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At AVANT ELECTRONICS, we saw not only the importance of replacing those older, fatiguing units … We saw an opportunity to greatly improve on their original performance, construction and quality.

 First it is important to understand what this type of speaker can do and what it cannot…

As an example…

When working on a kick drum sound on a larger full-range 2-way or 3-way system it is fairly easy to come up with the sound that satisfies the engineer.   The next step in evaluating the mix potential is to audition the sound on the MixCubes. The sound will be certainly less exciting… forget about “chest pressure” etc. The challenge is now to locate a secondary EQ frequency point which augments what the engineer dialed in while referencing  on the larger monitors.  What he then looks for is a way to bring out the awareness of the kick in the mix on the small speakers while preserving the integrity on the larger system.  Indeed, a very revealing and significant process.

·  MixCubes serve as a “reference standard” to judge the critical midrange area of a mix without clouding the acoustical linearity with a crossover.  There is simply no perfect crossover… they all affect the sound by causing phase problems and non-linear performance at and near the crossover frequency.  MixCubes are very useful in judging where the vocals, guitars, keyboards and snare drum sit in relation to each other thus helping to establish a clean “mix field”.

·  The MixCubes serve as an excellent reference example of a Mono TV mix. This allows an engineer to really put himself in the listeners seat to check out phase cancellation issues as well as balance.

ARE YOU A MIXCUBE USER ?

There is a simple test that you can give yourself to determine if you are a Mixcube user, now that you understand their purpose. 

·  Are you planning to use MixCubes as your SOLE source of mixing and monitoring, with no other reference monitors in your environment?  The correct answer here is (NO), they are used as an alternate reference perspective.

·  Does your work end up being played on any of the following type systems? Inexpensive boom boxes, Ipod docking stations, Computer speakers systems, small television sets, car radios, or any other small speaker format? (YES) 

·  Would you like an accurate, affordable way to reference your material in your mixing scenario that can give you the confidence that your material is going to sound balanced and true in any of the above environments? (YES) 

If your answers to the questions above match (ours), then the AVANTONE MixCubes are the exact product you need, and we are certain you will be pleased with their performance.

Experienced engineers have developed their own personal methods for integrating these speakers into their mix down sessions.

A very revealing perspective can be achieved in the overall mix balance when turned down to be barely audible… is the lead vocal there?  Are the snare, hi-hat and guitars each present or is one of them masking the others… or jumping to the forefront in the mix?

You can best answer these mix questions by checking your mix with low level listening through a full range, single driver system. 

MixCubes address all of the issues mentioned above.  They provide a powerful secondary reference monitor that can allow the engineer/producer to confidently recognize how their mixes or audio productions will translate across a wide variety of different types of playback systems!