K-system

On 2011-03-15 04:46, monno wrote:
It´s main goal is to create common reference levels and it´s very helpful at acting as a thought provoker while working. I use it as a complement to other metering but not as a main tool since most of the stuff i work on exceed those headroom values (imagine that, no dynamics in productions anymore) More importantly my monitor system is calibrated, so i keep the same apparent listening volume when working on projects which helps on consistency immensely.
It was at first introduced into the more unattainable circles of soft and hardware, but it seems now it has slowly trickled down through all the layers (which is great, because it is well thought out and relatively simple to implement) word of warning though....Pink noise is not comfortable at all! Put socks,plugs, whatever in your ears while calibrating. Fiddling around with a measuring mic,after having first calibrated the gain levels of that, is much less fun than making music unfortunately. Might i add on the way out that good music is universally recognized, whereas topics such as dynamics and resolution really is the reserve of a very few people (where hi-fi has a real meaning and does not mean tinny pc speakers) The vast majority just listen and absorb without the burden of knowing what makes the clock tick.