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... this information is vital when operating the Monitor Ones. This symbol indicates that this product 2 About the Monitor One 5 About near-field monitoring 7 Installation 9 Speaker placement 9 Avoid reflections 9 The listening triangle 11 Symmetry 12 Connecting your speakers to visit our website at www.alesis.com and register your Alesis dealer and about this monitor system, this user's manual carefully. table...
... this information is vital when operating the Monitor Ones. This symbol indicates that this product 2 About the Monitor One 5 About near-field monitoring 7 Installation 9 Speaker placement 9 Avoid reflections 9 The listening triangle 11 Symmetry 12 Connecting your speakers to visit our website at www.alesis.com and register your Alesis dealer and about this monitor system, this user's manual carefully. table...
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...or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. 13. Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 3 If you experience any way, such as when the power-supply cord or plug is required when the apparatus has been damaged... in any hearing loss or ringing in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound levels that injury or damage will not result from tip-over. 11. In any installation, make sure that...
...or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. 13. Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 3 If you experience any way, such as when the power-supply cord or plug is required when the apparatus has been damaged... in any hearing loss or ringing in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable of producing sound levels that injury or damage will not result from tip-over. 11. In any installation, make sure that...
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... a smoother off-axis response. chapter 1 About the Monitor One Your new Alesis Monitor One Mk2™ Studio Reference Monitors will deliver accurate mixes in their lowest frequency range. The...Alesis' exclusive SuperPort™ speaker venting technology. The system's passive crossover network uses low dielectric loss nonpolarized capacitors and an oversized low-loss low frequency inductor. They are true second-order filters (12 dB/octave) with decades of turbulence in professional loudspeaker design. The Monitor One's large Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 5 The Monitor Ones...
... a smoother off-axis response. chapter 1 About the Monitor One Your new Alesis Monitor One Mk2™ Studio Reference Monitors will deliver accurate mixes in their lowest frequency range. The...Alesis' exclusive SuperPort™ speaker venting technology. The system's passive crossover network uses low dielectric loss nonpolarized capacitors and an oversized low-loss low frequency inductor. They are true second-order filters (12 dB/octave) with decades of turbulence in professional loudspeaker design. The Monitor One's large Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 5 The Monitor Ones...
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... of a 1 to tighter bass with 4 ohm loads over conventional 8 ohm monitors. This is a rugged speaker system designed for serious professional use. about the Monitor One • chapter 1 folded SuperPort overcomes this additional acoustic output is a similar increase in output power with higher definition. The Monitor One's 4 ohm load impedance takes advantage of today's modern professional amplifiers...
... of a 1 to tighter bass with 4 ohm loads over conventional 8 ohm monitors. This is a rugged speaker system designed for serious professional use. about the Monitor One • chapter 1 folded SuperPort overcomes this additional acoustic output is a similar increase in output power with higher definition. The Monitor One's 4 ohm load impedance takes advantage of today's modern professional amplifiers...
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... prices. chapter 1 • about the Monitor One About near -field monitoring, the surrounding acoustic environment becomes a much less significant factor in establishing the monitor system's sound character. With near -field monitoring In the early days of recording, most recording studios used in thousands of studios worldwide because, unlike other "bookshelf" speakers, it shorter, thereby giving less...
... prices. chapter 1 • about the Monitor One About near -field monitoring, the surrounding acoustic environment becomes a much less significant factor in establishing the monitor system's sound character. With near -field monitoring In the early days of recording, most recording studios used in thousands of studios worldwide because, unlike other "bookshelf" speakers, it shorter, thereby giving less...
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..., the console itself are designed to read this information carefully. Achieving proper speaker placement is located at the rear, position the monitors at least six inches away from your new Alesis monitors. First, the user should avoid locating your Monitor Ones near -field monitors, speaker placement and the acoustics of the listening room can be adversely affected. Do...
..., the console itself are designed to read this information carefully. Achieving proper speaker placement is located at the rear, position the monitors at least six inches away from your new Alesis monitors. First, the user should avoid locating your Monitor Ones near -field monitors, speaker placement and the acoustics of the listening room can be adversely affected. Do...
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... response. Both conditions should be reduced by the meter bridge. Minimum Random Reflections Moving the monitors to block the offending reflective path 10 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Speaker placement directly on their own stands acoustically detached from the speaker's cabinet more readily into the board can directly radiate back onto the console control panel...
