SPEAKER PLACEMENT - How to Build a Home Studio (Part 2)

Free Speaker Placement Cheat Sheet: www.musicianon...
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In this video you'll learn how to instantly improve the sound of your studio, just by moving your monitor speakers.
Getting the speakers in the right place in your room is really important!
You need to get this right before you can even think about acoustic treatment.
#HomeStudioSetup #HomeRecording #CreateRegardless
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Room EQ Wizard: www.roomeqwiza...

[@masteringcom]

Sorry about the poor autofocus! I'll be using manual focus from now on... Anyway, enjoy 😄

[@lahattec]

At least you used manual shutter. :)

[@zenasawuku7695]

I really learned a lot from this channel 4 years ago. I would love for you to continue and complete this series.

[@andynonimuss6298]

Not at your ears, but slightly behind them. The Stereo Vertex Point (the focused point where the speakers are aimed behind your head) should be 14" min. to 16" max. from your Listening Position (ear line).

[@natfingerboard]

Having floor speaker stands is so helpful and liberating, I depend on my desk and I can't just move it all over the place lol

[@appeal]

I wish had this 10 years ago, good stuff. Thank you

[@maxhudson4577]

I'm only a few minutes in and i'm already loving your knowledge and production. Your emails finally caught my eye, and i'm very glad!

[@pergunnarvikmjlhus3597]

In a small room it makes a lot of sense to place the speakers as close to the front wall as possible. It's got something to do with lowering the frequency spectrum by reducing the amount of space to the front wall so that the frequencies are less audible. But often you'll need to make a compromise, especially if you're fat like me and need to crawl behind the desk sometimes to rewire things.

[@attila1746]

Great job, and some really good info. I did something very similar with my studio. The only thing I would suggest to do differently would be to make sure each prospective location meets with your checklist (e.g. speakers form an equilateral triangle with the listening positron) BEFORE taking your measurement. Otherwise, you run the risk of eliminating a good position because of a minor issue. You also eliminate to possibility of having to rerun your test if you have to make changes while going through the checklist.

[@masteringcom]

Hi Anthony! Great point, they were all in roughly the right place but I should have been more thorough.

[@ontwerper]

This is super helpful, thanks so much Rob!

[@jerryvesel8286]

should'nt you be facing the test mic toward the speakers and not the ceiling ? like you do for calibrating sonarworks

[@astrarivm]

Of course it must. This mic position in video is absolutely incorrect

[@harshsuniltrivedi8284]

Hi, I have been using Yamaha HS-7's in my studio and Neumann KH-120's in my office..The room at my office is treated well and the studio isn't very well treated. I have been experiencing ear fatigue when using Yamaha HS-7's even after using them for 20-25 mins.. they are placed 6-8inches away from the walls. Does the untreated room has anything to do with the ear fatigue or is it the yamahas?? Please help!!

[@liveatleveliii6387]

Some great content, subbed! Is it wrong that searching for a house generally revolves around room/spaces which will make optimal studio rooms? 😂

[@accentontheoff]

Hi, would you mind helping me (and possibly others?) with two questions. 1. I have a plywood cupboard running along about 80% of one of my walls (the remaining 20% is a door). My question is whether I should treat the cupboard doors as the room wall or treat the actual wall behind the cupboard as the room wall. The cupboard doors are about a half inch thick. 2. Was also wondering about how no one seems to discus the placement of the computer monitor screen w.r.t. the speakers. How do we decide if the monitor screen is sufficiently out of the way of the speaker’s path? Is there any science to that. Super video btw. Thanks!

[@Andersabjorn1]

I have used Sonarworks headphone plug for mixing, and I enjoy that. I have to have a look at their room measurements since I have a terrible room to sit in. Have you tried Sonarworks plugins?

[@jondurbeckjohannessen2994]

Really good content man! :)

[@josiahsmith5698]

Does it matter more to have your monitors facing away from the window or have your monitors facing long ways?

[@ZaryaMain]

If your speakers have to be above your ear level, is it a viable solution to angle them downwards?

[@dayzrustream]

I always thought a measurement microphone should be placed towards the speakers.

[@juhinpavithran9339]

TRY Eqing your monitors .and also remove all unwanted things from room before calibration.

[@highpeakrecordings]

Great stuff again. Enjoying this series and looking forward to the next one.

[@djtrombatera]

Dude, I just cant complete correct calibration since i keep receiving those messages saying peak level is not correct and volume is too low, apparently i'm following your instructions correctly using a condenser at2020, what am i doing wrong here?

[@lehoang9757]

Your chanel is always useful with me...tks

[@MohnishSinghOfficial]

which speaker stand are you using?

[@TheArtisanRBenjamin]

Some great info here But, for the first 2 minutes all I could hear was the resonance of your mic stand

[@AvinDreamer]

If I use condesor mic and studio monitors in one room will that give feedback or do I have to turn my monitors off every time I record my vocals?

[@ianscreamsvideo]

Doesn't your monitor screen sitting on the desk in front of the speakers affect the sound coming from the monitors? Stereo spread being compromised by the the screen blocking the middle zone/field?

[@DanielEstrada-nr1pb]

Do we get reflections from the desk?

