Reference Monitors

One of the best parts about the JBL MSC1 monitor system controller is the fact that it employs Room Mode Correction technology, which measures your studio room and tunes your connected speakers to compensate for low frequency anomalies and in turn, produce outstanding audio.  

Unlike the original Active MixCubes, the newest version of the mini reference monitors are actually cube-shaped. Each box now features an updated power rating, expanded headroom, and more.  

If you already own CMS studio monitors, you'll want to check out the new Focal CMS SUB subwoofer, which would complete your monitoring setup. It's meant to integrate perfectly with what you have while being lightweight and easy to position.  

Today's space limitations have become major considerations for the creation of studio environments with planning the space being a critical factor involved in decision-making ranging from the layout to the equipment about to be procured. The ATC SCM25A provides coveted power within a reasonably compact package to accommodate for these present space limitations.  

It sometimes is hard to find the right monitors to fit your studio. It's very annoying sometimes that you have to make major modifications within your space. The Genelec 8260A three-way reference monitors enable you to get that good critical listening experience as it adjusts to what you have at the present.  

The biased ear often leads to a disastrous production. Avoiding such pitfalls require really clean monitors. The Blue Sky SAT 265 active studio monitors puts your critical listening skills into high gear.  

Whenever you record something and try to create a little bit of studio magic during the mixing process, one thing that's bound to baffle you is the bass. The M-Audio SBX10 active subwoofer sheds some "light" into the mud of bass work.  

Studio junkies all over the globe are now presented with a 90-day deal they just shouldn't miss. Now is the time to execute that planned studio upgrade as the JBL 90-Day Ear Candy Giveaway Promo offers free AKG headphones for a purchase of some JBL studio monitors.  

It's quite unexpected that some active studio monitors are priced way lower than your pair of headphones. In today's world, such things are possible. Just take a look at what the TASCAM VL-M3 is proudly exhibiting.  

Bass, bass, bass, and lots of bass: a predominant feature in the music of today. Faced with such low-frequency predominance, working in the studio requires far more accurate monitoring designed for this purpose. To be debuted at Summer NAMM 2009, Akai Professional RPM8 Studio Monitors is bound to exceed your expectations.  

Active studio monitors, despite being standard, can be costly being that its price' higher than passive ones plus it would add more to your electricity bill. The development of a passive monitor, the KRK Systems R6, is on its way to rival active monitors and is now being shipped worldwide.  

Dave Hetrick from KRK Systems really "takes off" in this video on the RP (Rokit-Powered) Series. He proves his technical acumen in speaker design, even going so far as to reveal the mysteries of the elusive "Smiley Face EQ." Never underestimate the midrange detail, Grasshopper.  

More and more musicians, producers, and other individuals in the musical realm rely on the Internet for updated information each day. Realizing this trend, Genelec Oy has introduced its web site for its users and fans, the Genelec Community web site. To encourage further membership, the also introduced a video competition where the winner will get a 5.1 surround sound system from Genelec.  

Dave Hetrick from KRK Systems is back, this time with the VXT Series in tow. With the confidence of a winning high school football coach, Hetrick lets us know all about the engineer-recommended details the make this line the one that KRK aims straight at the professionals. You're a professional, right?  

The Rep with a rep, Dave Hetrick from KRK Systems, breaks out the big guns and lets us have it with the KRK Systems Key Design Technologies, which are what make these hot lil' speakers different from all the rest. And hey, it's a lot more than the distinctive yellow cone! They have taken into consideration some acoustic issues that may have bothered you for years, but never knew anyone would actually address. Well, here you go:  

Your local dealer has started filling their shelves with the M-Audio Studiophile DSM3. It's probably enough reason to come out of your control booths for a little sunlight, if only to check 'em out.  

It may not seem like big news, but the updated Genelec 8020B active, bi-amped monitors now feature a power switch that's separate from the volume control. You can now turn the monitor off without changing volume levels, encouraging the environmentally-sound habit of not leaving them on.  

It may seem a bit counter-intuitive that online loop-distributor Time + Space has started carrying German audio hardware manufacturer ESI, but htink again about the company name: Time + Space. The loops weren't fulfilling their complete retail mission! They needed products that take up actual, physical space -- even if, like the ESI ESI SW10K eXperience Active Studio Subwoofer, they only take up a little space.  

Priced below their DSM1 monitors but above their BX series monitors, the new M-Audio CX Series are not only poised to shake up the home studio market, but they also reinforce the importance of adhering to alphabetical sequencing.  

The KRK R6s are passive studio monitors that sport the same front baffle, speakers complement and cabinet design as the new, G2 Rokit powered monitors, just without the power section. They're perfect for adding your own amplifier, or leave them unpowered for your "Model Studio."  

What's going on here? Are those reference drivers just floating in the middle of nothingness? Is this some kind of illusion? Oh, no, wait. I see. It's a pair of the new Fostex PM0.4W Powered Monitors in limited edition white, photographed by some dude who should never get product photography work again.  

Listen, I know Long Island, and sure it deserves a lot of the slagging it gets form the rest of the world, one thing you can't knock LI for is the blue-collar work ethic of its inhabitants, perfectly embodies by the Suffolk County-born Samson Studio GT Active USB Monitors. Find out why.  

Please don't think of M-Audio as the "Budget Digidesign." The new M-Audio DSM1 and DSM2 studio monitors are every bit as professional as their parent company's versions. In fact, they're the perfect choice for studio owners who don't want to compromise on sound, but are limited by their. . . umm. . . religious beliefs?  

Dropping the price performance bar yet again, JBL unveiled the newest variation on their renowned home studio monitors. The new JBL LSR2300 series are a more affordable version of the LSR4300 series, sacrificing the room correction component but maintaining the high0quality components.  

While NAMM was littered with super-high ticket items, you can always rely on companies like Alesis to focus on innovative products for the budget conscious. The Alesis M!Active 520 USB Monitors save you space and money by pulling double duty as an interface.  

ADAM Audio has no problem bringing their Sub7 compact subwoofer to Winter NAMM this year. They could have saved even more space with a shorter name with the same meaning, like "6" or "5," but I guess there's a reason God chose ADAM to name things and not me.  

I believe in Fritz Lang's 1927 masterpiece, Metropolis, the movie opened up with a quote that seems to reflect Collin Jordan's view on mastering: "The speakers are the mediator between the ears and the Pro Tools HD rig."  

The EVENT Opal monitor did not arrive by fax from heaven. The EVENT Opal monitor is the product of man, my dear. Not of God. The EVENT Opal monitor did not fall magically from the clouds. Man created it as a high-detail, low-distortion monitor.  

Carl Saff runs Saff Mastering in Chicago out of small and, shall we say, imperfect room. Picking out a pair of reference monitors was not an easy task, but the PMC IB1's have overcome the various acoustic imperfections, and even eliminated the need for a separate subwoofer -- more feet space!  

Like Doc Brown said, "If you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?" TC Electronic took this concept and applied it to a simpler, though no less necessary, bit of technology -- the passive volume control -- with the TC Electronic Level Pilot.