Optimal Sound Monitors with a Fair Price – KRK Rokit 6

KRK Rokit 6Studio monitors can be one of the most important pieces of gear in the recording studio. Your speakers are what you will reference everything you hear too, and make judgments on your mix based on what you hear. if you are using monitors that do not represent a flat EQ then you are hearing the sound altered by the speaker and not what it actually sounds like.

I have had the opportunity to test and experiment with several different studio monitors including the KRK Rokit 6 model. at a first listen they sound nice and full with a good presence at the low end. Listening to hip-hop and R&B they sounded great. When i switched to rock and more classical music, the KRK’s seemed to be colouring a large amount of the song. I soon discovered that the Rokits come built in with a frequency curve that is pre determined by the company. This may be good when trying to enjoy some music and just playing it back in your living room, but when mixing in a studio it is far from ideal.

I continued to listen to different genres to see how they would sound out of the KRK’s. it seemed pretty consistent that these speakers favored bass heavy songs. We then played the same songs out of some Yamaha HS80M studio monitors to compare, the difference was night and day. The Rokits lacked the high presence that is required from studio monitors and boosted to much lows which is a unnecessary when properly trying to mix music.

Studio Monitor Series from KRK Systems. For years the Rokit series has been a popular choice for accurate monitoring in studios large and small. Now the all new Generation 2 RoKit provides a new standard for even better performance and accuracy, raising the bar once again.

3D Mixing
Recessed tweeters may look the same, but they don’t perform the same. KRK has designed a superior tweeter wave guide for the Rokit that provides optimal high frequency pattern control and focuses the sound outward, away from the cabinet. More conventional designs direct sound along the plane of the cabinet where waveform interaction can cause phase problems and increased diffraction. KRK knows a properly engineered high frequency wave guide is a critical component to great sound, and one key to our award winning performance.

Better Accuracy
 We took a great monitor series and made it better. our engineers and listening panel took the Generation 2 Rokits’ speaker voicing to even more accurate levels. What you hear is what you are intended to hear, coloration is not part of the spec. This performance is brought to you by drivers that are custom-designed by our world-class studio monitor engineering team, for clear, low-distortion performance.

Connections
At KRK our focus is your mix. But it doesn’t stop at creating accurate monitors. We live this stuff and appreciate the need for monitors that not only sound great but work easily into your particular set up. That’s why you’ll find plenty of input options with your Rokit, sure to accommodate any studio environment. So if it’s RCA, Quarter-inch (balanced/unbalanced) or XLR inputs you require, Rokit has got you covered.

Final Verdict
A great sounding monitor doesn’t stop with a great cabinet and custom drivers. our true bi-amplified amplifier system provides discrete low-distortion power for each driver. While our active crossover systems provide smooth and accurate frequency response, and again, accurate diffraction control.

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Posted by Admin - April 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm

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Blues Music

African Americans during the late 19th century developed a type of folk song called the blues. It has seen mutations and offshoots in the 20th century. This music was inspired and originated because of the frustrations of slavery and poor economic conditions. The signature of this genre is the  12-bar and AAB structures but artists have played and bent the rules and structure.

In blues music, the lyrics are very important. They are not just words used for mere entertainment or to fill in the melody. The lyrics are a reflection of the performer and writer’s emotional state. Many blues musicians were born into poverty or freed slaves and had to endure many hardships, including poor work conditions and racism and this started the tradition and beginning of the blues. The lyrics often reflect sadness and frustration but can also reflect optimism and hope. The music and lyrics are and extension of what the performer is feeling.

There is varied instrumentation for blues music. The most basic blues instrumentation is the voice and a steel-string guitar called the Delta blues. During the 20th century, blues musicians moved to Northern cities, such as Chicago and New York City, to look for work. They expanded the instrumentation of blues and electrifying it. Electric blues bands use electric guitars and basses, drums, piano and other instruments.

The oldest and most enduring structure of the blues music is the lyrical AAB structure. With this structure,  the performer sings a lyric and, to drive the point home further, repeats it in a second A section. The B section resolves the lyrical theme with a new lyric, often commenting on the A sections.

Posted by Admin - January 7, 2013 at 2:41 pm

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Christmas Music

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A Christmas song is sung during the period leading up to and sometimes shortly past, Christmas day. It contains lyrics that address the holiday, the winter season, or both. These songs fall into several different categories, depending on both the age and content  of the songs.

Christmas carols are traditional songs without a specific religious context.  Those with religious connotation are called Christmas hymns. For example, the Christian-centered “O Come All Ye Faithful” and the totally secular “Deck the Hall(s)” could easily both be found on Christmas-based record albums by choirs and other artists.

Some songs that are introduced in the movies, are specifically about Christmas, not overtly religious, and are not typically classified as Christmas carols. Example is “White Christmas”, although many other holiday songs have become  favorites, like Gene Autry’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”.

