Modern Recording Techniques, 9th Edition

CHAPTER 18 Monitoring

 

 

 

 

 

Throughout the entire recording process, our ability to judge and adjust sound is primarily based on what’s heard through the monitor speakers in a project studio or professional control room environment (Figure 18.1). In fact, within the audio and video industries, the word “monitor” refers to a device that acts as a subjective professional standard or reference by which program material can be critically evaluated.

FIGURE 18.1 Example of a professional monitoring system: Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL. (Courtesy of Solid State Logic LTD, www­.so­lid­-st­ate­-lo­gic­.co­m)

Despite steady advances in design, ...