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Rustic
08-08-2006, 09:13 PM
Im having this problem... im fairly new to protools le and im running a m-box. It seems i can mix and even add finishing compression to projects and have them sounding perfect on playback. However when playing bounced files in other mediums, media player, car, so on it sounds nothing like the mix i was hearing through PT. even if i import the bounced file back into protools it sounds fine again.. why am i not geting true sound from PT?

im using Samson Resolv65A monitors

thanx in advance
Audioholic
08-08-2006, 09:55 PM
your are experiencing tranlating issues when mixing on your monitors, and then taking that mix to another medium. you may want to think about getting more accurate monitors, or learn how things are sounding on other systems, as opposed to on your monitors, and try to compensate in mixing to help them sound better on other sound systems. learning your monitoring system will come with time, and you will know how to mix better on them if you keep those monitors. what exactly is sounding much different? bass? levels?
Rustic
08-08-2006, 10:08 PM
yes bass, The monitors dont seem to be the issue cause when listening to the bounced file through the same monitors via media player i can hear the difference
Rustic
08-08-2006, 10:10 PM
its almost as if Protools is losing some frequencys during playback ..but again im not sure i am new
Audioholic
08-09-2006, 12:16 AM
You should have pretty much the same exact sound while bouncing out of pro tools, and then listening to the same file through the same speakers, unless something is wacko. something must not be right, are you bouncing from the correct source, running through a mixer? what does your setup look like?
tech1
08-09-2006, 09:01 AM
Windows Media Player does have a pretty extensive EQ section. When you import to WMP, set all of the EQ bands to the same level. You'll get an accurate representation of what you got in Pro Tools that way.

That being said, you should still monitor during mixing through several sound sources. I would recommend using 1 or 2 pairs of studio monitors (depending on your budget), cheap computer speakers, and headphones. Make sure the mix sounds good all ALL these systems before deciding it's finished.