User's Manual

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ENGLISH
SYMMETRY, POSITION and HEIGHT
The studio monitor position shall be symmetrical with respect to the side walls and
asymmetrical with respect to the ideal line between the rear and the front walls, otherwise
reflections may alter the sound image.
Studio monitors shall be at the same level (height from the floor) of the listener ears.
STABLE BASES and FLOOR STANDS
Studio monitors shall be placed on stable and firm bases, in order to avoid annoying
vibrations and sound interferences. Usually, it is preferable to place studio monitors on
floor stands (and not on mixing desks).
LISTENING VOLUME LEVEL
It is not recommended to listen at high volume too long: apart from the obvious health
risks, ears fatigue can set in and dull your perception of top end frequencies.
Monitoring at different volume levels is a good practice anyway; even to listen to a song
mix outside the recording studio may help.
EQUALISATION
‘Mytho’ controls can help to equalise the sound, yet these should be used if necessary only
as they cannot replace a good room acoustic treatment and correct a wrong loudspeaker
placement.
VERY LOW FREQUENCIES
‘Mytho’ studio monitors can provide an extended response on low frequencies, even
without a subwoofer, but the limit is fixed by the room dimensions. The room longest
diagonal is indicative of the maximum wavelength reproducible: for instance, a recording
studio with dimensions 3.6 x 3.75 x 4.5 m has the longest diagonal equal to 6.88 m, which
corresponds to a c.50 Hz wave.
SYMMETRY, POSITION AND
HEIGHTTS
STABLE BASES AND FLOOR
STANDING
LISTENING VOLUME LEVEL
EQUALIZATION
VERY LOW FREQUENCIES