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Joe Albano on Sun, October 16th 0 comments

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As every producer and engineer knows, a pair of monitors you can trust are essential when recording, mixing and mastering. Here's some things to bear in mind when choosing your next studio monitors.

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1. Ka-Ching

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2. The World is Flat (or at least your speakers should be)

Fig 2 A suitably flat response for a studio monitor (left) vs an overly-hyped response (right)

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3. Look Around

Fig 3 Various room issues will affect the monitors’ bass response and the clarity of the overall sound

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4. The Low-Down

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5. Safety in Numbers

Fig 4 Various useful references to augment the main monitors: (L to R) proper studio monitors (large & small); lo-res reference monitor (Auratone); typical hi-fi speaker; typical computer speaker; studio-grade headphones; earbuds (iPhone)

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Joe Albano

Joe is a musician, engineer, and producer in NYC. Over the years, as a small studio operator and freelance engineer, he's made recordings of all types from music & album production to v/o & post. He's also taught all aspects of recording and music technology at several NY audio schools, and has been writing articles for Recording magazine for many years.