Getting the right pair of near field, studio monitors for your studio is essential. Afterall, the sound coming out of your speakers is what you’re going to be basing almost all of your musical and mixing decisions on. With more options than ever and a vast array to choose from, catering to all budgets, there’s never been a better time to shop for monitors.
As always, try and do plenty of research and learn as much as you can on this subject before purchasing. Read up on specifications, check out reviews and recommendations and if you can, try before you buy.
The first thing to consider is what size speaker you require. This depends on how big your room is and what kind of volumes you’ll be using them at. Typically 5 to 8 inch cone sizes will be perfectly sufficient. Try and choose something that suits your space.
As with microphones, try and buy the best you can afford. Thankfully there are some great options out there even if you’re working to a tight budget. The PreSonus Eris range of monitors are really affordable. These are the monitors that we use in the UCan Studios.
Hit records have been mixed on monitors like the KRK Rokit 5, which are also affordable and very common in amateur and professional studios alike. This 3 tip video that might be of some help:
Connecting your near fields is usually simple and often come with jack, XLR, or aux sockets for your speaker cables. In many cases they will be ‘active’ (powered) but if you decide to choose ‘passive’ speakers you will need to match them with an appropriate amplifier unit.
Finally, no matter how much you spend and how wonderful your speakers are, if they’re positioned badly, or your room isn’t correctly set-up acoustically to compliment them – they will not sound good, so be sure to check out our guide to acoustically treating your room.
UCan Play, the company behind the Interface:Response project, can help secure you preferential pricing on all your technology purchases. Do contact us for further information and advice. Our mentors are here to provide you with free support too as part of the Interface:Response project in the UK.
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