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SC3012

SC3012

Incomparable power combined with breathtaking precision

5-year extended warranty available now

Big cabinet - even bigger sound

The most important features at a glance

25 Hz - 21 kHz

Frequency range

12"

Woofer size

130 dB

Max. SPL

SMART-knob
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SMART-knob

SMART-knob

EVE Audio monitors feature high-resolution DSP electronics for precise room adaptation. Users can control filters, volume, and adjustments directly from the monitor using the rotary SMART-knob. The DSP is supported by a high-quality A/D converter, ensuring signal integrity. Settings are easily lockable to prevent accidental changes, offering a user-friendly and reliable design.

A close-up of the EVE Audio subwoofer control panel.The SMART-knob DSP-control of EVE Audio studio monitors.
Driver technology
Passive radiator
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Driver technology

Our studio monitors use Air Motion Transformers to reproduce high frequencies with accuracy and low distortion. The hand-folded diaphragm produces sound waves 4x more efficiently than traditional tweeters. To complete our systems we developed glass-fiber coated SilverCone woofers providing a tight, dynamic bass with minimal distortion.

Passive radiator

EVE Audio uses a passive radiator design in their subwoofers, replacing traditional bass reflex tubes. This eliminates noise from air turbulence and pipe resonances while reducing subsonic excursions and intermodulation distortion. The design allows for lower tuning frequencies in compact cabinets, providing high-quality sound in smaller monitors.

The tweeter of the EVE Audio SC2070 studio monitor.The passive membrane of an EVE Audio subwoofer.
Cabinet construction
Remote controlled
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Cabinet construction

EVE Audio prioritizes efficient, clean design by eliminating unnecessary elements like front-facing bass ports. Instead, we use a tuned, larger rear rectangular port without hard edges, enhancing low-frequency efficiency and reducing distortion at high volumes. This design delivers punchy bass without the drawbacks of port compression, ensuring monitors that sound as good as they look.

Remote controlled

Take full control of your EVE Audio subwoofer with our intuitive remote control. Adjust the volume, switch between different settings and fine-tune your bass levels with ease—all from the comfort of your listening position. Experience seamless integration and enhanced precision, ensuring your audio setup is always optimized to your preferences.

A back-port of EVE Audio studio monitors.A close-up of an EVE Audio subwoofer remote control.
High-end electronics
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High-end electronics

We source materials from top suppliers and ensure the highest level of craftsmanship. As a testament to German engineering excellence, each product undergoes meticulous, individual quality control in our Berlin factory before shipping. This guarantees that every customer receives a top-of-the-line product they can trust.

A close-up of soldering work on an electronic plate.
SMART-knob
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SMART-knob

EVE Audio monitors feature high-resolution DSP electronics for precise room adaptation. Users can control filters, volume, and adjustments easily with the front-facing SMART-knob. The DSP is supported by a high-quality A/D converter, ensuring signal integrity. Settings are easily lockable to prevent accidental changes, offering a user-friendly and reliable design.

A close-up of the EVE Audio subwoofer control panel.The SMART-knob DSP-control of EVE Audio studio monitors.
Driver technology
Passive radiator
2

Driver technology

Our studio monitors use Air Motion Transformers to reproduce high frequencies with accuracy and low distortion. The hand-folded diaphragm produces sound waves 4x more efficiently than traditional tweeters. To complete our systems we developed glass-fiber coated SilverCone woofers providing a tight, dynamic bass with minimal distortion.

Passive radiator

EVE Audio uses a passive radiator design in their subwoofers, replacing traditional bass reflex tubes. This eliminates noise from air turbulence and pipe resonances while reducing subsonic excursions and intermodulation distortion. The design allows for lower tuning frequencies in compact cabinets, providing high-quality sound in smaller monitors.

