DIY Studio Monitors (ENCLOSURE) Step #3 | Home Recording Studio | Dynaudio Inspiration!
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- DIY how to make home recording studio monitors! Enclosure design process - Step #3 - The KMA Dynaudio
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Kirby, where are you? This is the last posted video and it's 5 months old. Really hope all is well, miss ya!
I found him on Linkedin, looks like he switched jobs in March and he's probably busy with that.
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Bummer
i never understood why people get 100-200k subs and then just ditch youtube...
I just found this channel, and kinda like it. But oh well.
In the era of everyone stuck inside on quarantine we need these videos more now than ever
Definitely keep going on the technical stuff, I think most of us understand and appreciate any stumbling.
Will do! Thanks for watching! And for the understanding 😂
@@KirbyMeetsAudio I would suggest using the Baffle diffraction simulator in Virtuix CAD to help explain what happens when you change your baffle dimensions and driver location
@@KirbyMeetsAudio hey i was wondering if you could give me your opinion on this build i found and what you think about the parts used?
Loving this. Inspired now to build my own speakers Taylored for my small (very) studio. 👏👍
@@KirbyMeetsAudio You explain the process eloquently. Thanks so much !
Anyone know if Kirby is alright? Just weird he hasn't put up any updates or even a reason for his disappearance
I found him on Linkedin, looks like he switched jobs in March and he's probably busy with that.
@@chancehansen any update on his linked in account? At least some new post or so? Some life sign?
I reject it’s just a new job, don’t think he would just drop everything he’d worked so much for. Definitely odd.
Hey, Kirby. I hope you're okay?! I just wanted to let you know that you're really missed! We're all waiting to see you again. Stay well! 😍🤗
Hey man! Love all of the fantastic knowledge you share in your videos. And just wanted to let you know that we hope everything is going well, we haven’t heard from you in over a year! Can’t wait for the rest of this build!
Yeah I keep checking in here now and then to see if there's any sign from him, but still nothing :(
It's been 2 years now.
.....and now over 3........ :( Hope the you-know-what didn't get him.....
3 years now
You left us hanging, bro!!! Just kidding! Hope everything is good, man! These videos are some of the most succinct, but deep (enough) videos on speaker design that I've come across. # videos summarized what I learned from dozens of videos from others. Did you end up building these? I'm actually in the process of designing and building a very similar design, but for home theater surrounds and heights. I'm using the Designer Series instead for the woofer and mid, and the reference dome you showed instead of the planar for now, but could switch to all reference. And I'm actually trialing out different crossover points and slopes with the 4 channel DSP KABD board, so I inadvertently built the active studio monitor you designed here with no previous knowledge of your build.
come back 🥺
I just built my first prototype passive two-ways after watching your videos for a long long time. Wanted to say I appreciate your videos a ton, they made it easy to begin to learn about speaker building. The barrier to entry is definitely higher on other channels (at least for the way i learn) so thank you!
I was really looking forward to watching the rest of this series, I hope you come back and post more videos soon Kirby!
Hey everyone! Thanks so much for following along this series!
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WHERE IS THE FINAL BUILD? loved to see you're diy studio monitor series!
Good question! I've been waiting for the final build too.
Would love to have a plans for the monitor. Watched all three videos, but still not enough info to easily build them myself.
Hey Kirby, really appreciate the effort and knowledge you are sharing with us as its not that easy and comprehensible to find online. Hope you are doing okay and get to finish this awesome project soon. Greetings from Colombia.
Kirby i miss you so much man
Aye you alright? I just found this channel and fell in love! Your video style, personality, expertise and know-how all really hooked me in. I hope we get to see more whenever you're able! 💜
Well into 2021. Very sad to see such a good channel disappear. Especially when you don't know what happened, and you imagine the worst.
His dad died and when that happened he pretty much shut down the social channels. As in he just went dark. I imagine it's been pretty hard on him.
Hey mate, echoing the thoughts below. I come here every so often to check in to see if you're back on the channel. Just sending my wishes that whatever it is you're up to these days that you're enjoying it. I've learnt a lot from you. Thanks!
