Speaker Placement - Akai Professional RPM3 Guide D'utilisation

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

The placement of your speakers has a huge impact on how well they will perform in your
studio.
Although nearfield studio monitors are designed to be more forgiving when it comes to
placement, you should do your best to make sure they form an equilateral triangle relative
to your head. In other words, make sure that each speaker is equally distant from both
your head as well as the other speaker. Once each speaker has been placed, rotate the
speakers slightly so that the drivers are pointing toward the engineer.
Take a look at the diagram on
the right. Notice that the
distance from the engineer's
head to each speaker is the
same as the distance between
the left and right speakers. Also
note that the speakers are
turned slightly so that the drivers
are facing the engineer.
This is an ideal setup but if it is
not practical (or possible) to do
this, try to match this setup as
closely as possible.
SPEAKER HEIGHT
The ideal height for RPM3 speakers is so that the speaker is parallel to the ground and that
the midpoint of the woofer and tweeter is at ear-height.
The diagram below demonstrates the ideal placement height of the speakers relative to the
engineer. Notice that the engineer's ears are directly between the woofer and tweeter.
If possible, use speaker stands and move the monitors off of your desk (or meter bridge, if
you are using a mixer).
decoupled from your desk and there is less chance reflected sound from the desk (or
mixer) reaching your ears and smearing the imaging of your studio monitors.
LEFT SPEAKER
This usually results in better imaging since the monitor is
WOOFER/TWEETER MIDPOINT
3
RIGHT SPEAKER
The speakers and
listener should be at
the three corners of a
triangle having equal
length sides.
LISTENER