Audio Mic: New Instrumental: Still King

Sounds dope on my Bose speaker I like the vibe a lot...

There's this tinny stuttering type noise in the background which is a bit annoying in the verses though. Don't know if that's due to my speaker picking up all the layers and shit, it's not as prominent in other parts.

bro hit me in my dms I'll make a track on this. like legit hit me with the details i already got a vibe and some bars for it

Cuba wrote: Sounds dope on my Bose speaker I like the vibe a lot... There's this tinny stuttering type noise in the background which is a bit annoying in the verses though. Don't know if that's due to my speaker picking up all the layers and shit, it's not as prominent in other parts.

Aside from the stuttery hi-hats, I don't hear anything on the verse that applies (I have huge studio speakers) . I'll listen to it again with a filter to see if the Bose is EQ boosting frequencies I never meant to put it there. I believe Bose and Beats boost the lows and highs, sacrificing the midrange, in order to make it sound crisper and puncher, but sometimes just makes things shrill.


Edit: I figured it out. The hi-hats have a bit of reverb on them, and the reverb comes in just a bit after the original sound. It's low in the mix, but when speakers boost the highs more than they should, it's noticeable (but only on the fast parts, like the verses). I'll change that and the bass (which sounds muddy on my earbuds and need more punch). More. Mixing required

Edited by King Jehu - 28 July 2017 at 8:47pm

Warning: Audio nerd post.

I use the KRK Rokit 8. If you're price-sensitive, the Presonus will do a similar job well for less. They've been around for less time. The Yamahas will always be among the most popular because they're based around some legendary monitors from the 70s. They were sure to mention this in audio engineering school. Mix Engineers would swear by them. They weren't the best, and lacked some low end (no one had tons of bass in the 70s), but they had a pretty flat frequency response. If you sounded good on those, you would sound good everywhere. If you sounded bad on those, your mix isn't done. I chose my mixing headphones the same way (Sennheiser HD280 Pro). They don't sound great for regular music listening and lack bass, but if the mix sounds good on that, it'll pass the car test.

When I was looking for monitors, I found that at the price I was willing to spend at the time, the KRKs had the flattest response and got the loudest. If you have a big music store near you, definitely go and listen to their display models for a few monitors. If they'll let you, try to listen to well-made recordings that you know very well. Make sure you're equidistant from the speakers as they are to each other, ideally with the tweeters at ear level so you get the most direct, clear sound. This should apply to mixing as well.