Hope everything is going well! Love and miss your elegant videos and builds!
4 months of silence... What happened kirbs??
You don't have to apologize for being confusing or stumbling because if people don't like it they can just skip it. You are not live, this is a video. Keep up the good work!
I love this. Your channel has inspired me to start designing studio monitors for my recording studio (more for easy listening, not as reference monitors, yet.)
Yes! That's great to hear! Good luck!
Hey Kirby, really enjoying this series! As to your Fusion360 question, a Canvas is intended to be used when a designer has a sketch or image that they are importing into the scene to use as a design reference for modelling. Canvases come in semi transparent (so they don't obscure scene geometry) and so have the red outline to make them easier to distinguish in the scene. What you should use in your situation is Insert > Decal, which is meant to be applied to a model face for rendering/realism (and comes in at full opacity).
Totally wish he was still making videos, I watched ALL of them! Awesome channel, but then you find the end and am like but I want so much more. Love your videos bro, come make more!
Really enjoyed the video. I like how you edit to emphasize your flaws. It’s funny and keeps my attention. Good talk.
Man I hope you come back to youtube, found your videos last night and have been binging them. The videos are informative and entertaining while making me recall my circuits classes in college with the crossover design ones.
Mate, this series was such a great introduction to speaker building. You have a really great way of teaching and entertaining and I'm just shocked you didn't put out more content since then. I hope you are doing okay. Should you ever think about coming back to YT, don't hesitate!
You should buy a blackboard and draw us what you think when you explain. It should be easier for you as same for us to understand you. 😃
YES! 💯
This is happening!
@@KirbyMeetsAudio Noooice!!! 😄
Yeah! Good idea!
You should do the lightboard setup. Maybe not the best sample but you get the idea. th-cam.com/video/2mf03HhlE6E/w-d-xo.html
Engineering Explained of speakers. 👍🏽👍🏽
I'm just an old fart in his garage looking for tips on making my first set of speakers cabinets. You're scientific and, obviously, a professional who caters to professionals, so no surprise your subect matter was above my head or need.... But you explained things so well that I stuck through a lot of it and really thought again about my speaker layout in the box (I was just planning the layout on cardboard). You're gifted! I've no need for your level of expertise, but I'm subscribing anyway becxause you deserve every subscribe that passes your way. Keep up the great work man!!
Look at the last action on his channel! He's gone since 8 months now! No one knows where he is or what is going on with him. I'm really worried about him. I hope he's well. But I pretty sure you won't get an answer...
Favorite Color: Orange.
Noiretblancvie has one of the best music/audio related channels around and may enjoy these very much.
Hope the build is still coming along! Loving it so far.
I hope 2021 you will be able to get back to making more content. Sincerely from a new fan from 2020
Hey man, you inspired us a lot to make custom speakers. We really hope you are doing well. Looking forward to see you soon with your talent.
Really looking forward to you finishing this series
Kirby was abducted by aliens,they want him to make speakers for their space craft.
I'm really enjoying this whole series. Your explanations did make sense and were a lot easier to understand for the average person than immediately jumping into the deep end. I've been doing a lot of reading on these subjects and the physics can just start swirling around your head, so I know that it's hard to explain in simple terms. You're doing a good job, keep up the good work, and thank you for all the work that you have put in to this channel.
So true! Thanks so much for watching
Come back Kirby. your videos are on point exilent quality content!
KIRBY the internet needs you please come back
I don't really have a favorite YTer who would like this, but I do have a few other Pro Audio engineers who I'll be sending this to. We don't do much, if any studio work, but we sure do enjoy watching this kind of stuff. Us Pro Audio guys (touring guys) like to get our hands dirty with building things, usually road cases. But you're making me want to give this a shot. Really enjoying this series.
