Domestic studio acoustic monitors developed at SibSUTI

Specialists from the Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Informatics (SibSUTI) have created a prototype of near-field studio acoustic monitors. The new development is designed for professional work with sound in radio studios, television and recording studios.

Near-field acoustic monitors are used for mixing and mastering, as well as for monitoring sound quality. Unlike conventional speakers, they accurately transmit even the smallest nuances of the recording at a distance of 1.5–2 meters, which is especially important for sound engineers.

The decision to develop their own equipment was made after a number of foreign manufacturers left the market, which caused a sharp increase in prices for professional equipment. At the same time, affordable models from Asia often do not provide the required quality.

SibSUTI engineers have developed from scratch an electronic circuit, active filters and amplifiers, a vibration-absorbing housing, and modified the speakers for use in their system. The main difficulties were associated with a shortage of domestic components and a lack of ready-made design methods. To compensate for the shortage of modern electronic components, the team used non-standard circuit design approaches and independently tested the characteristics of microcircuits and other elements, while creating their own printed circuit boards.

The project was included in the "solutions guide" — an internal database of proven designs, relevant in conditions of limited access to imported technologies. In the future, the monitors will be used in the SibSUTI educational laboratory to train professional sound operators and sound engineers.

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