[@NamaeGuitar]

Thanks for make this videos :D

[@DJUNYKE]

Hey really helpful video, i have one question, What kind of acustic treatments can i do if i only can put the speakers around the long wall? I don't know the exact mesurments of my room but the long wall distance is really small.

[@gregtechno506]

I have a 3m x 3m square room and my yamaha hs7's are currently sitting 8cm away on the inner back corner and around 11cm away on the bass reflex port. How critical is this? And do you have any suggestions ? Thanks

[@Osteele]

There is one thing that I rarely hear anyone talking about. How to pivot (swivel / point) the speaker in order that both sound sources hit the listening position at the same time and trajectory. So, how do you adjust them so they are pointed at your ear(s)

[@masteringcom]

I think this is one of the main reasons behind the equilateral triangle.

[@RaphaDomeniche]

I know it all depends on the room, but I always get stuck at which woofer size to pick. In a room like the one in the video, for instance, would a HS7 be too much and a HS5 will be better to be dealt with? Or not actually? Thanks!

[@zBalistiqRain]

Check out Acoustics Insider's video "Speaker Size vs Room Size" he explains it pretty well!

[@IMorseMusic]

Hello Rob, thanks for the video. Just a question. Unfortunately I cannot do any acoustic treatment in my room. It's a small 21 sq. foot rectangular room sounding quite bad in terms of reflexion. Do you still recommend me to get a pair of nearfield monitor for mixing as a reference or better stick to a good pair of headphones? If yes, what size and brand monitors you would suggest? Thanks a lot. All the best. Fran

[@Lemonsoda4ever]

Thansk Rob, very nice, informative video!! One question, I got table monitor stands, are they fine or should I get floor stands? I know that putting them right on the desk is a bad idea? Can't find an answer on the internet :/

[@masteringcom]

Floor stands are better, for sure (unless you have a desk designed for mixing). More freedom of movement for placement, and isolation from the desk.

[@zk4686]

38% from the window or wall?

[@aZeee]

Is that hs7´s or hs8´s?

[@kaosaxe391]

Dude, will any condenser work for the calibration ? Eg behringer B1 ....

[@masteringcom]

Yeah! It'll give you a good enough idea of what needs to be corrected.

[@kaosaxe391]

Will you be covering corner bass traps in this series?

[@masteringcom]

Kaos Axe yep :)

[@YomalSenanayakeMusic]

when we are listening to a song, we can hear some tracks are coming from too far and some tracks are coming like the instrument is near of our ear. How we can do it?

[@joesteigerwald5522]

Very late reponse but I think the answer your looking for is velocity

[@sebastiancordero237]

The WOOLS

[@kaosaxe391]

So I’ve calibrated my new room. Seem to have nearly the same peaks and dips in the low and low mids like you. Can’t make those frequencies flatten out...

[@masteringcom]

Watch out for our video on room treatment! It's coming soon.

[@kaosaxe391]

Great. Come on dude, need this! My main issue is probably that the desk/speakers have to be in the alcove of the room.....looking forward to prt3 Rob.

[@MrNishan1991]

Most of the rooms have 120 hz peak

[@JoshRichmanDesign]

LINKS? Where are the links mentioned?

[@masteringcom]

Hey Josh, link to the cheatsheet is in the description!

[@kaosaxe391]

Robbo, when's P3 coming? So we got these peaks and troughs, and it 'looks bad', so what do we do about it? :-)

[@masteringcom]

It'll be here soon!

[@kaosaxe391]

Good news Robster. As I was booted out of Kaos Studios by the missus, and currently setting up Kaos Studios 2 in the smaller spare room. So this weekend will be moving the gear in - so looking forward to this part 3 man!

[@TheRealEffluence]

It costs money for the mic lol thanks for these vids though!

[@markuschristmann8949]

hey, are these HS-8?

[@masteringcom]

Yep!

[@markuschristmann8949]

Thanks! My room is not ideal and my speakers have to be only 10 cm from the Front Wall due to how room I have.. Would You recommend the HS 8 or rather take smaller ones?Also thanks for all the helpful stuff. I learned to produce my Songs with logic earlier this year and drew alot from your Videos at udemy!

[@hrishivas]

Are these Yamaha HS8 monitors? I am learn to mix film scores and do not want KRK. Are these good ?

[@masteringcom]

Love the Yamahas!

[@kaosaxe391]

I had krks to start with. Then tried jbl equivalents then got the yams hs7. I can assure you the yams are way way better. Smoother, more detailed, less fatiguing and also look way cooler. In this price range I’d say they are hard to beat.

[@Bunnyondrugs1]

Wouldnt acoustic treatment help my microphone input a lot, regardless of speaker placement?

[@sebek0311]

Is it worth doing that kinda test before applying an acoustic treatment? (assuming that you want to install an acoustic treatment in your room)

[@nienienie7567]

Dude is testing speakers without using ac/dc thunderstruck WHAT IS THIS SORCERY?

[@ShyyneParadise]

When i place my speakers, i completely lose the low end and cannot hear it. What would you recommend i do? I'm not at the halfway mark in the room, should i move closer to the half way mark or move closer to the back wall?

[@miguelpichardo07]

I definitely love your channel Rob...!!! You guys have helped me way farther than you think...!!

[@jesseurena5153]

you're the best bro!!!

[@iamaseadragon]

Thanks for the info!

[@masteringcom]

Our pleasure!