Genelec 6010A Manuel utilisateur
The right monitors.
The correct setup.
Perfect sound.
Monitor setup guide
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Active electronic crossover operating at low signal
levels.
Optimized ampliers. Each transducer is driven by
its own optimized amplier.
Protection circuitry. Sophisticated drive unit
protection circuitry for safe operation.
Room response controls. Precise room response
controls for optimizing in-room performance.
Directivity Control Waveguide DCW for at on- and
off- axis response.
Genelec key technologies ..................... 3
What is a monitor? ............................. 4
Monitoring ............................................. 5
Basics of system setup ...................... 6
Monitor placement ................................ 7
Monitor settings ..................................... 11
Subwoofer placement ........................... 12
Room improvements .......................... 14
Room treatments .................................. 15
Acoustic improvements ........................ 18
Fundamentals ..................................... 20
Monitor listening distance
recommendations ................................. 25
Genelec key technologiesTable of contents
Monitor setup guide2
4 5Monitor setup guideWhat is a monitor?
A person or a device that observes, checks, controls,
warns or keeps continous record of something.
An audio monitor is much more than just a
loudspeaker that sounds good. It is a surveillance
device of the process of either recording or mixing
or transmitting, or any situation where critical audio
work is performed.
Add the word reference to the word monitor and we
get the reference monitor. What does it take for a
monitor to become a reference monitor? It needs to
be reliable and well known but also we need to know
the frequency response at the listening position
so that we are able to calibrate the monitor as at
as possible. Only then we can call it a reference
monitor.
Select the right Genelec monitor to serve as a
perfect tool for your situation at
www.genelec.com/learning-center/speaker-selection
What is a
monitor?
What is a
reference
monitor?
Monitoring
What is a monitor?
6 7
Basics of system setup.
Monitor placement
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 1
Step 2
Basics of system setup. Monitor setup guide
Identify your listening
area. Try to have
the listening position
within the front 1/3
of the room. Place
the monitors in 60°
angle and point them
towards the listening
position.
Avoid listening position
closer than 1 m from
any wall.
Find the left-right
symmetry axis of your
room. Establish the
symmetrical listening
position.
Every monitor has a listening distance
recommendation. Place the monitor accordingly.
(see page 25 et seq.).
Step 1
60°
LR
60°
LR
›1 m
8 9Monitor setup guide
Avoid placing the monitors between 1-2.2 m from the
wall due to wall cancellation.
A monitor should not be placed closer than 1.2 m
from the oor.
Point the monitors towards your listening position, do
not tilt more than 15 degrees.
Normal listening position height is between 1.2 and
1.4 m.
When you move the speaker closer to the wall, the
cancellation moves higher in frequency range.
You can easily fi nd the cancellation
frequencies with the Genelec AcoustiTape.
Ordercode MAI-0079.
Step 5
Speaker distance
to the front wall
Cancellation
frequency and
wall behind the
speaker
Step 6
Step 7
Monitor heights
(ITU-R BS.775-1
standard)
5 cm
1 m
2,2 m
OK
Avoid
OK
Basics of system setup.
SPL
f
40 200
SPL
f
40 200
‹15°
‹15°
‹15°
1.2-1.4 m
1.2 m
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Set the sensitivity control on all speakers clockwise
to full (-6 dBu) to begin with.
More information can be found in the operating
manual of your product.
If you use an acoustic measurement device like
RoomEQ Wizard, measure ear height at the listening
position. Analyse the results and adjust DIP-switches
to achieve as at and similar frequency response as
possible in each monitor.
If you have a large horizontal surface in front of the
monitors, a boost around 160 Hz boost typically
occurs. Some Genelec monitors have a desktop
control DIP switch, which compensates the 160 Hz
boost by -4 dB.
Monitor settings
Step 1
Input sensitivity
control
Step 2
Step 3
Desktop control
DIP switch
Basics of system setup.
An ideal 5.1 setup.Correct monitor
placement
1110°
60°
+10°
-10°
RS
R
LS
L
111
111
0°
0°
0°
60°
60°
60°
+10°
-10°
+10°
RS
R
LS
L
C
dBu
+12
+6
-6
+3
-3
-4
0
SENSITIVITY FOR
100 dB SPL @ 1 m
1 2 3 4
1
2
4
OFF
ON
dB
4 dB @ 160 Hz frequency
1 2 3 4
1
2
4
OFF
ON
12 13Monitor setup guide
Adjust the subwoofer phase and level according to
the procedure described in the operating manual.
Recommended
distance from
front wall
(without
subwoofer)
Speaker and
subwoofer
distance from the
front wall
Step 3
Basics of system setup.
Subwoofer placement
Finding a subwoofer position can be dif cult. Try to
nd a location between left-center or center-right
area at the front wall. Avoid exact center position,
where the room modes may cause problems.
Placing the subwoofer to a corner or near the front
wall boosts the bass. Use sensitivity control to
compensate the bass boost.
A Genelec subwoofer reproduces the frequencies up
to 85 Hz and the monitors reproduce the frequencies
above 85 Hz. The LFE channel in the subwoofer
reproduces frequencies up to 120 Hz.
Step 1
Subwoofer
placement
Step 2
RS
R
LS
L
C
possible
subwoofer
placement
possible
subwoofer
placement
5 cm
1 m
2.2 m
OK
Avoid
OK
5 cm 1.1 m 2 m
5 cm
1.1 m
2 m
60 cm
60 cm
60 cm
SPL
frequency
subwoofer main speakers
85 Hz
14 15Monitor setup guideRoom improvements.
Room improvements.
Adjusting the listening space
Calibration doesn’t necessarily give best results if
the room is not acoustically properly treated. Some
improvements can be made quite easily. There
is plenty of information in the Internet and many
acoustic professionals to help you out with room
issues.
Wall surfaces, ceilings and oors can be re ective,
diffusive or absorptive. Combinations of these are
often used.
Hard surfaces such as
glass, concrete, dry wall or
MDF re ect the sound.
Soft materials such as rock/
mineral wool, carpets and
curtains absorb the sound.
The thicker the layer is,
better is the absorption.
Irregular surfaces such as
diffusers or bookshelves
diffuse and spread the
sound around.
Combination of diffusive
and absorptive surface.
Room treatments
Diffusion and
absorption
16 Room improvements. 17Monitor setup guide
Multiple
re ections
Two opposite, parallel surfaces in a room sustain
the sound energy bouncing back and forth causing
utter echo, standing waves or cancellation dips.
Re ections can also occur between three or more
surfaces. Optimal acoustic situation is when you
receive a natural direct sound from the speakers to
your listening position (a.k.a. sweet spot) without the
room re ections coloring the sound and the stereo
imaging.
Flutter echo
L
R
18 19Room improvements. Monitor setup guide
Acoustic improvements
Improve the acoustics in your room by following
these steps:
Cut the corners, use MDF or drywall and ll the
empty space with mineral wool.
Use damping material on the front wall surfaces.
Use damping material on the side walls.
Use diffusive element(s) on the back wall. This can
be e.g. a simple bookself.
Massive layer of damping material at the back of the
room, up to 40-50 cm or more is okay.
Use damping and diffusive material above the
listening position.
The picture shows a 5.1 system. The same rules
apply to a stereo setup.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
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