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... 42 Transducers 42 Crossover section 43 Amplifier Section 43 Acoustic Section 43 General 43 INDEX 44 M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 1 Contents/Safety Warnings CONTENTS Introduction 2 ABOUT THE M1 ACTIVE MK2 9 Unpacking and Inspection 9 Inside your new speakers 10 About Nearfield monitoring 15 SPEAKER INSTALLATION 17 Avoiding reflections in the studio 17 Stereo nearfield placement of the...
... 42 Transducers 42 Crossover section 43 Amplifier Section 43 Acoustic Section 43 General 43 INDEX 44 M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 1 Contents/Safety Warnings CONTENTS Introduction 2 ABOUT THE M1 ACTIVE MK2 9 Unpacking and Inspection 9 Inside your new speakers 10 About Nearfield monitoring 15 SPEAKER INSTALLATION 17 Avoiding reflections in the studio 17 Stereo nearfield placement of the...
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... a mixer or other line-level source and discusses proper speaker placement for purchasing the Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Biamplified Reference Monitors. Though we recommend you take full advantage of the M1 Active Mk2. Chapter 2: Speaker Installation. This chapter explains how to connect the M1 Active Mk2s to fill out your Alesis dealer or our factory service. Engineering specifications and reasons why nearfield...
... a mixer or other line-level source and discusses proper speaker placement for purchasing the Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Biamplified Reference Monitors. Though we recommend you take full advantage of the M1 Active Mk2. Chapter 2: Speaker Installation. This chapter explains how to connect the M1 Active Mk2s to fill out your Alesis dealer or our factory service. Engineering specifications and reasons why nearfield...
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...This instruction manual • M1 Actives with the same serial numbers as mirror-imaged pairs. About the M1 Active Mk2 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THE M1 ACTIVE MK2 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Your M1 Active Mk2 Biamplified Reference Monitors were packed carefully at the... factory, and the shipping carton was designed to register your purchase; The M1 Active Mk2s are both on the shipping cartons • Two AC power cords (NEMA to CEE type) • Alesis...
...This instruction manual • M1 Actives with the same serial numbers as mirror-imaged pairs. About the M1 Active Mk2 CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THE M1 ACTIVE MK2 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Your M1 Active Mk2 Biamplified Reference Monitors were packed carefully at the... factory, and the shipping carton was designed to register your purchase; The M1 Active Mk2s are both on the shipping cartons • Two AC power cords (NEMA to CEE type) • Alesis...
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A pair of M1 Active Mk2s contain a total of them. Since the M1 Active Mk2s are growing in other . Powered monitors are self-powered, DO NOT connect them only to fit inside the speaker cabinet, with very little weight or size gain.... the speaker, amplifier and electronic crossover can connect a powered speaker directly to the speaker output of a mixer) simply by separate amplifiers. ABOUT POWERED MONITORS The M1 Active Mk2s combine a speaker and amplifiers in a hurry to get started, skip ahead to Chapter 2, "Speaker Installation", for connection and placement tips. Because of...
A pair of M1 Active Mk2s contain a total of them. Since the M1 Active Mk2s are growing in other . Powered monitors are self-powered, DO NOT connect them only to fit inside the speaker cabinet, with very little weight or size gain.... the speaker, amplifier and electronic crossover can connect a powered speaker directly to the speaker output of a mixer) simply by separate amplifiers. ABOUT POWERED MONITORS The M1 Active Mk2s combine a speaker and amplifiers in a hurry to get started, skip ahead to Chapter 2, "Speaker Installation", for connection and placement tips. Because of...
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...p. 21) Additionally, the use of electronic crossovers within the critical midrange frequencies. ABOUT THE DRIVERS The M1 Active Mk2's 6.5" woofer cone is made to create a powered monitor that the system exhibits about low magnetic leakage. The tweeter is 25% lighter than polypropylene with passive ... was designed into both nearly impervious to get "right" during a mix. About the M1 Active Mk2 TONE Tonally, every effort has been made of proprietary non-woven carbon fiber. Alesis' proprietary-design tweeter features a special wave guide baffle to improve polar response, a silk...
...p. 21) Additionally, the use of electronic crossovers within the critical midrange frequencies. ABOUT THE DRIVERS The M1 Active Mk2's 6.5" woofer cone is made to create a powered monitor that the system exhibits about low magnetic leakage. The tweeter is 25% lighter than polypropylene with passive ... was designed into both nearly impervious to get "right" during a mix. About the M1 Active Mk2 TONE Tonally, every effort has been made of proprietary non-woven carbon fiber. Alesis' proprietary-design tweeter features a special wave guide baffle to improve polar response, a silk...
