sound on sound magazine, march 2002. optimising your monitor setup. if your monitoring isn't up to scratch, your whole production will suffer, so here are some tips on setting up your room so that your mixes always sound their best.

sound on sound, october 2000. monitor speakers affect nearly all the decisions we make when recording and mixing -- so why do so many of us know so little about how they are designed, and why? in the first of a new series, phil ward explains what goes into the design of typical passive nearfields, and the horrible effects they can have on what we record.

sound on sound magazine, november 2000. what do the manufacturer's frequency response figures tell you about your studio monitors? less than you might think, as phil ward discovers...

sound on sound, june 2002. investigating monitors, 'pro' & 'hi-fi' loudspeakers are traditionally designed for either monitor or hi-fi applications, but is there actually any difference? and just how suitable are hi-fi speakers for nearfield monitoring in the project studio? in part one this month, we examine measured responses

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