Alesis MK2 - Manuals

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chapter 1 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 5 About the Monitor One Your new Alesis Monitor One Mk2™ Studio Reference Monitors will deliveraccurate mixes in near-field digital and analog studio monitoring applications.The Monitor Ones offer wide frequency response, accurate transientreproduction, cle...

chapter 1 • about the Monitor One Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 7 About near-field monitoring In the early days of recording, most recording studios used big monitorspeakers almost exclusively. Unfortunately, they also required high-poweredamplifiers and expensive acoustic treatment (often poorly...

chapter 2 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual 9 Installation Like any speaker system, your Monitor Ones will work best when properlypositioned in a suitable acoustic environment. Achieving proper speakerplacement is usually straightforward, but even with near-field monitors,speaker placement and the ac...

installation • chapter 2 14 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Connecting your speakers to an amplifier Before connecting the speakers, make sure your amplifier is turned OFF! The Monitor One Mk 2 features professional-grade 5-way binding posts forexternal wiring to the amplifier. This type of connect...

installation • chapter 2 16 Monitor One Mk2 Reference Manual Power and Protection What size power amp should you use? Alesis recognizes that professional speakers need to be strong to survive, sothe Monitor One is designed to handle twice the power of most other near-field monitors. This was achieve...