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Simply, good monitors are very important. Video productions monitor using screens. Audio productions monitor using loudspeakers that are driven by amplifiers. Every decision made in a musical production (not only regarding sounds but also arrangements and even performances) is based on what everyone is hearing.

For example, if you’re recording a bass sound and the monitors sound thin, you may mistakenly believe that the bass sound itself is thin and compensate by adding more bottom. Then when you hear the same sound in a different location you may find that the sound has too much bottom and is muddy.

Likewise, if a singer is performing and cannot hear the proper blend of music and their voice, they will not be able to perform as comfortably and to their fullest potential.

As stated above, every decision made in a musical production will be based on what people hear. What people hear can be affected by many things, including…