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MSP7 STUDIO/MSP5 STUDIO/SW10 STUDIO Owner’s Manual
Adding a Subwoofer
Even if you don’t plan to set up a surround system, add-
ing a subwoofer can be a real advantage for stereo mixing.
If you can’t hear the extreme low end there’s not much
you can do to make it sound great. The extended bass
response provided by a good subwoofer can indeed help
you to improve the overall quality of your mixes.
The location of your subwoofer is not as critical as the main
speakers, because frequencies below around 200 Hz — the
region your subwoofer will be working in — aren’t direc-
tional. To say it another way, the ear can’t locate the source
of such low frequencies, so in theory the subwoofer can be
placed anywhere in the room. In reality it’s a good idea to
place the subwoofer on the floor somewhere between the
main front speakers at the same distance from the listening
position as the main speakers, but it doesn’t have to be
dead center.
Fine-tuning for Subwoofer
(MSP7 STUDIO or MSP5 STUDIO x 2, SW10 STUDIO x 1)
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Set the MSP7 STUDIO or MSP5 STUDIO LEVEL control to about 12 o’clock for nominal input level. If you’re using the
MSP7 STUDIO set the SW10 STUDIO LEVEL control to about 12 o’clock, and if you’re using the MSP5 STUDIO set it to
about 10 o’clock. You can then fine-adjust the SW10 STUDIO LEVEL control as required. Another approach would be to
adjust the MSP7 STUDIO/MSP5 STUDIO output level to achieve the desired relative balance with the subwoofer.
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Start with the SW10 STUDIO HIGH CUT control set at its center click position, which corresponds to a HPF frequency of
about 80 Hz. The HIGH CUT frequency can be adjusted later to achieve the smoothest integration with the MSP7 STU-
DIO or MSP5 STUDIO speakers.
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If you are using the MSP7 STUDIO, set the LOW CUT switch to "80".
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úFor accurate monitoring set the MSP7 STUDIO/MSP5 STUDIO LOW TRIM switch to "0". If you want to reduce the
level of the low-frequency range, set the switch to "-1.5".
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For accurate monitoring set the MSP7 STUDIO/MSP5 STUDIO HIGH TRIM switch to "0". This switch can be set to "-1.5
dB" to attenuate the highs slightly if you find the sound too bright.
Setting Up for Surround
If you’re going to be mixing for surround, obviously
you’ll need a surround monitoring system. For a 5.1 sur-
round system, for example, you only need to add a center
speaker and two rear speakers to the subwoofer
system described in the previous section. Let’s see … two
main speakers plus one center speaker plus two rear speak-
ers is a total of five speakers, and ".1" refers to the sub-
woofer. All present and accounted for!
According to the ITU (International Telecommunications
Union) specifications for 5.1 surround setup, the main
front speakers are positioned in the 60° equilateral triangle
relationship to the listening position described earlier, and
the rear speakers should be located at the same distance
from the listening position, but at an angle of between
100° and 120°, as shown in the diagram above. The center
speaker should be placed precisely midway between the
main front speakers, at the same distance from the listen-
ing position as the other speakers (which means that ide-
ally it will be a bit behind the main left and right speakers).
SUBWOOFER
