WHAT ARE STUDIO MONITORS?
Studio monitors are loudspeakers specifically designed for audio and video production applications such as recording studios, film and television production studios, and radio studios. When the term monitor is used, it means that the speaker is designed to produce relatively flat (linear) phase and frequency responses. This means that in a good studio monitor, there will be no emphasis or de-emphasis (boosting or cutting) of particular frequencies so that the loudspeaker gives the listener an accurate reproduction of the tonal qualities of the source audio. Synonyms for this are uncolored and transparent. Most commonly, a monitor speaker refers to a near-field speaker, which is small enough to sit on a stand or a mixing consoles meter bridge, near the listener so that most of the sound the listener hears is coming directly from the speaker, rather than reflecting off of walls and ceilings. Finally, a studio monitor is designed to be more rugged than a hi-fi speaker, to handle peaks, ov
