A 2-part series explaining what factors affect the design and performance of monitor speakers.
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Monitors Demystified: Part 1
Compromise & Approximation
Monitor speakers affect nearly all the descisions we make when recording and mixing — yet most of us know very little about how they are designed, and why they sound the way they do. In the first of a new series, Phil Ward explains what goes into the design of typical passive nearfields, and the effects they can have on what we record.
Published October 2000
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Monitors Demystified: Part 2
Frequency Response Secrets
What do the manufacturer's frequency response figures tell you about your studio monitors? Less than you might think, as Phil Ward discovers...
Published November 2000