Now that I have slightly better equipment, I will (very slowly) be re-recording all my originals. Still mixing with hifi speakers, sadly. Equipment used: Washburn WI64D AudioTechnica AT2035 condenser Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Logic Pro 9.1 NSA custom series free drum samples Resonance Resonance by TheHundredthOne Lyrics: Touch the dust With rain on my finger The mirror cracked and fell The memories still linger Images abound Night's fabric as it frays The deeper shades Colours seeping through the grey A waking dream I'm walking hallways of my mind Round and round in spirals I can hear the song in my ears playing The melodies They're calling out to me And they're saying Dawn breaks Radiance climbs As ripples touch the edge Troubled waters still with time A distant bell tolls Mist hanging in the air Silence resonates Vibrant in despair The bitter sun The shadows seem to run and hide Fading like old scars I can hear the song in my ears playing The melodies They're calling out to me And they're saying The waterfall The rocks I see far down below Diving into depths unknown I can hear the song in my ears playing The melodies They're calling out to me And they're saying
You know people are going to listen your stuff on hi-fi speakers only - not studio monitors. So I don't believe that there is anything sad in you using your current speakers to do the mixing and mastering. Besides, I hope you know the goal/aim of hi-fi and monitors is one and the same: to be as close to an ideal transducer as possible.
I do agree, I remember the story of the original Yamaha monitors, they were meant to reproduce terrible radio speaker quality sound. But I would like to have some reference of hifi speakers other than my own, to help the mastered track be as similar as possible across various transducers. As for mixing, I believe flat response (just close enough to it, not audiophile "quality") would be best to iron out kinks that will pose problems during mastering. From personal experience I know that what sounds good on my speakers/earphones can sound off on another set, so having a good initial mix is key. Haven't you heard any of my tracks rickkkyrich? This is a re-recording, links to my music have been in my signature forever. Shame on you.