When is the next video about this project being uploaded? Been waiting forever to see it lol
Having spent a lot of time and money on studio monitors myself it makes me appreciate the factors that go into a high end pair even more. Thanks a lot for making a series like this. It is very interesting! I recommend taking a look to Neumann KH310 monitors for a little more inspiration on what a very flat mixing and mastering monitor is laid out like. AMT tweeters and a traditional cone midrange may not give you the fidelity you're hoping for (especially when it comes to the issue of lobing/stereo imaging). Consider swapping the cone midrange driver for a dome midrange (Dayton makes their own for very cheap). You may want to also consider an aluminum or woven alloy tweeter for enhanced accuracy. AMT/ribbon tweeters in my experience are not as nice to work on as a traditional dome tweeter (inverted or otherwise). Focal Trio6 monitors are known to have excellent sound in the air band thanks to their inverted beryllium dome tweeter. Keep up the excellent work, Kirby.
Thanks for the tips! I definitely want to test different driver types to see what makes the most sense. Thanks!
thats a matter of taste, matter of fact is there alot more amt/ribbon tweeters in pro studios then not. you can take that comment as you want, the amt air tweeter from eve audio/adam audio are among the best you can buy those for around 66$ each direct from the eve audio/adam audio companies. those tweeter will alsow alow you toget high end tweeters and be able to work longer whit no ear fattige, and even making a skeaper this caliber whit dayton units, wont go every well as thats budget hifi units
@@KirbyMeetsAudio do far field monitors next your biggest challenge in speakers trust me
Can't wait for more dirty and quick explanations. I've never heard about most of the technical stuff mentioned here, and it's an eye opener of how shallow and surface level my understanding of speaker enclosures and their design is. Now I'm stoked to get the in-depth videos so I can have an even better grasp on these things. Keep making them! ❤️
Never done monitors/speakers myself, aside from high quality budget subwoofers for my cars over the years _(they sound a TON better than stock subwoofers when you can tailor the frequency response to the car's transfer function)._ Very interesting looking at the design process for monitor speakers. Thanks so much for making the videos! Really enjoying watching them and learning.
I watched the 1st one and thoroughly enjoyed . Now it seems you are hitting your stride. Please never delete these! they are a great resource. very entertaining. keep it up
Went and spent $300 on crossover parts and have them ready... where you at Kirby?
So we've trusted you and are still waiting for "more videos to come"))))))))))) Hope, everything is OK with you and your family.
for someone starting from scratch on CAD, I'd recommend trying out Sketchup. the web app works just fine and it's pretty intuitive to get going, specially for quick prototyping like in this case
Sketchup is indeed really easy and is also free
Good shit, Kirby. Even if you didn’t get deep into the weeds on the theory, anyone who is keen on building their own speakers will be able to dig down on the considerations you put forward. Thank you for taking the time. Don’t fret about the disjointed nature of the video, you covered a lot of ground and it probably could have blown out to over an hour. Can’t wait for the build video!
It was tough to keep it short! Haha thanks for watching my man 🙏🙌
@@KirbyMeetsAudio hey Kirby! I'm very worried about you. I hope you are doing well. Please let us know that you are OK!
dang, never seen somebody with a quarter mil subscribers just ghost everybody
Maybe he past and only he had his passwords. Entirely possible just saying... Hope that isn't the case. I was curious I even bought Dayton Audio & lepai while back for some android projects. Ended up reselling them but I'm actually more curious on building some nice small room sized speakers now.
@@Bawkr Read the most recent posts👆👆👆
Has anyone had confirmation Kirby is ok? We understand if you don't want to make any more videos... just want to know if you're doing ok!
Yes, it looks like he is ok. I found on the internet that he found another job and received money from some customers for his speaker business and disappeared with their money without fulfilling their orders. At least that's what some people say in their comments in Facebook and he has a Linkedin profile.
You have explained some things to me better than I was understanding previously;
I like MTMs best as a listener, and I see why a little better now. I will offset slightly the tweeter in my next build...
Also the BSC makes way more sense to me now with your explanation.
Thanks for this. I havent learned anything new in speaker design in a long time and I love it!!
Please... We need you back!
