitors this week this is perfect timing
thank you so much for this video. nothing helped me more than your videos. keep it up
Glad I could help!
good video good information and stuff to think about thank you Michael
I'm considering adding a couple monitors to the left and right of my...screen. I was thinking more screens...but speakers are nice, too.
Thank you, very useful.
Thanks Brian!
@@inthemix I always take your advice... lol
love ur PSI
Very informative. Thanks Bruh!
If needed, I guess you also could put the speakers upside down to get the tweeters at good hight (if speakers are placed too high)?
Very explanatory! thank you friend
Using stands and some iso pads works great for me.
Hi Michael ♥️
Please talk about headroom plugins
For mix easyyyy
Thank You bro 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Very Helpful Video🔥🔥.
thanks for the clear info! v helpful. all the best
You seem to be the most polite person on earth
Great info, thank you. Could you possibly do a review of the less expensive T7V? There is an obvious difference in the features of both products but would really value your opinion on how they stack up sound wise.
Thanks 4 this ONCE AGAIN USEFUL HELPFUL & INFORMATIVE TUTORIAL VIDEO, @MICHAEL, IN THE MIX!!! ;) :)
Keep up the good work man
Excellent- thanks!
Great video. Something else to consider is its not ideal to have your subwoofer or speaker sitting at 50% or higher than the height of your room.
It might be that I have a habit of setting up my studio in rooms with high ceilings but I couldn’t imagine getting my monitors even close to 50% the height of the room. I think this could be an important factor for standing desks though but it’s not something I had really thought about yet, thanks for bringing it up!
@@inthemix Here check this video out, Michael. It explains it better than I ever could. In the end, I suppose it doesn't really matter much, it's merely something to consider. Cheers!
ruclips.net/video/ojZb1uCaLos/видео.html
Thank you for this video.
Coaxial drivers for example Q150/Q350 KEF you can place them however you want , alot of flexibility without ruining the soundstage
Best channel on RUclips
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Generally, speakers that are built horizontally are designed to stand horizontally... and vis versa...
Simple...
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Not really. It's simple case of environment and if they sound better sideways they sound better sideways. Simple as that.
@@mikelo303 NO speaker built to sit vertically will sound good the other way... PLEASE do not pretend that you are better then physics...
Just posted a comment saying the same thing about vertical positioning if the speaker is designed to be set this way. I know he wanted to make a video about it, but there isn't much science about it. Use monitors how they are designed for best possible sounding results.
thanks for the knowledge dude!
Like your new lighting setup.
Going to try finding concentric monitors I like. I have to angle my monitors down so much that the tweeter is technically closer to my ear and no other setup really works in my space.
u poppin off son, love every video.
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Well explained! Good job!