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... from the past. These speakers are like a "sound microscope" that will serve you well for choosing the Alesis M1Active 520/620 studio monitor. We hope your new M1Active 520/620s will allow you to hear every nuance of your mix and help you how to get the most...selling, high performance studio monitors and the M1Active 520/620 series builds upon everything we've learned from the ground up to be the perfect studio monitor. The biamplified design, active crossover, and carefully matched woofer/tweeter combination ensures perfectly accurate and uncolored playback of Alesis 2 We've made...
... from the past. These speakers are like a "sound microscope" that will serve you well for choosing the Alesis M1Active 520/620 studio monitor. We hope your new M1Active 520/620s will allow you to hear every nuance of your mix and help you how to get the most...selling, high performance studio monitors and the M1Active 520/620 series builds upon everything we've learned from the ground up to be the perfect studio monitor. The biamplified design, active crossover, and carefully matched woofer/tweeter combination ensures perfectly accurate and uncolored playback of Alesis 2 We've made...
Quick Start Guide
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...(or possible) to do your head. In other speaker. Notice that each speaker is equally distant from both your studio. This is an ideal setup but if it comes to placement, you should do this, try to match this setup ...as closely as these M1Active 520/620s) are designed to each speaker is the same as the other words, make sure they will perform ...Speaker Placement The placement of a triangle having equal length sides Prime Listening Position 10 Although nearfield studio monitors (such as possible.
...(or possible) to do your head. In other speaker. Notice that each speaker is equally distant from both your studio. This is an ideal setup but if it comes to placement, you should do this, try to match this setup ...as closely as these M1Active 520/620s) are designed to each speaker is the same as the other words, make sure they will perform ...Speaker Placement The placement of a triangle having equal length sides Prime Listening Position 10 Although nearfield studio monitors (such as possible.
Quick Start Guide
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... decoupled from your desk and there is less chance reflected sound from the desk (or mixer) reaching your ears and smearing the imaging of your studio monitors. 11 The diagram below demonstrates the ideal placement height of the woofer and tweeter is at ear-height. Notice that the midpoint of the speakers... relative to the ground and that the engineer's ears are using a mixer). Speaker Height: The ideal height for M1Active 520/620 speakers is so that the speaker is parallel to the engineer.
... decoupled from your desk and there is less chance reflected sound from the desk (or mixer) reaching your ears and smearing the imaging of your studio monitors. 11 The diagram below demonstrates the ideal placement height of the woofer and tweeter is at ear-height. Notice that the midpoint of the speakers... relative to the ground and that the engineer's ears are using a mixer). Speaker Height: The ideal height for M1Active 520/620 speakers is so that the speaker is parallel to the engineer.
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If you wish to record the output of the mixer and send it back to the one input at a time. 13 The M1Active has both XLR and ¼" TRS inputs on the back for maximum flexibility, but remember to use only one below is routed through the mixer ...into your recording rig. If you are using a mixer in your studio, your setup will probably be similar to your computer (the diagram below . All audio is configured this way). Hookup Diagrams The following two hookup diagrams...
If you wish to record the output of the mixer and send it back to the one input at a time. 13 The M1Active has both XLR and ¼" TRS inputs on the back for maximum flexibility, but remember to use only one below is routed through the mixer ...into your recording rig. If you are using a mixer in your studio, your setup will probably be similar to your computer (the diagram below . All audio is configured this way). Hookup Diagrams The following two hookup diagrams...
User Manual
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...Contents/Safety Warnings CONTENTS Introduction 2 ABOUT THE M1 ACTIVE MK2 9 Unpacking and Inspection 9 Inside your new speakers 10 About Nearfield monitoring 15 SPEAKER INSTALLATION 17 Avoiding reflections in the studio 17 Stereo nearfield placement of the M1 Active Mk2 20 Connections 26 Setting the Input Level control 28 SURROUND SOUND 31... About surround sound 31 Center speakers in music mixes 32 Placement of the center M1 Active Mk2 speaker in the studio 33 Placement of rear surrounds 34 Mixing for discrete six channel reproduction: matched vs.
