ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at some studio items that are often taken for granted, but are actually quite significant. It discusses various types of speakers and their cables and connectors. Monitor speakers are used to listen to sound in the studio. Speakers are transducers, but they work in a manner that is completely different to that of microphones. Large speakers can be built into the wall, providing a loud, clear sound with plenty of “heavy” bass. Unless the monitor speakers are magnetically shielded, they must be positioned far enough away from computer screens to avoid distorting their pictures. Often, monitor speakers and connectors are given little or no thought. Although aware that accessory items are available, some production people are concerned only with making sure sound comes out of the speakers, but the purpose of the monitor speaker in audio production is not as minor as one might initially believe.
