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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y I FA L L 2 0 2 0 49 Accurate Listening: Maintaining a Reference Monitor STANDARD ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Recap by Stephen Fitzmaurice CAS Moderator: TOM KENNY (Mix magazine) Panelist: WILL EGGLESTON (Genelec) Panelist: SCOTT GERSHIN (The Sound Lab, a Keywords Studio) Panelist: MICHAEL GRACE (Grace Design) Panelist: MILES ROGERS (Meyer Sound) Tom Kenny of Mix magazine moderated a discussion about the challenges people are facing in monitoring while they try to work from home during the pandemic. He was joined by panelists: Will Eggleston from Genelec, Scott Gershin of The Sound Lab, a Keywords Studio, Michael Grace of Grace Design, and Miles Rogers from Meyer Sound. Miles Rogers made a big point of talking about how sometimes we, as sound professionals, feel like we should know everything about sound, monitors, and acoustics. It can be overwhelming, but we need to know that there are tons of people who can help you figure out what you need to know. His fellow panelists agreed and went on to offer a reminder to everyone out there that immersive formats are relatively new to everyone. Miles and the rest of the panelists went on to dig into the details and things you'll need to consider. Will Eggleston emphasized the importance of coming up with a clear idea of what you're attempting to do and in what space. Miles talked about the practical limitations people working at home may face. Maybe there will be times when you need to work on headphones. He posed, "Can the kids stay asleep while I'm working, or can I really dig in and do this? If you're in a small room, you now know you're gonna be in a near-field environment... What format are you looking to work in?" Will described the process of calibrating and correcting room acoustics with loudspeakers; in particular, below 200 Hz, where he felt many rooms struggle. Will recommended bass management as a common approach but also warned of overworking a single sub by asking it to bass manage lots of speakers and act as a dedicated LFE channel. Scott Gershin talked about the importance of utilizing spectrum analyzers when working in a new space as a way to make sure you know what is happening in the mix that you might not be hearing. Michael Grace talked about the importance of having a monitor controller like the Grace 908 as a way to monitor multiple formats and apply corrections. He recommended