More often than not if you know what a plugin or VST is then you own at least one DAW, and that DAW likely came with an excellent set of stock plugins. The temptation to want more however is a natural thing, but when is it time to upgrade, and is upgrade the correct word?
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Studio Reference Monitors are designed to expose everything, whereas speakers are designed to be a pleasant listening experience. If there's anything a little problematic, you need to be able to hear it. Of course the more you spend, the more apparent these problems become.
hip hop, mixing, mixing music, music production, recording studio, studio monitors