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Soffit mount Mackie 824's and position
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:32 pm
by windmillagency
Hi,
I have read the different threads on soffit mounting the Mackie 824's.
I decided I am going to try it but was wondering position.
If my mix position is 38% from front wall will the Mackie's have enough throw?
Are people who are using Mackie's or similar monitors soffit mounting them but sitting closer?
Thanks!
Eric
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:49 pm
by AVare
Size of room? Listening level desired?
Soffit mounting makes bass louder, compared to freestanding with the same eq settings. If you are currently limited at loud levels by bass distortion, soffit mounting will let you go louder.
Andre
room size
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:19 pm
by windmillagency
Hi,
wow forgot to post room!
Room size is 15' 6" x 14' 6" x 8' ceiling
Listening level..try and follow Bob Katz K metering..about 80 db max
Any adittional volume would be great..sometimes tracking bass guitar can get levels up before artist feel it and such.
Thanks for the reply!
Eric
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:46 pm
by AVare
With what you have described, they will work fine soffit mounted at the listening levels you wrote.
Enjoy!
Andre
control room with 90 degree speaker
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:37 am
by windmillagency
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I have attached a rough sketch of the room.
Does anyone know if this spacing would work with
the Mackie HR824's. Is it too wide for these nearfields?
I read in a post that John S. said he has done rooms with
90 degree speaker angles. Anyone else?
Thanks!
Eric
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:22 pm
by xSpace
I sure would like to read that post about "90 degree" speaker angles.
speaker angle
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:33 pm
by windmillagency
John Sayers wrote:Yes but you splay the walls with more angle, i.e. at 22.5 degrees as opposed to 12. I find it helps where you have a small room and the 60 degrees doesn't give you much width between the speakers relative to your sitting position.
Music Farm studios
http://johnlsayers.com/Pages/Music_Farm2.htm was built as a 90 degrees system. I worked there for years with and loved it. It was one of the best sounding rooms I've ever worked in and other engineer/producers recorded top selling albums out of this room.
cheers
john
speaker angle
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:36 pm
by windmillagency
John also posted these pics