There are songs that are regarded as “Christmas” songs due to the time of year they are most often played even if there is no mention of anything about Christmas or even about Santa Claus. These songs include traditional favorites such as “Winter Wonderland”. They fall into the generic  winter holiday classification, as they carry no religious connotation at all.

Some songs are all hyped up over the period but have very little relationship to Christmas. Every year, recording companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot, usually, but not always, with a Christmas-related song. This is parodied in the film Love Actually, whereby an artist records a cover version of a song and adds a Christmas twist to it, all the time admitting that it is “rubbish”. Cliff Richard is famous for his many attempts, to get the Christmas number one single.

Posted by Admin - January 7, 2013 at 2:17 pm

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Meditation Music

The one premise of all traditions of meditation is that the universe is made of an all-encompassing energy, intelligent and aware, existing forever as the source of everything. This energy has nothing to need or get because there is nothing outside of it except its completeness. This energy continually spins itself out as the infinite universe. The very nature of this energy is contentment, love, peace, happiness, and perfection.

Meditation music is used in the background whenever an atmosphere that is focusing and calming is needed. Loud music can be a distraction, it shouldn’t dominate the place. Music creates a mood and reinforces an intention to meditate or do other kinds of mindfulness training like yoga. It can also act as “white noise” and block out the distracting sounds.  There are individuals who also listen to meditation music before going to sleep.

Relaxing music slows the heart rate, lowers stress, and can even release endorphins, those “love chemicals” manufactured in the brain. To the music listener, the world simply becomes a brighter place.

Cancer wellness centers, hospitals and psychiatric centers use music therapy into treatment routines. This therapy has been used to treat autism, depression and schizophrenia. Relaxing music is incorporated into yoga sessions by the U.S. Veteran Affairs to help veterans who are suffering from chronic pain.

Choose meditation music by asking co-workers and friends what has worked for them rather than what is on the best-seller list. Public libraries have an extensive collection of this kind of music. Music should be at least 45 minutes long so that there is space for concentrating. Select nature meditations or Native American music for flutes and natural sounds. For quieter and more austere music, Gregorian or Tibetan Buddhist chants may be a great choice for you.

 

 

Posted by Admin - January 7, 2013 at 2:11 pm

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Wedding Music

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Your wedding music can set the entire tone of your event. Take the time and consider the importance of choosing music for a wedding ceremony so you are setting the right tone for your wedding day.

Over the centuries, weddings have included everything from classical soloists to rock bands. The organist at the church where you are to be married will be pleased to help you decide and advise you, whether you want a traditional wedding or something with a bit of a difference. Usually there are two or three hymns sung during a wedding service. Look for hymns that are familiar to your guests and are easy to sing along with.

The traditional choice for weddings in most churches is organ music. Churches have an organ also have an organist available. Directors of Music or organists can advise you on the processional music and hymns.  You must take into account their capabilities and the type of organ they have in church. Their opinion is important even if you have already decided on the hymns you’d like to play.

A choir can be present in some churches. They can lead in the singing of the hymn. Some choirs can also sing a suitable piece by themselves during the service, such as when you are signing the certificate. To accompany the bride’s walk down the aisle, many couples still choose the traditional “Bridal March” by Wagner and Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March”.

You may want to choose your music towards more religious selection if you are getting married in a church or other religious environment. It is important to consider the way sound will travel in your venue. Vocal songs may be harder to understand in an outdoor setting, while some musical instruments may echo in large, indoor settings.

Posted by Admin - January 7, 2013 at 2:07 pm

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Work Out Music

During exercise, listening to music works wonders on the mind and body. It improves results by acting as a distraction from fatigue and as a motivational tool. Studies were also done that says it can help improve lung function and it might even make you smarter.

Syncing beats per minute with an exercise pace increases your efficiency. In a recent study, subjects who cycled in time to music found that they required 7% less oxygen to do the same work when compared to music playing in the background.

Music can help in you performance in exercise and sports. The exercise such as running, music can help in narrowing the attention of the performer. This technique is used by many marathon runners and triathletes where they focus on something that isn’t related to the exercise you are doing. Dissociation promotes a positive mood by avoiding thoughts that relate to fatigue. It blocks out the little voice in your brain telling you its time to quit. Research shows that this dissociation effect results in a 10% reduction in effort during treadmill running at a moderate intensity.

Music can alter arousal levels and can be used as a form of stimulant before the competition or may be used to calm athletes who are over-anxious. Music can enhance motor skills and create a better learning environment.

Great songs for work outs have a beat that falls between 125 and 155 beats per minute, especially for cardiovascular exercise. The beat motivates you and keeps you moving.  The songs should energize you. If there’s a song that gets you going and it’s not on your list, put it on your player. Songs with a driving baseline are motivating for strength training.

Posted by Admin - January 7, 2013 at 2:05 pm

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