The passive membrane of an EVE Audio subwoofer.The tweeter of the EVE Audio SC2070 studio monitor.
Cabinet construction
Remote controlled
3

Cabinet construction

EVE Audio prioritizes efficient, clean design by eliminating unnecessary elements like front-facing bass ports. Instead, we use a tuned, larger rear rectangular port without hard edges, enhancing low-frequency efficiency and reducing distortion at high volumes. This design delivers punchy bass without the drawbacks of port compression, ensuring monitors that sound as good as they look.

Remote controlled

Take full control of your EVE Audio subwoofer with our intuitive remote control. Adjust the volume, switch between different settings, and fine-tune your bass levels with ease—all from the comfort of your listening position. Experience seamless integration and enhanced precision, ensuring your audio setup is always optimized to your preferences.

A back-port of EVE Audio studio monitors.A close-up of an EVE Audio subwoofer remote control.
High-end electronics
4

High-end electronics

We source materials from top suppliers and ensure the highest level of craftsmanship. As a testament to German engineering excellence, each product undergoes meticulous, individual quality control in our Berlin factory before shipping. This guarantees that every customer receives a top-of-the-line product they can trust.

A close-up of soldering work on an electronic plate.

The SC3012

For large recording and mastering studios, film and television post-production facilities, cinema applications and in-wall installations, nothing beats our main monitors SC3010 and SC3012.

The SC3012 system features a very powerful amplifier array, with one amplifier per driver. All drivers, and especially our proprietary AMT RS6 tweeter, are developed to deliver high sound pressure levels, extremely low distortion and an optimized directivity. Together with the ultra-stiff plywood front plate and a special inner construction to lower resonances, they offer a smooth directivity, highly defined mids, pristine high frequencies and a powerful and tight low end.

The SC3012 systems are also built with in-wall installations in mind. In this case, simply adjust the filter controls to "in-wall". A set of high-density foam is provided to close the backfiring bass ports.

The silver module housing the midrange driver and our AMT RS6 tweeter can be rotated by 90 degrees allowing you to set up the speakers either horizontally or vertically.

JB Tonstudio

More than just a speaker

More than just a subwoofer

Even if the focus is on the sound - our monitors offer a holistic solution that is well thought out from A to Z

SMART-knob

Simply set and save filters & volume.

Bass-reflex design

For precise bass reproduction without background noise.

Passive Radiator

For precise bass reproduction without background noise.

Parameter lock

Your settings are saved (even without power).

Safe Fade-In

A slow volume increase when switching on protects ears and equipment.

Tech Talk

The SC3012 is a high-resolution speaker, which sits at the crossroads of power and precision. This monitor is perfectly at home in any serious recording or mastering studio.

One sophisticated 12" double coated low resonance metal diaphragm woofer covers a frequency range to a low 25 Hz (-3 dB). Its long excursion driver will easily reproduce the lowest frequencies with an extraordinarily low harmonic distortion level.

The SC3012 also features a specially developed 5" midrange unit. Its glass fibre layered Rohacel™ sandwich diaphragm is responsible for clear and detailed midrange frequency reproduction. Both the 12" SilverCone woofer and 5" SilverCone midrange are equipped with our very low distortion copper cap magnet system.

The Air Motion Transformer (AMT) RS6 is exclusive to SC3012 and its smaller brother SC3010 and completes the system. The RS6 was developed to allow the SC3010/SC3012 to couple a faithful high frequency reproduction along with a clear and detailed high mid-range. This new AMT is 2.5 times bigger than the RS1, RS2 and RS3 Air Motion Transformer units, and it is a crucial part of the system as it helps to couple the middle and high frequencies with great precision. The crossover frequency goes down to 1800 Hz, ensuring a smooth directivity, and a very well defined mid to high-range response.

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JB Tonstudio

"Whether recording, mixing or mastering, they always tell you what the sound is really like."

Jordi Büchel is a mastering engineer who runs his own studio near Cologne, Germany.

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Full power with no compromise

Each driver is powered by its own custom specified PWM amplifier. Tweeter and midrange are supported with a 250 W amplifier each while the bass woofer is amplified with a bridged 800 W PWM module. All drivers are protected with a limiter detection circuit. With a maximum output level of 118 dB (SPL @ 1 m) you'll easily be able to judge your mixes precisely, whatever their intended output level is.

