David Mellor explores how the Yamaha NS-10M monitors became a studio staple and why, decades after being discontinued, engineers are still seeking out second-hand pairs.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 - Why NS-10Ms Became a Studio Staple
02:11 - Making Better Mixing Decisions
03:49 - A Second Pair of NS-10Ms
05:23 - Mixing With Missing Frequencies
09:11 - Reflex vs Closed Box Monitors
11:35 - Why Pleasant Isn’t Always Better
13:29 - Mixes That Translate
15:40 - Making Rapid Mixing Decisions
18:52 - The Case for Closed-Box Monitors

The Phil Ward Article - https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/yamaha-ns10-story

https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/yamaha-ns-10m-studio-monitors-sos-podcast

David Mellor Biog
David Mellor got his start in pro audio through the Tonmeister course at Surrey University studying music, piano performance, acoustics, electronics, electro-acoustics and recording.

He went on to work at London's Royal Opera House, with responsibilities including sound design, front-of-house operation, stage monitoring and electronic design satisfying the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Karlheinz Stockhausen. David has also had over 600 works published in the field of production music. Notable uses of his music include the BBC's Horizon, Fahrenheit 911, and the Oprah Winfrey Show.

David has been actively involved in Audio Education since 1986, teaching students of City of Westminster College and Westminster University, also returning to guest lecture at Surrey University. From 2001 until recently David has offered courses in audio online with Audio Masterclass. 

David now enjoys making YouTube videos for his 84,000 subscribers and releasing music on streaming services and Bandcamp for his dozen or so listeners.

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@audiomasterclass
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/6OkaDx4vB4O2ssUA5p4M8g
Bandcamp - https://davidmellor.bandcamp.com/

Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

Recording & Mixing

Yamaha NS-10M Studio Monitors

Show Notes

Yamaha NS-10M Studio Monitors | Podcast

Presents: Collapsing Worlds (B2B)

Tracklist for the set:

DIREQT - RF Intents 2024 Tool | 00:00 - 01:00
So Juice & Fantasm - On Fire | 01:00 - 02:18
Anderex - Another Dimension | 02:18 - 04:07
Chapter V, Infliction & The Smiler - One By One | Fraw - Bass Is Kicking | 04:07 - 06:04
Fraw & MC Flo - FIRE & ICE (Super Nova Edit) (DIREQT Zaag Edit) | 06:04 - 07:46
DIREQT - Crimson Eclipse | 07:46 - 10:25
Anderex & Deezl - Echoes of the Journey | 10:25 - 13:12
Mutilator - Spiders | 13:12 - 15:42
Exproz - The Future | 15:42 - 18:18
Anderex & Mutilator ft. Dissaray - Twin Turbo | 18:18 - 22:18
Lekkerfaces -  ISSA MF RAVE | Unflamed - Feel it | 22:18 - 22:54
Devor - Illusions | 22:54 - 25:06
Synthsation - In Your Eyes | 25:06 - 27:42
DIREQT - ID (New Solo Track) | 27:42 - 30:12

Presents: The Final Gearbox (B2B)

The third one out of the 5, don't miss out on these next two they're gonna be mad :)

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BCKEEPS - MINI MIX [VOLUME 3]

Come along with me on the first of a series of live mixes. Getting the reps in while trying to build various playlists. This first installment is the beginnings of a miami/club house playlist I have been putting together for a couple weeks... Live from Mineral, VA.

Hope you enjoy :D  

Mixes from the garage (Vol. 1)

Fun mix I did practicing some fast transitions between tracks  

Setlist:

Nosi – So Good 
Diplo, Sonny Fodera – Turn Back Time 
Jack Harlow – Lovin On Me (Loadjaxx Remix) 
Loud Luxury – Body 
John Summit, Cloves – Focus 
Nezto – Set Me Free
Calvin Harrris – I’m Not Alone 
Hayden James, Sidepiece – Lights Go Down
Rufus Du Sol, Tate McRae, Tiesto – 10:35 X You We’re Right (Nezto Mashup) 
Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend (Nezto Remix)
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (DE SOFFER Remix) 
Purple Disco Machine, Kungs – Substitution
Phil Harris, Cammie Robinson – My Favourite Game 
Swedish House Mafia – Heaven Takes You Home 
J Worra – Check Out 
The Weeknd – Cry For Me (Nezto Remix) 
John Summit, Guz – What A Life 
Selker – Too Much For Me 
Jamie XX – Life 
Parachute Youth – Better Than This (John Summit Remix) 
Sofi Tukker – Drinkee (John Summit & Vintage Culture Remix) 
Disco Lines, Felly – Swim
Maverick Sabre – Slow Down  (Vintage Culture & Slow Motion Remix) 
MK, Chrystal – Dior 
Djo – End Of Beginning (Zen World Sunset Remix) 
Calvin Harris – Slide (Douwe Remix) 
One Republic – Counting Stars (Nezto Remix) 
The Magician – Sunlight 
Chris Lake, Abel Balder – Ease My Mind

Chill Commercial House Mix

Enjoy my new Mixing style from odlschool to newstyle Hip Hop RNB Music! Juni 2025

DJG.M.C-Swiss - Summer Vibes 2025

NewNew - 5KGenie & YUNG KING

Music is an unbelievable magical deep sea where I drown in love with it which is why it’s so hard to pick one genre!
But I will always have my favorites✨
1- Schranz
2- Hard/Industrial Techno 
3- Melodic Techno 
4- Afro House
5- Funky House
6- Progressive House

My Insta: rain.0o

Funky House 1 Hour Set Rain.mix

EPOCH (pronounced "epic") 
~a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics.

