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    Default Monitor Speaker set up for computer production on PC

    Noob question here, i've just started to get into computer music production, and i'm looking for a recomendation on low-mid range monitors and whatever else is need to hook them up to my desktop pc. Thanks
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    what video outputs does your pc have (is a nice starting point)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mddombrowski View Post
    what video outputs does your pc have (is a nice starting point)?
    I'm talking about Monitor speakers. Sorry didn't make that clear.

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    haha oh. "low-mid range monitors" should have tipped me. thought you meant price. if anybody needs any info on low-mid range priced video monitors, let me know . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by mddombrowski View Post
    haha oh. "low-mid range monitors" should have tipped me. thought you meant price. if anybody needs any info on low-mid range priced video monitors, let me know . . .
    I actually do mean price, but what i am getting at is as follows, i have a set of active Alessis monitors i use for djing hooked up to my mixer. How do i use these with my pc for use with Ableton reason etc. I am also looking for a recomendation on speakers as my desktop and dj set up are in different locations.

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    I had some Alesis M1 620's for a couple years, but they recently shat themselves after a power outage...and they were on a damn good surge protector too. They were decent, but that particular model was notorious for having issues with hissing, so I wouldn't recommend them. I plan on replacing them with a set of KRK RP6's in a week or so. Most peeps that have them seem to like em, and at $199 a pop, the price is certainly right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drebin View Post
    I had some Alesis M1 620's for a couple years, but they recently shat themselves after a power outage...and they were on a damn good surge protector too. They were decent, but that particular model was notorious for having issues with hissing, so I wouldn't recommend them. I plan on replacing them with a set of KRK RP6's in a week or so. Most peeps that have them seem to like em, and at $199 a pop, the price is certainly right.
    Yeah i was talking to a few friends who recomend the KRK also. Probably look into them alright.

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    KRK rokit's probably give you the most bang for your buck. They have very good clarity and indeed volume given the comparatively low price point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fullenglishpint View Post
    KRK rokit's probably give you the most bang for your buck. They have very good clarity and indeed volume given the comparatively low price point.
    yeah thats the ones my mate told me to get. Whats the best way to hook these up to a desktop set up, for use with reason and ableton etc. Got the Audio 8 dj, would i need a different soundcard?

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    no mate that's fine, I have mine going through an external mixer (DJM-800) but you can do it as you like.

    If you want to go straight from the audio 8 to the KRKs they have RCA inputs, or if you have a mixer with balanced outs you can use the XLR or TRS inputs. Something to bear in mind with studio style monitors is that they generally don't have a central volume control like most computer speakers, they have independent controls on the back of the unit. It's easier to control the volume either in your software (which I assume is Traktor) or with a mixer between the soundcard and monitors. But you don't have to, that's just what I do.

    This is what the back of the Rokit 5 looks like for reference.

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