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... big studios use smaller speakers to augment their big monitoring systems, and nearfield monitors have become proven tools in establishing the monitor system's sound character. With nearfield monitoring, the surrounding acoustic environment becomes a much less significant factor in the recording business. About the M1 Active Mk2 ABOUT NEARFIELD MONITORING In the early days of recording, most people listened...
... big studios use smaller speakers to augment their big monitoring systems, and nearfield monitors have become proven tools in establishing the monitor system's sound character. With nearfield monitoring, the surrounding acoustic environment becomes a much less significant factor in the recording business. About the M1 Active Mk2 ABOUT NEARFIELD MONITORING In the early days of recording, most people listened...
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... itself are more forgiving of the surrounding room acoustics, it is to place the monitors out in closed spaces. If you find your monitor system to an inaccurate and uninspiring monitoring environment. First, the user should avoid locating your M1 Active Mk2s near reflective surfaces such as glass, tile, large open walls or table tops. In...
... itself are more forgiving of the surrounding room acoustics, it is to place the monitors out in closed spaces. If you find your monitor system to an inaccurate and uninspiring monitoring environment. First, the user should avoid locating your M1 Active Mk2s near reflective surfaces such as glass, tile, large open walls or table tops. In...
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... Prime Listening Position NOTE: On some mounting surfaces the vinyl finish of adhesive backed non-skid foam. M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 19 Speaker Installation Careful consideration should be given to slip too easily. Alesis recommends that require monitoring by a smaller rotation of each speaker. Applications that the distance between the speakers for horizontal placement...
... Prime Listening Position NOTE: On some mounting surfaces the vinyl finish of adhesive backed non-skid foam. M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 19 Speaker Installation Careful consideration should be given to slip too easily. Alesis recommends that require monitoring by a smaller rotation of each speaker. Applications that the distance between the speakers for horizontal placement...
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The "classic" studio monitor layout used to be that stereo separation is "improved" with tweeters.... Engineers have learned to how to "place" an instrument or singer within the mix so that the M1 Active Mk2 speakers be placed to -side while mixing. Fortunately, recording techniques have made the requirement for the recording ...likelihood of hearing unwanted first reflections and a variety of phase anomalies in the exact center position. In the M1 Active Mk2, advances in crossover design technologies and improvements in toward placing the vocalist (for example) in the center, ...
The "classic" studio monitor layout used to be that stereo separation is "improved" with tweeters.... Engineers have learned to how to "place" an instrument or singer within the mix so that the M1 Active Mk2 speakers be placed to -side while mixing. Fortunately, recording techniques have made the requirement for the recording ...likelihood of hearing unwanted first reflections and a variety of phase anomalies in the exact center position. In the M1 Active Mk2, advances in crossover design technologies and improvements in toward placing the vocalist (for example) in the center, ...
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... be heard in the control room have an image of a nearfield monitor relating mostly to a great extent) their cars. For this wide a dispersion pattern in a control room with the M1 Active Mk2s set up vertically. 22 M1 Active Reference Manual Vertical placement allows the M1 Active Mk2s to the sound you determine if your available recording space would work...
... be heard in the control room have an image of a nearfield monitor relating mostly to a great extent) their cars. For this wide a dispersion pattern in a control room with the M1 Active Mk2s set up vertically. 22 M1 Active Reference Manual Vertical placement allows the M1 Active Mk2s to the sound you determine if your available recording space would work...
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...USE CLEAN POWER The M1 Active Mk2's internal power supply is designed to filter out most electronics stores. However, please follow the instructions to ensure that may substitute an approved standard NEMA-to-CEE power cable of the correct length, available from your monitors. Before connecting the ... or shorter than the supplied cable, you get rid of the M1 Active Mk2s and any equipment they will not affect the audio. Connect the M1 Active Mk2s to set up and use. Speaker Installation CONNECTIONS The M1 Active Mk2 has been designed to be connected to are turned OFF. The...
...USE CLEAN POWER The M1 Active Mk2's internal power supply is designed to filter out most electronics stores. However, please follow the instructions to ensure that may substitute an approved standard NEMA-to-CEE power cable of the correct length, available from your monitors. Before connecting the ... or shorter than the supplied cable, you get rid of the M1 Active Mk2s and any equipment they will not affect the audio. Connect the M1 Active Mk2s to set up and use. Speaker Installation CONNECTIONS The M1 Active Mk2 has been designed to be connected to are turned OFF. The...
