For my laptop I have a pair of Creative Gigaworks T40 Series 2's.
Even though they are great quality for listening to music, I am assuming these will be inadequate for emitting my Guitar sound when playing through an interface(without headphones)? I know I can use headphones and that's always an option, but I would like to hear my guitar and the backing track I am playing over through speakers/monitors "in the room" so to speak.
I'm in the market for an interface and I assume I will be better off with Studio Monitors? I'm not 100% which interface, but something simple like a Line 6 UX1 or UX2.
Noob Alert: This is new territory for me.
I was recommended by a shop to go for KRK Rokit RP5's as a very good budget Monitor/s. Any other recommendations?
Next questions: Must you have 2 Monitors?
Should I keep the Creative Speakers for just listening to my MP3's on my Laptop or is listening to regular music through Studio Monitors a whole new orgasmic audio experience?
If I am thinking correctly, the interface(ux1) connects to Laptop by USB and the Monitors are fed from the Interface itself?
I know this is a lot to ask. I think I would have been better placed in 1968 when you just plugged your guitar into an amp :-)
Thanks.
Only a Fool Would Say That.
Comments
Active: has built-in power amp so you only need to connect a source (and connect the speakers to a power source)
Passive: your bog-standard speaker type, needs a pre/amp