I always thought that polar plot was the despotic leader of Cambodia. I guess you learn something new every day. :)
Hey mate, really hope things are okay for you or your healing, would love to see you back on the 'tube, but i/we do get that sometimes external thing change our paths and that means other things change regardless of we like it or not. Had that happen to our family with loss of our first, and then again with CV19. Just know that theres people who can help you, and its never too late to ask for help. Hope 2024 brings good things for you family
He's still around just not on this platform,apparently he p1ssed off alot of people.
I wonder what happened to Kirby ? Been gone months. His website is down too.
I thought it's gonna a be a series about diy studio monitors, but thats definitely only a chitchat room with yourself kirby. thanks.
Still rocking the hair. Keep up the content. So looking forward to something like this.
Your videos are really good. I wonder if you could make a video about measuring speakers and what tools do you use for it.
Hey Kirby! I remember being quite exited for the build video, but we’re a year later and this is still the last vid. You still alive?
I'd like to see more of the technical stuff. Looking forward to more on this build also!
Thanks for going deeper into the theory with this video. I've only made speakers from Parts Express kits before and understanding what to be thinking about when designing my own speakers definitely makes me more confident about the idea of undertaking the entire design process myself. Thanks for the video and keep it up!
I'd like to see a mix of deep technical videos and light-hearted (?) build videos 🙂
So not only one type for a long period 🙃
Thanks for diving into the nuances of this build! Im a furniture maker and am working on a console with integrated sound system components. I've studied up but seeing you do it really helps. I hadnt fully understood lobing(and probably still don't) but it is a concept crucial to project im working on! Keep it coming!
For the producer question, definitely Warren Huart from Produce Like a Pro, he's one of the few producers I can think that's still in the industry at that level that does educational content. That said he's made lots of reviews of studio monitors and equipment and could give you his point of view of how they sound in a profesional recording/mixing environment. Great series, keep it up!
Really like the new approach to building, the tech details are very much appreciated. I'm working on a set of bookshelves and couldn't settle on a design until I saw this. Please keep posting. -Green btw
These videos have been a lot of fun to put out! Good luck with your build!
Guys, where is Kirby? His website is down now, weird things are happening!
:-(
I'm afraid something terrible has happened
If his website is down it means, no one has paid for it... 😢
@@florianj6490 that's what I'm thinking! It's so weird
@@TheBlackCat1997able I've searched a bit. I found a lot angry customers on Facebook in the comment section. They ordered its offered items such as loudspeakers and this items were not shipped after the payment. I guess this is the reason why it's so quiet here and at the other social media accounts from Kirby. It seems all become too much for him. Therefore I think he's fine, but he quits his activities in speaker building and sale. I think he couldn't meet the high demands of his customers, maybe due to miscalculation.
wow, just fell on your channel and I love the builds. Any progress on this project? Any chance you're willing to offer the plans on your site afterwards?
It's strange. His activity seems to have abruptly stop 5 months ago around the time pandemic starts. I hope he's well.
This is a great video. Your explanation is technical enough to get an understanding without confusing the crap out of a diy speaker hobbyist. Keep them coming. Great stuff.
I'm back 4 months later and no update.... I'm sad
It is almost impossible to build a 3 way spkr without measurements and simulations using actual measurements in a real cabinet.
so where is he now? still no clue?
When you'll start making it., Excited to watch
The build starts next week! I'll be posting the process on the KMA instagram if you want to follow along. Thanks for watching!
Bro learned a lot in past videos loved this series you are gem bro please complete this series u r amazing brother
WE MISS YOU !! KIRBY!!!!!!! 2022 OCT 6
Are you done with youtube ?
When is the next video coming?
Yo dude! Where you at? Miss seeing your builds.
Hope all is well my friend . Hope your new career is going great . 👍
Genuinely happy i found your channel... not only are the videos relaxing and enjoyable to watch... I get proper info dumps like this video...
I do maker stuff too, and I'm doing a speaker project pretty soon and i've been looking for information like this on best practices for speaker setup. So many other "DIY speaker" videos take no consideration at all for the internal and external shape of a speaker. Or just use the same sub tube channel as they do for any other speaker but they dont go into why they design that channel or the reason for the width of diameter of a tube....