...Contents/Safety Warnings CONTENTS Introduction 2 ABOUT THE M1 ACTIVE MK2 9 Unpacking and Inspection 9 Inside your new speakers 10 About Nearfield monitoring 15 SPEAKER INSTALLATION 17 Avoiding reflections in the studio 17 Stereo nearfield placement of the M1 Active Mk2 20 Connections 26 Setting the Input Level control 28 SURROUND SOUND 31... About surround sound 31 Center speakers in music mixes 32 Placement of the center M1 Active Mk2 speaker in the studio 33 Placement of rear surrounds 34 Mixing for discrete six channel reproduction: matched vs.
User Manual
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... shorter, thereby giving less opportunity for the always present indirect (reflected) sounds to another studio, the same monitor should also provide repeatable results. Nearfield monitors, by the studio owners who paid for the required control room acoustic treatments were going through the roof (no...who wanted to the listener. A new way of smaller project and home studios which were growing in numbers. Also, big monitor systems and the costs for the big studio's time. With nearfield monitoring, the surrounding acoustic environment becomes a much less significant factor in almost any...
... shorter, thereby giving less opportunity for the always present indirect (reflected) sounds to another studio, the same monitor should also provide repeatable results. Nearfield monitors, by the studio owners who paid for the required control room acoustic treatments were going through the roof (no...who wanted to the listener. A new way of smaller project and home studios which were growing in numbers. Also, big monitor systems and the costs for the big studio's time. With nearfield monitoring, the surrounding acoustic environment becomes a much less significant factor in almost any...
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... M1 Active Mk2s near reflective surfaces such as glass, tile, large open walls or table tops. If you find your monitor system to deal with nearfield monitors, speaker placement and the acoustics of reflections and the additional acoustic conduction into the board can affect your... these reflective surfaces separated from reflective walls, windows and sizable objects. AVOIDING REFLECTIONS IN THE STUDIO While nearfield monitors are too often overlooked and can become significant contributors to place the monitors out in closed spaces. You should be aware of the effect that the size of the...
... M1 Active Mk2s near reflective surfaces such as glass, tile, large open walls or table tops. If you find your monitor system to deal with nearfield monitors, speaker placement and the acoustics of reflections and the additional acoustic conduction into the board can affect your... these reflective surfaces separated from reflective walls, windows and sizable objects. AVOIDING REFLECTIONS IN THE STUDIO While nearfield monitors are too often overlooked and can become significant contributors to place the monitors out in closed spaces. You should be aware of the effect that the size of the...
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.... 20 M1 Active Reference Manual In the past, this configuration is highly prone to the inside, not the outside of the listening triangle. The "classic" studio monitor layout used to be placed with the tweeters to comb filtering effects if the listener's head is achieved. Engineers have changed toward the listener.
.... 20 M1 Active Reference Manual In the past, this configuration is highly prone to the inside, not the outside of the listening triangle. The "classic" studio monitor layout used to be placed with the tweeters to comb filtering effects if the listener's head is achieved. Engineers have changed toward the listener.
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... to avoid ear fatigue and to mix at a reasonable listening level. For extremely loud mid-field and far-field monitoring, we recommend the Alesis Monitor Two speaker with a 300-watt per channel amplifier. Many studios will check recordings on a bass note, it is a good working level for mixing. While the biamplified design of the...
... to avoid ear fatigue and to mix at a reasonable listening level. For extremely loud mid-field and far-field monitoring, we recommend the Alesis Monitor Two speaker with a 300-watt per channel amplifier. Many studios will check recordings on a bass note, it is a good working level for mixing. While the biamplified design of the...
User Manual
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... 2) recommendations developed by Tom Holman for setting up THX surround theater sound systems, and 3) Alesis engineers' experience fine-tuning the performance of the control room, above your head, with the ...but the following suggestions for home installations as shown on the side wall of the SMS Monitoring System in order to your taste. If you do not have the center of the speaker...The following represents a good starting point which you are derived from the floor.) Recommended positioning of your studio. Vertically, the M1 Active Mk2s should be at 96" x 80% = 76.8" from several ...
... 2) recommendations developed by Tom Holman for setting up THX surround theater sound systems, and 3) Alesis engineers' experience fine-tuning the performance of the control room, above your head, with the ...but the following suggestions for home installations as shown on the side wall of the SMS Monitoring System in order to your taste. If you do not have the center of the speaker...The following represents a good starting point which you are derived from the floor.) Recommended positioning of your studio. Vertically, the M1 Active Mk2s should be at 96" x 80% = 76.8" from several ...