Home studio improvements.

Brex

Brex

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Best way to spend a 100ish quid? I'm happy with my monitors, whilst they are far from the best, or even adequate, I know them well after 8 years of use. They're positioned well and dampened to avoid reverberation on the desk. I'm using the onboard sound from my PC. I can't do soundproofing due the fact it's the frontroom, full of odd shapes and corners, rented and my missus will 100% put her foot down about having sound insulation blocks on the walls. Would a semi-decent audio interface be the best option? Or a dedicated soundcard? Don't need XLR, only phono. Anything else?
 
Yeah I would get an interface if i was in your shoes. If you cant sound proof and you have limited funds there isnt really a lot you can do, maybe put the speakers on isolation stands/pads if they arnt already, if there on stands then dont have to. What cans are you using?
 
Cheers for the help guys.

mugatu said:
Yeah I would get an interface if i was in your shoes. If you cant sound proof and you have limited funds there isnt really a lot you can do, maybe put the speakers on isolation stands/pads if they arnt already, if there on stands then dont have to. What cans are you using?
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They've currently only got little insulation pads on the bottom. I don't have room for stands. The house is mega tiny and I'm fairly cramped up. Isolation pads are a good idea. Headphones, nothing fancy, just some Marley headphones. I've had them for a couple years and whilst they're pretty average, I know how mixes translate to them. Worth investing in some ATH50s or something similar?

RUSSLA said:
Was guna say for 100 quid you might as well get some stands, definitely will help a bit

https://www.musicmatter.co.uk/isoacoustics-iso-l8r130-pair?gclid=CLPBwPCB8coCFUa4GwodU6ADnw
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No room. I live in a hobbit house and everything is squeezed in.

RUSSLA said:
are you just using your headphone out atm then?
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Yeah. Into the aux in on the front of my monitors. Something that outputs phono would be better. This perhaps? Link

sam the dnb man said:
Get a Focusrite saffire interface.
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Pro 14? Outputs don't match my speaker inputs. I'm guessing I could use adapters?
 
I was talking bout desk stands btw, not floor stand, check the link. But its seems you already have them isolated so grab some ATH-M50x maybs. Ive got em and fooking love em!
 
I'd suggest the Beyer's DT880 Pro. I love those cans, very flat response. The thing is that they're semi-open, so basicalliy you'd have to use them in a very, very quiet place.
 
Can't go wrong with Focusrite audio interfaces for the price... Maybe grab a sub woofer if you don't have one already as well. Good luck with your search and let us know what you end up grabbing!
 
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