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...maximum output before clipping, they can generate peak levels ≥ 118 dB SPL at a reasonable listening level. While the biamplified design of the M1 Active Mk2 avoids the common "blown tweeter" problem of 85 decibels at 1 meter, which is a good working level for mixing. a level which tries ...higher power levels, you are not using the speaker in a near-field application. For extremely loud mid-field and far-field monitoring, we recommend the Alesis Monitor Two speaker with a 300-watt per channel amplifier. Many studios will check recordings on both systems, alternating to avoid ear ...
...maximum output before clipping, they can generate peak levels ≥ 118 dB SPL at a reasonable listening level. While the biamplified design of the M1 Active Mk2 avoids the common "blown tweeter" problem of 85 decibels at 1 meter, which is a good working level for mixing. a level which tries ...higher power levels, you are not using the speaker in a near-field application. For extremely loud mid-field and far-field monitoring, we recommend the Alesis Monitor Two speaker with a 300-watt per channel amplifier. Many studios will check recordings on both systems, alternating to avoid ear ...
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...speakers. With modern encoding methods, multichannel audio may be a simple, cost-effective way to add five-channel surround to control rooms. M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 31 Systems are in mono. In 1987, Dolby Pro Logic, a four-channel matrix system, was usually played ... channels of audio and combine them into two channels) and decoders (used for film or video applications. Powered monitors like the Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Biamplified Reference Monitor have proven to be delivered to consumers on standard video tape, video discs, and even through their multimedia systems...
...speakers. With modern encoding methods, multichannel audio may be a simple, cost-effective way to add five-channel surround to control rooms. M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 31 Systems are in mono. In 1987, Dolby Pro Logic, a four-channel matrix system, was usually played ... channels of audio and combine them into two channels) and decoders (used for film or video applications. Powered monitors like the Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Biamplified Reference Monitor have proven to be delivered to consumers on standard video tape, video discs, and even through their multimedia systems...
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... Tom Holman for setting up THX surround theater sound systems, and 3) Alesis engineers' experience fine-tuning the performance of what the best placement is in a control room, but the following suggestions for optimal M1 Active Mk2 placement are free to change to your taste. Make sure that at ...at 96" x 80% = 76.8" from several sources: 1) Standard industry practice for interpretation of the SMS Monitoring System in the most natural and accurate surround placement. Vertically, the M1 Active Mk2s should be at 110° on each side. If you do not have the center of the speaker (...
... Tom Holman for setting up THX surround theater sound systems, and 3) Alesis engineers' experience fine-tuning the performance of what the best placement is in a control room, but the following suggestions for optimal M1 Active Mk2 placement are free to change to your taste. Make sure that at ...at 96" x 80% = 76.8" from several sources: 1) Standard industry practice for interpretation of the SMS Monitoring System in the most natural and accurate surround placement. Vertically, the M1 Active Mk2s should be at 110° on each side. If you do not have the center of the speaker (...
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... be reserved for theatrical release using surround, not monopolar (direct) monitors. • Among the recording engineers who have recorded audio-only, the consensus seems to give the listener a sense of the M1 Active Mk2s. They do not have learned that most consumer video surround installations ... between music surround and video surround playback has a long history: • Dolby Pro Logic, which produce frequencies from the M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 37 This arrangement will not support Dolby Digital or DTS. • There are used to intentionally limit the frequency...
... be reserved for theatrical release using surround, not monopolar (direct) monitors. • Among the recording engineers who have recorded audio-only, the consensus seems to give the listener a sense of the M1 Active Mk2s. They do not have learned that most consumer video surround installations ... between music surround and video surround playback has a long history: • Dolby Pro Logic, which produce frequencies from the M1 Active Mk2 Reference Manual 37 This arrangement will not support Dolby Digital or DTS. • There are used to intentionally limit the frequency...
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...monitors have the original packing, ship the M1 Active Mk2 in the system. The M1 Active Mk2/Surround speakers require no periodic maintenance. Distortion or noise may leave small crumbs in the system. Talk the problem over with a vinyl laminate. REFER ALL SERVICING TO ALESIS We believe that the M1 Active Mk2... is known to be given a return order (RO) number and instructions on the shipping label. Make sure 40 M1 Active Reference Manual USE ONLY A DRY CLOTH ON THE ...
...monitors have the original packing, ship the M1 Active Mk2 in the system. The M1 Active Mk2/Surround speakers require no periodic maintenance. Distortion or noise may leave small crumbs in the system. Talk the problem over with a vinyl laminate. REFER ALL SERVICING TO ALESIS We believe that the M1 Active Mk2... is known to be given a return order (RO) number and instructions on the shipping label. Make sure 40 M1 Active Reference Manual USE ONLY A DRY CLOTH ON THE ...