Those are foldback monitors surely? Brian

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On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 09:30:41 +0100, Ian McCall wrote:

On 2017-07-23 07:53:31 +0000, "Brian Gaff"
said:

I always thought that the generic term of monitor speaker was one that
sounded like it was the real sounds. It certainly seems to have meant
that
in studios. However speakers that on paper are flat can often sound
awful
and speakers with lumpy responses can sound nice.

That's the point though. Nipping in from my music writing side (i don't
have the audio experience people on this group have), the purpose of a
monitor speaker is exactly that - to monitor the sound levels and mix.
It's not to sound nice, it's to get the flattest and most neutral
response.

I've no doubt it's developed into marketing speak and there are plenty
of 'monitor' speakers about that are just ordinary speakers, but the
idea is to get the truest reflection of what you're actually doing so
that you're not fooled that you've e.g. put plenty of bass in the mix
just because your speaker overemphasises bass.


Cheers,
Ian


I thought a monitor was a speaker that was pointed at the performer
rather than the audience. What's the correct name for that?

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