What is the function of studio monitor speakers?

The studio monitor speakers are mainly used for program monitoring in control rooms and recording studios. They owns characteristics of small distortion, wide and flat frequency response, and very few modification of the signal, so they can truly reproduce the original appearance of the program. This kind of speaker is not very popular in our civilian field. On the one hand, most of us want to listen to the more pleasant sound after the exaggerated modification by speakers. On the other hand, this kind of speaker is too expensive. The first aspect is actually a misunderstanding of the studio monitor speakers. If the music producer has processed the sound to be enough good, the studio monitor speakers can still hear the modified effect. Obviously, studio monitor speakers are trying to be as faithful as possible to recall the idea of the music producer, that what you hear is what he wants you to hear. Therefore, the general public likes to pay the same price to buy speakers that sounds to be more pleasing on the surface, but this has actually destroyed the original intention of the creator. So, people who have a certain understanding of speakers prefer to studio monitor speakers.

What is the difference between studio monitor speakers and normal speakers?

1. As to studio monitor speakers, many people may heard about them in the professional audio’s field , but they are still strange with it. Let’s learn it through speakers’ classification. Speakers can be generally divided into main speakers, studio monitor speakers and monitor speakers according to their uses. The main speaker is generally used as the main sound box of the sound system and undertakes the main sound playback task; the monitor sound box, also known as the stage monitor sound box, is generally used on the stage or dance hall for actors or band members to monitor their own singing or performance sound. The studio monitor speakers are used for monitoring when producing audio programs in listening rooms, recording studios, etc. It has the characteristics of small distortion, wide and flat frequency response, clear sound image, and little modification of the signal, so it can truly reproduce the original appearance of the sound.

2. From the perspective of music appreciation, whether it is a studio monitor speaker for purely objective playback, or a variety of Hi-Fi speakers and AV speakers with exquisite and unique charm, all kinds of speaker products have their different user groups, and not a studio monitor with minimal sound coloration is necessarily a good choice for listening to music. The essence of the studio monitor speakers is to try to eliminate the sound coloration caused by the speakers.

3. In fact, more people like the stylized and personalized sound effects from various types of Hi-Fi speakers. For Hi-Fi speakers, there will definitely be some kind of sound coloring. Manufacturers will also make subtle modifications to the corresponding frequencies in the sound according to their own understanding of music and the style of the product. This is sound coloring from an aesthetic point of view. Just like photography, monitors and other products, sometimes some more flavorful personalized products with slightly thicker colors and over-rendering will be more popular. That is to say, different people have different feelings about the orientation of timbre, and both studio monitor boxes and ordinary Hi-Fi boxes have different application fields. If you want to set up a personal music studio or are an audiophile who pursues the essence of sound, then a suitable studio monitor speaker is your best choice.