SOUND ON SOUND
Although perhaps better known as a leading UK manufacturer of hi-fi speakers, Mission have now launched their first active nearfield specifically designed for studio use.
Behringer's cost-effective take on amp and cabinet modelling, plus effects, is now available for bass players
This affordable miniature mic from one of the top names in condensers can neatly solve a variety of common recording problems.
Blue Sky's new active studio monitors use cutting-edge cone technology and closed-box speaker loading for improved performance.
We conclude our two-part examination into whether the traditional distinction between studio monitors and hi-fI speakers is justified. This month, the power-handling and compression characteristics of our four test monitors come under scrutiny...
Loudspeakers are traditionally designed for either monitor or hi-fi applications, but is there actually any difference? And just how suitable are hi-fi speakers for nearfield monitoring in the project studio? In Part 1 this month, we examine measured responses.
Cutting-edge technology, incredible dynamics, but is it really a studio monitor?
Can these unconventional plastic-bodied speakers possibly be suitable for studio work?
You may know Naim as a UK-based hi-fi manufacturer, but they also own a record label, and apply the same esoteric standards to the records they release as they do to their audio equipment. Phil Ward investigates the label's obsession with sound and explains their recording and mastering techniques.
What do the manufacturer's frequency response figures tell you about your studio monitors? Less than you might think, as Phil Ward discovers...