[Trevor]

On 7/06/2016 8:52 PM, John Williamson wrote:
On 07/06/2016 11:21, Trevor wrote:
On 7/06/2016 8:37 AM, Frank Stearns wrote:
"polymod" writes:
Actually, people have used car stereo speakers to mix music, believe
it or
not!!

Back in the old days, some studios had low-power FM or AM transmitters
to send mixes
into your nearby car radio as a check. Or, you ran off a cassette
(later a CD) and
took it out to the car for a listen. (Back in the DAT days, a mixer
friend of mine
had a DAT deck in his car for mix checks.)

Moving into the 21st Century, the Lurssen mastering product offers a
method of using
their i-pad controller for their mastering app. Sit in the car and
tweak the master,
real time. No need to take notes, go back to the studio, and do the
whole thing
all over again. Just tweak it right then and there.


The whole idea of actually mastering in a car, rather than just a quick
check after mastering in a proper sound room, shows the depths to which
audio continues to sink IMO :-(

There is and always has been a case for checking the result of a mixing
session in a car using a standard audio system, as well as using a mono
grotbox and earbuds on an iPhone or iPod (Or even a decent mp3
player.)to check how well it survives the transition,

Of course. We've been doing that for half a century without an ipad
controller in the car.


but *only* as a check once the mix has been done on a decent system.

Exactly. But no need to remix from the car! That will more likely just
stuff it up on a decent system.

Trevor.