1. The song that I chose is "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake. I chose this song in particular because it has been stuck in my head all week, and I know it like the back of my hand. "Cry Me A River" has two main mixing engineers: Jimmy Douglass and Timbaland. Both of these engineers are nationally renowned in the hip-hop, r&b, and pop scenes , and have been mixing and producing music since the early 80's. the song was mixed at Manhattan Center Studios in New York City.
High quality link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0 2. No matter how cliche this mix may seem, there is no denying that it is extremely well done on every spectrum: tall, deep, and wide. The song is recorded with a clarinet, guitars, beatboxing, and …show more content…
The first playback system that I used were my Audio-Technica ATH M20X headphones. These headphones are dynamic, closed-ear, stereo headphones with a 96 dB sensitivity rate. Since this was the first playback I listened from, I will compare the sound to what I remember from the radio. The track does seem cleaner than what I remember in the past, and I have noticed more of the width of the song through the stereo effects. I knew that it was there previously, but it is more defined via headphones. As stated previously, I could hear things through my headphones that I could hardly hear on the radio, such as the subtle dripping noises from the …show more content…
These speakers are active studio monitors with a 5" woofer, 1" tweeter, and a sensitivity of 106 dB. These are some of my favorite monitors because everything is so vivid and clear, especially when listening to songs with a lot of dynamic. They are not so good at mid-range frequency defining, but that is okay with this song because it has a lot of height and depth to it. Everything about this song from the quality of stereo control to the vividness of the vocals and synths is loud and clear. It sounds almost totally different from my remembrance of the radio version due to the quality and spectrum of stereo available. Nothing sounds squished together- in fact this was my favorite way to listen to "Cry Me A River" because there was more to be heard within the sound staging. You can really tell where each instrument sits, as opposed to my Macbook speakers or the radio, where everything sounds pretty
High quality link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0 2. No matter how cliche this mix may seem, there is no denying that it is extremely well done on every spectrum: tall, deep, and wide. The song is recorded with a clarinet, guitars, beatboxing, and …show more content…
The first playback system that I used were my Audio-Technica ATH M20X headphones. These headphones are dynamic, closed-ear, stereo headphones with a 96 dB sensitivity rate. Since this was the first playback I listened from, I will compare the sound to what I remember from the radio. The track does seem cleaner than what I remember in the past, and I have noticed more of the width of the song through the stereo effects. I knew that it was there previously, but it is more defined via headphones. As stated previously, I could hear things through my headphones that I could hardly hear on the radio, such as the subtle dripping noises from the …show more content…
These speakers are active studio monitors with a 5" woofer, 1" tweeter, and a sensitivity of 106 dB. These are some of my favorite monitors because everything is so vivid and clear, especially when listening to songs with a lot of dynamic. They are not so good at mid-range frequency defining, but that is okay with this song because it has a lot of height and depth to it. Everything about this song from the quality of stereo control to the vividness of the vocals and synths is loud and clear. It sounds almost totally different from my remembrance of the radio version due to the quality and spectrum of stereo available. Nothing sounds squished together- in fact this was my favorite way to listen to "Cry Me A River" because there was more to be heard within the sound staging. You can really tell where each instrument sits, as opposed to my Macbook speakers or the radio, where everything sounds pretty