Recording Studio Equipment

If you are planning to record your own music and want it to sound somewhat decent, these are not the speakers for you! they are very hard to mix on… I make electronic music (hiphop, dubstep, breakbeats, even record some guitar and other instruments) and these were terrible for mixing my songs… they have a bell curve response… lows and hi are too quiet, mids are too loud… my music all came out w/ too much bass and treble and nothing in the middle

I have seen some good reviews on here… and maybe they are good reviews because the people who wrote those knew what to expect out of these monitors… but i’d hesitate to call them “monitors”… if you need speakers for listening to music or gaming then go for it, they sound good if it’s mastered audio…. these are awesome in that case, they put out lower bass response (lower not louder) than my brothers big stereo… but for mixing your music, they are crap…

I just think they are sold as a studio speaker and are not at all adequate, even for something cheap… I’d spend countless hours w/ these speakers trying to make my mixes clean… and as soon as i put it on anything else, it sounded like crap, but really good on those speakers…

if you are a music producer, or plan to do any recording or studio work or anything along those lines… be patient, save your money and get something better, otherwise you will just be wasting more money

These speakers sound great right out of the box. For the money, it would be hard to find something that sounds as full and detailed. However, The speakers do have two flaws:

1 – minor issue – they are rather big for desktop speakers
2 – major issue – the amp buzzes on some sets. I am driven crazy by electrical hums and the set I ordered was sent back because of a buzz when the speakers weren’t playing. Apparently, this is a hit or miss issue with the AV 40’s. Caveat Emptor…

Your level of creativity is the only limit with this great value program.
I downloaded the FREE trial of this software from Sony Creative Software and mucked around with it for a whole month, to see if it would do the things I wanted. I am using Acid Music Studio 8.0 to create sound effects and soundtracks for my YouTube videos and my multi-media video artwork.
This program would suit the home musician or the musician just starting out with a limited budget who would like a professional program to record and mix their music.I warn anyone who is creative, that this software is Highly Addictive. You can spend many, many hours exploring all the inbuilt synthesizer preset programs and tweek them with an infinity of different settings contained within the Fx Effects chains.
You can also use the 3.5 Gigabytes of loops and samples that come with the “purchased copy” (not available with trial), to construct your own music in just a few clicks.
Please note something once you have downloaded the “loops & samples”:
In the explorer view tab of Acid Music Studio, make sure you click the View button and tick all options – especially tick “Show All Files”, otherwise you may freak out and think that you can’t access the loops and samples.
This is a MIDI file based program, actually a very large part of the program. So if you want to make the most of using Acid Music Studio 8.0, then get a MIDI to USB connection so that you can connect a Synthesizer Keyboard to your computer. If you do this, you gain amazing control of the program and can control the inbuilt synth on your computer.
You will have to be patient in learning how to set things up, if working with connected instruments. There are a lot of little settings that have to be set just right for the sound & MIDI files to communicate in both directions. There is a fairly good Help file which will teach you how to do things, but as they say: Rome wasn’t built in one day!
This product really seems to have hit the mark this time with Version 8.0
I use it with Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD 10 production suite and it works just fine.
I’m not a musician, just a novice.
Whether you are a novice or a musician, I’m sure you will love this program.
Ridiculous value for money – honestly.
I hope this review can help out a little bit.
Regards Dex.
P.S. I had problems downloading from Sony once, however my Customer Support Request was answered immediately and the problem was resolved in just a few hours.

I have found this Audio-Technica to perform under many circumstances and as well as I hoped.
I do not have much experience with condenser microphones, but have found its direct utility within the computer enviroment to work seamlessly!!!
I like the look and more about this condenser microphone! I think many others will too!!
Recommend for Sure!!!!!

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R9G6K69LOSLEN Here is my video review of the Audio-Technica AT2020 USB Condenser Mic. Enjoy! -Matt