Anybody using the StudioPro 3 monitors?

I started a new post dealing with the bass problem. I don't think the sub is giving me the problems. With the sub at the lowest volume I still hear too much bass.

I get less bass problems moving the smaller speakers forward but experience listening fatigue with the speakers as close to me as I need them to be. I tried using my Behringer mixer to roll off some of the bass and high end. This seems to be giving me good results which suggests that these speakers are colored somewhat or reacting strongly to my room. The separation and clarity of the speakers and lack of distortion at high levels makes me want to keep messing with this set up.

Radio Shack has an inexpensive sound level meter. Is it worth getting?

Kurt

I tried a bunch of computer speakers and never found any that didn't color the sound.

This is a great article that has helped me understand the problem:
All About Home and Project Studio Monitors

Basically, every monitor colors the sound. If the sound is too flat you tend to overemphasize the missing frequency. This is not desirable either. (Read the humorous story about the origin of the disco smile.) The speakers recommended to me here got some negative and positive reviews. Quite a few people mentioned using them to monitor.

My first impressions so far:
Bass is too boomy wherever the speakers are placed (might be because of my room). Highs and mids are excellent. In iTunes I turn the EQ off and the song is evenly mixed (with the exception of the bass). Add the iTunes EQ, set it for the style of music, and the song pops out with crystal clear vocals and excellent stereo imaging. I appreciate the accuracy when listening to my eclectic iTunes library. All styles of music sound great on these speakers.

These speakers have power. Cranking up the volume gives no distortion and powerful sound.

At the worst, these speakers will be loads of fun for normal listening. If they don't work out at the office I am thinking of bring them home to use with my DVD player. At the best, I will get the EQ and room to cooperate and have an excellent set of monitors.

Kurt

If you are asking for priority you need to get the equipment to enter your music into the machine first. You can always come back later and mix.

How are you using Garageband? I am a keyboard player, so a MIDI keyboard is a must to use all the cool software instruments. Mikes and a mixer are necessary. You can get an analogue or USB mixer.

BTW, You might want to start this as a new question. This thread is quite long.

Kurt

I am having pretty good luck with the speakers, routed and roughly EQ'd through my inexpensive mixer and adjusted using the pink noise files and the Radio Shack decibel meter. The sound is now more evenly spread across the frequencies and I keep the decibels of the overall mix to a respectable level, with less listening fatigue.

Bass and mids are still the hardest to mix, not because of these speakers but because of most other speakers. People are often listening to mixes on cheap car stereos or boom boxes with small speakers. Trying to get the mix to sound decent on every set up is quite a challenge.

Kurt

It has made me pay attention to the deficiencies of each speaker I listen to. There are some systems that even the best mixes sound like utter junk.

Kurt

Interesting, I'll try it. The mids are difficult because they add both fullness and harshness to the sound.

Kurt