(I was never planning on using my monitor's built in speakers they sound horrible) the audio port on the monitor wont output any sounds to the speakers thats for connecting the monitor speakers to the back of your pc sound card I have external speakers and my monitor has a 3.5mm audio output connector that i can use to connect to my external speakers instead of directly to the back of my PC and play audio either way My monitor is connected to my computer via display port from my GTX 1080. My monitors speakers arent that great and they sound tinny as well as dont get that loud so i have external speakers plugged in Sorry i didn't explain it 100%. Your monitor has builtin speakers or you can use external speakersĮxternal speakers have better sound usually and you can make the volume louder It takes accurate and linear speakers to make such mix decisions with any degree of certainty.Originally posted by fatberg :you dont plug speakers into your monitor you plug an audio cable into the monitor which goes in the back of the pc
And there’s an even finer line between solid bass and booming bass, between crisp treble and harsh treble. There is a fine line between loud and too loud, between powerful drums and the drums overpowering the vocals. So you need speakers that give you quite a bit more detail than usual hi-fi speakers.Īt the mixing stage, you need to hear if the balance is perfect. If there are wrong notes, extraneous noises, or imperfect sounds, you want to address those issues before anyone else may notice. They want speakers that add no extra sugar and hide no imperfections. Musicians, producers, and engineers want something different. The resulting “smiley curve” makes the music appear more powerful and crisp. Many hi-fi speakers accomplish this by boosting the bottom end and top end. Most music consumers therefore prefer speakers that seem to enhance their listening experience. All that matters is the listeners’ subjective impression. It doesn’t really matter if the sound they hear is an accurate reproduction of what the artist intended. Enthusiasts simply want to enjoy the music they love as best as they can.
When music professionals listen to music, they do it with a different mindset than music consumers. This reduces overlap between the woofer, mid-range speaker, and tweeter, which results in a clearer, more detailed sound image. Not only because the crossover can be placed before the power amps, but also because active circuitry can be used to obtain steeper filter slopes. Having dedicated power amplifiers for each speaker also makes it easier to build top quality crossovers. That’s because the woofer, which requires lots of power on each bass note and kick drum hit, won’t take away any energy from the other speakers – as it might on a passive speaker, powered by only one amp for all speakers. The woofer, the tweeter and (if available) the mid-range speaker each get their own power amplifiers, which results in a punchier, more accurate dynamic response. Usually, they contain not only one power amplifier but several. There’s a quick way to check: An active or powered speaker must have a mains inlet.Īctive speakers offer some advantages. How do you know a speaker is active or passive? an audio interface or a dedicated monitor controller. So you have to connect it to a line source with a volume control, i.e. Studio monitors, with very few exceptions, are “active” or “powered” speakers, which means the power amplifier is built into the speaker cabinet. they require an external (power) amplifier with speaker outputs. Home stereo or hi-fi speakers are almost always “passive” speakers i.e. Let’s first talk about technical differences.