ABSTRACT
Throughout the entire recording process, our ability to judge and adjust sound is primarily based on what's heard through the monitor speakers in a project studio or professional control room environment. The word "monitor" refers to a device that acts as a subjective professional standard or reference by which program material can be critically evaluated. Headphones offer excellent spatial positioning in that they let the artist, engineer or producer place a sound source at critical positions within the stereo field without reflections or other environmental interference from the room. Monitor speakers are available with high-frequency drivers that are made of various types of hard and soft plastic domes, metal domes and even ones made with corrugated metal or plastic ribbon materials. Bass drivers can also be made from various materials, having various sizes that best match the enclosure size. Monitoring over headphones in the studio is by far the most common way to monitor sound during a recording session.
