<p>Q: "Can you share with us your preferred workflow on a multi-monitor system, eg. where you're using main nearfield monitors and an Auratone, or main nearfield monitors and NS10s? At the first stage of mixing, I usually use my main nearfield 2.1 system to quickly balance, edit and shape stuff; then after that I almost only use NS10s or an Auratone to fine-tune the balance, do automation, and make fine adjustments. After I feel the mix is good, I recheck on my main 2.1 nearfields to see if I need to tweak anything. Howeer, I'd really like to hear your opinion on this topic."</p>
<p>A: Well, how you use a multi-monitor system does depend on the specific monitoring systems you have available to you. Fundamentally, though, the principle is the same: you're just trying to get a wide-ranging impression of what a mix really sounds like 'out in the world'. In my specific case, the main systems I use are:<p>
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<li>a first-generation Blue Sky Pro Desk system, which is a full-range closed-box 2.1 nearfield design</li>
<li>a single Avantone Mixcube Active, in mono</li>
<li>Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro and Sennheiser HD650 headphones</li>
<li>an ancient pair of plastic multimedia speakers (powered ported design made by Goodmans) in my living room -- my 'grotboxes'.</li>
</ul>
<p>I do also occasionally check on other real-world/grotbox systems if appropriate, but after all these years using the systems listed above I don't often feel the need these days. Now about the workflow...</p> 