While I dont need to go into the super super HIFI end of my design, I do want to find the best practices to avoid clashing frequencies and resonance to get as clean as I reasonably can get on my speaker design... So finding your informative vids is great.
looking forward to get the full plans to build these monitors
Kirby, loving this series. The scratching the surface approach is great with separate in depth videos diving deeper. Your presentation skills also make it pleasant to watch. Favorite color is Orange!
🧡 Thanks! Excited to dig in on these topics soon. Thanks so much for watching!
@@KirbyMeetsAudio hey man, I really appreciate and I'm thankful for all your content...
I had a question that is it possible to build DIY bookshelf speakers using In-wall speakers, that already have both the drivers and the crossover.
As in all that is required is to build an appropriate MDF enclose with a baffle
its been 2 years
what happened?
you okay?
Hi Kirby
Long time no see🤔
Hopefully everything is alright?
Looking forward to new videos.
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Finally real content for diy’ers! Any chance to include a video about rear tweeters and its crossovers? Also those ESS HEIL AMT’s. Thank you! Carlos
Watched lots of your videos, but this is the first time I feel I need to leave a comment. I'm very pleased you're digging one shovel deeper this time. Pretty good explanations on some of the tougher theory behind this hobby. Keep it up!
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Gray is my favorite color.
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You've been mia for a while buddy, what's up?
this is great man! thank you!! loving the detail!!
Love these videos. Not too interested Interested in studio monitors but love the knowledge you share. Explaining things at a basic level even when they are extremely complex is great for us trying to learn
Finally😁👍
Great speakers!
Greetings from Norway.
🙌 Thanks so much for watching!
Dude! That was Great! I didn’t know shit about lobing. Thanks!
fun stuff! Thanks for watching!
thanks for taking the time in sharing your knowledge in technical matters, looking forward the next episode!
Where’s the last build video? Also could you share your Fusion 360 files so we can copycat?
102 is good. Happy to see/hear some 103 as well if you felt so inclined...
Excited to dig in on these topics in future videos! Thanks for watching!
Great video!
Correct me if I'm wrong but, doesn't a mtm give you great dispersion at the tweeter level only? In other words if you were to stand up you may not be able to hear as much sparkle of the tweeter as you would if you were sitting at tweeter level ?
I wanted to say this too. MTM has horrible vertical dispersion and it's why it should be banned as a center channel configuration unless you intent is bone all but the main listening positions frequency response.
Where are you man? I hope you're alright...
Kirby we miss you! From 🇩🇪
Your timing in this project is interesting - I started a DIY studio monitor kit based on the Neumann KH310 nearly a year ago... Just now cutting down the enclosures... hoping I don't have to keep rebuilding the crossovers
Hey Kirby, are you ever going to come back? I would love to see the conclusion of this DIY Studio Monitors project!
I'd love to see a video about 'options'... like, what you need to power the speakers, what you need if you want an internal powered soundbar, how to setup speakers if you want the TV to control the volume, etc.... lots of great speaker videos and standalone amp vids... but be kinda cool to see what's needed for different situations. I'd like to build a 2.1 soundbar/sub but I don't want external amps sitting around or to have to control the volume at the amp.
Favorite color: Cyan
Who would love your speakers: Zeos Pantera (Z Reviews)
Keep doing these amazing videos!
Thank you so much!
Kirby, we miss you man!
What's going on? It's almost a year now!
Hope you're alright bro
He is finished from this and will never upload another video again.
Also, about the producer. He's not doing any of his music production in YT (I might be wrong) but he showcases his work on their channel. Moog from Mighty Car Mods
To fix the problems with baffle step and diffraction, you could as well put some foam around the tweeter. Old B&W (like de DM6 speakers) or Rogers speakers use this technique. Another solution as well is to put the tweeter in its own small enclosure and put in on top of the larger enclosure, for instance something like B&W 800 series.