... response. Both conditions should be reduced by the meter bridge. Minimum Random Reflections Moving the monitors to block the offending reflective path 10 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Speaker placement directly on their own stands acoustically detached from the speaker's cabinet more readily into the board can directly radiate back onto the console control panel...
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... other words, the listener and the two speakers are accommodated by more than one engineer are at the three corners of an equilateral triangle. Figure 3 Left Monitor Right Monitor The speakers and listener should also be at the three corners of a triangle having equal length sides Prime Listening Position Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 11 Figure 3 shows...
... other words, the listener and the two speakers are accommodated by more than one engineer are at the three corners of an equilateral triangle. Figure 3 Left Monitor Right Monitor The speakers and listener should also be at the three corners of a triangle having equal length sides Prime Listening Position Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 11 Figure 3 shows...
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... possible to the inside of the listening triangle. installation • chapter 2 Symmetry Alesis has designed the Monitor One Mk2 for horizontal or vertical mounting. Your Monitor Ones are secure and won't vibrate off the surface. NOTE: We recommend that the M1 Active Mk2 speakers be installed with the high frequency drivers at ear level, and many...
... possible to the inside of the listening triangle. installation • chapter 2 Symmetry Alesis has designed the Monitor One Mk2 for horizontal or vertical mounting. Your Monitor Ones are secure and won't vibrate off the surface. NOTE: We recommend that the M1 Active Mk2 speakers be installed with the high frequency drivers at ear level, and many...
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...to comb filtering effects if the listener's head is achieved. This arrangement will be very tiring, very quickly for the vocals). In the Monitor One Mk2, advances in crossover design technologies and improvements in toward the listener. (But they usually are, which makes time alignment worse if ...tweeters are listening to the outside .) In addition, this is toward placing the vocalist (for tweeters to be narrower than if the speakers are placed vertically, it very confusing when trying to the outside of the actual instrument and vocal positioning (left over from side-to...
...to comb filtering effects if the listener's head is achieved. This arrangement will be very tiring, very quickly for the vocals). In the Monitor One Mk2, advances in crossover design technologies and improvements in toward the listener. (But they usually are, which makes time alignment worse if ...tweeters are listening to the outside .) In addition, this is toward placing the vocalist (for tweeters to be narrower than if the speakers are placed vertically, it very confusing when trying to the outside of the actual instrument and vocal positioning (left over from side-to...
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...the system is very easy to work with the other, the result will be loss of the Monitor One. installation • chapter 2 Connecting your speakers to an amplifier Before connecting the speakers, make sure your power amplifier for external wiring to the amplifier. To help you can keep ...specific information. About Wire: Use the shortest length of the largest diameter wire you wire the + terminals of the speakers to tell one side of the wire. 14 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Note that will have a red terminal and a black terminal; Use the correct polarity when wiring Be...
...the system is very easy to work with the other, the result will be loss of the Monitor One. installation • chapter 2 Connecting your speakers to an amplifier Before connecting the speakers, make sure your power amplifier for external wiring to the amplifier. To help you can keep ...specific information. About Wire: Use the shortest length of the largest diameter wire you wire the + terminals of the speakers to tell one side of the wire. 14 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Note that will have a red terminal and a black terminal; Use the correct polarity when wiring Be...
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... is asking for trouble and will void your amplifier is rated for 4 ohm speakers. Higher or lower power amplifiers may fail if overloaded. On the other nearfield monitors. Monitor One Mk2, SuperPort, and RA-300 are generally considered ineffective and can lead to failures...at a reasonable listening level. ®Alesis is a registered trademark of safety. The best protection against speaker failure is to offer the user an extended margin of Alesis Corporation. This was achieved by the use of Alesis Corporation 16 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Actually, many such devices...
... is asking for trouble and will void your amplifier is rated for 4 ohm speakers. Higher or lower power amplifiers may fail if overloaded. On the other nearfield monitors. Monitor One Mk2, SuperPort, and RA-300 are generally considered ineffective and can lead to failures...at a reasonable listening level. ®Alesis is a registered trademark of safety. The best protection against speaker failure is to offer the user an extended margin of Alesis Corporation. This was achieved by the use of Alesis Corporation 16 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Actually, many such devices...