This album consists mostly of artists that were popular during the golden age of hip-hop - the 80's, mostly 90's and I also threw in a couple from the 2000's.

*All cuts and scratches strictly belong to the artists.

*No money is being made off of this album due to the sampling and copyright issues.

Many thanks to the following artists that I sampled and mixed to make this album possible.




Artist/Album/Song (*samples included)

Tommy Marvelous Intro:
*Love and Rockets/Hot Trip to Heaven /Trip & Glide
*Public Enemy/Yo! Bum Rush the Show/Public Enemy No. 1
*EPMD/Strictly Business/You're a Customer
*Joeski Love/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 3/Pee Wee's Dance

*Metallica/Master Of Puppets (Remastered)/Orion
Ice-T/Power /Power 
Beastie Boys/Paul's Boutique [20th Anniversary Remastered Edition]/Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
Afternoons in Stereo/Retrospective/Dusk in Andalusia
U2/Zooropa/Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car
Jungle Brothers/Done by the Forces of Nature/Beyond This World
De La Soul/De La Soul Is Dead/A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'
*Madness/One Step Beyond/One Step Beyond
dj Crime/Dead Wrong (Remix)
Paul Nice/Soul On The Grill/Summer Breeze by Main Ingredient
Black Sheep/A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing/The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Paul Nice/Soul On The Grill/Summer Breeze by Main Ingredient
Babe Ruth/First Base/The Mexican
J-Walk/A Night On The Rocks/The Wasp
Wu-Tang Clan/Wu-Tang Forever/Visionz
Masta Ace/Sittin' on Chrome/Born To Roll
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth/Mecca & The Soul Brother/They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
*Trouble Funk/Drop the Bomb/Pump Me Up
Black Moon/Enta Da Stage/Who Got Props
Troubleneck Brothers/DJ-Kicks - Stereo MC's/Back To The Hip Hop
*Beastie Boys/Licensed to Ill/The New Style
*L.L. Cool J/Radio/Rock The Bells
*Eric B. & Rakim/Paid In Full/My Melody
*Fat Boys/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 5/Fat Boys
*Boogie Down Productions/By All Means Necessary/My Philosophy
*Run-D.M.C./King Of Rock/King Of Rock
*Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 1/Scorpio
*U.T.F.O./Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 4/Roxanne Roxanne
*EPMD/Strictly Business/You Gots to Chill 
*Doug E. Fresh feat. MC Ricky D/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 1/La Di Da Di
*Salt-N-Pepa/Hot, Cool & Vicious /My Mic Sounds Nice
*Whodini/Escape/Five Minutes Of Funk
*Funky Four + 1/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 5/That's The Joint
*Kurtis Blow/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 4/8 Million Stories
Eric B. & Rakim/Hip Hop Essentials, Vol. 3/Microphone Fiend
Krs-One/Mc's Act Like They Don`t Know/Mc's Act Like They Don`t Know
Torii Wolf/Flow Riiot/Big Big Trouble
Special Ed/Youngest In Charge/Akshun
Biz Markie/Goin' Off/Nobody Beats The Biz (Marley Marl Remix)
Gang Starr/Hard To Earn/Mass Appeal
Polyrhythmics/Fondue Party/Cracked Pepper
Movie Feature Presentation
Slick Rick/The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick/Children's Story
Shawn Brown/Rappin' Duke (Single)/Rappin' Duke

Epoch

House producer @Melbourne


Venues Played:

Xe54
MP Live Lounge 
Gods Kitchen 
The Cheeky Squire 
The Social Club

Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, "CustomTag" or Emil is a passionate and dedicated music producer, originating from an old beginning and now returning better than before.

CustomTag´s commitment to a promise of always delivering energetic Hardstyle sets, mixes etc. is like no other. Since 2019, Emil´s love to music is unbreakable, creating a strong connection to Hardstyle early on. Although CustomTag´s flow was disrupted from a short break, he is finally returning, stronger than before and even more driven to become better every day. With the vision to design fresh sounds, powerful drops and energetic drops, Emil will ensure everything to keep the vibe living.

CustomTag´s journey has just begun so stay connected with this expert for a good vibe through his socials

Bookings & inquiries: bckeeps@gmail.com

17 year old Drum and Bass Producer / DJ based in Exeter, Devon.

Releases On:
- Transition Audio (@transition-audio)

Tommy Marvelous makes DJ mixes blending in different genres ranging from hip-hop, blaxploitation, classic rock, jazz, funk, electronic, new wave, psychedelic rock, alternative, and many more…

Eclectic DJ mixes for those who have an extensive knowledge of music. 

*All cuts and scratches strictly belong to the artists.

*No money is being made off of this album due to the sampling and copyright issues. 

Many thanks to all the artists that I sampled and mixed to make these albums possible.

✨ Open-Format DJ✨
MAIL ME FOR BOOKING 💌
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insta: rain.0o
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