M-Audio manual HF Trim Switch, MF Boost Switch, StudiophileTM CX8, User Guide, English

StudiophileTM CX8 User Guide

HF Trim Switch 8

This control allows you to boost or attenuate (reduce) your CX monitors’ high frequency response above 3kHz. This switch can be set in the following ways:

0dB This default setting leaves high-frequency signals unaffected (high frequency sounds are neither boosted nor attenuated).

+2dB This setting boosts signals above 3kHz by 2dB.

-2dBThis setting attenuates signals above 3kHz by 2dB.

To configure the HF Trim switch, begin by mixing a few songs with this switch set to the default “0dB” position. If your mixes sound good in the studio and on other speakers (car stereos, “multimedia” computer speakers, etc.), leave this switch in the default position.

If your mixes sound good in the studio but they sound “dull” and lack high-frequency “sparkle” on other playback systems, set this switch to “-2dB.” Alternatively, if your mixes sound good in the studio but sound too “crispy” or “brittle” and contain too much high-frequency content, set this switch to “+2dB.” Setting this switch to either “+2dB” or “-2dB” allows the CX monitors to compensate for a mixing environment that is either too “live” (i.e., too much high-frequency reflection from the walls and other surfaces) or too “dead” (i.e., not enough high frequency sound is being reflected around the room).

MF Boost Switch 9

This control engages a midrange boost from 1.5 KHz - 2.5 kHz with a 2 dB peak at

2 kHz. This switch can be set in the following ways:

Out This default setting allows incoming signals to bypass the midrange boost circuitry (the midrange of a signal is not affected).

In This setting engages the midrange boost circuitry and creates a 2dB peak at 2kHz with a 1 kHz bandwidth (i.e., signals between 1.5 kHz - 2.5 kHz are boosted).

To configure the MF Boost switch, leave the switch set to the “out” position and mix a few songs. If you notice your mixes sound good in the studio but the midrange tends to be too prominent (e.g., the vocals/guitars are too loud) on other speakers, set this switch to “in.” This will make the midrange of your CX monitors slightly more pronounced in the studio and will result in more balanced mixes since you will be less inclined to “push” the midrange of your mixes.

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