Simply put, the SC3012 is the perfect match of robustness and accuracy, where the whole becomes more than the sum of the parts. The SC3012 represents the pinnacle of EVE Audio engineering, our flagship model, and with good reason. This is the monitor you have been looking for.

As with every other EVE Audio speaker, you get both balanced XLR inputs and unbalanced RCA inputs for greater convenience.

The Air Motion Transformer

Our tweeters base on the ribbon tweeter technology. We reinvented our own version of the AMT which our speakers are well known for.  

Understanding the Air Motion Transformer

The Air Motion Transformer (AMT) is a unique driver technology, distinct from other audio drivers. It utilizes a lightweight, hand-folded diaphragm that is thinly coated with aluminum. The current of the music signal flows through these conductive strands.

The diaphragm is placed in a powerful magnetic field leading to movement in the folds caused by the Lorentz force. Due to the opposing direction of the current the walls of each single fold work against each other. The air between the folds is squeezed in and out at a ratio of 1:4, compared to the 1:1 ratio of a regular dome tweeter.

This results in higher resolution and dynamics in the tweeter section, along with a very low distortion level, allowing superior sound quality with enhanced detail and clarity.

The SMART-knob

The print around the SMART-knobThe SMART-knob found on EVE Audio studio monitors
High
Mid
Desk
Low
LED
Click the filters!
Powering On/Off: Standby Mode

Press and hold the control three seconds in order to put the monitor in Standby mode. The volume will decrease gradually while the LED ring lights up once around the Volume control. Afterwards, the LED on the right end will remain dimly lit and the power consumption is reduced to 1 watt.

Volume

The volume can be adjusted by turning the knob. Depending on the LED mode selected, the volume will be displayed as a dim/ bright circle or as a dim/bright point.

Mute

To put the monitor in Mute Mode, turn the volume control counter clockwise until you reach the minimum level. When the LED on the left end lights up dimly the Mute Mode is activated.

Settings

Press the SMART-knob once to enter the Settings menu. Here you can set different filters as well as the LED ring’s behavior. The LED of the currently active function blinks. Click the different filters above to find out more about them!

High Filter

The High-Shelf Filter helps you adjust frequencies above 3kHz in 0.5dB increments. You may need it in the following situations:

  • Distance from Speakers: High frequencies weaken as you move further from the speakers. If you sit far from the speakers, boost the high frequencies. If you're close, like in a desktop setup (about 1 meter or 3 feet away), you might need to reduce the high frequencies.

  • Room Acoustics: In a room with few reflective surfaces ("dead room"), boosting high frequencies can create a more balanced sound. Conversely, in a room with many reflective surfaces, reducing the high frequencies is advisable.

Adjust the High Filter accordingly and achieve the best sound quality based on your listening position.

A dB/Hz graph showing the impact of the High Filter
Mid Filter

The Mid Filter is a bell filter centered at 1kHz. It allows you to boost or cut the midrange by up to +/-3dB in 0.5dB increments. Here's what you should consider:

  • Frequency Balance: The midrange is crucial for balancing lower and higher mid frequencies. Use the Mid Filter to fine-tune the balance between the fundamental and harmonic frequencies in your music.

  • Room Acoustics: The acoustics of your room can affect how midrange frequencies are perceived. Sound energy from the monitors may reflect off surfaces like walls, floors, and ceilings, altering the sound. Adjust the Mid Filter to compensate for these reflections and achieve a balanced sound.

The Mid filter is available on SC2070, SC3070, SC4070, SC3010 and SC3012.

A dB/Hz graph showing the impact of the Mid Filter
Desk Filter

The desk filter allows you to boost or cut you low-mid frequencies in 0.5dB increments:

  • Narrow-Band EQ: Depending on the model the filter is centered between 160 and 200Hz. When turned down, it reduces the low-mid boost often caused by reflections from mixers and similar surfaces. Decrease the filter gain to lessen this effect.

  • EQ at 80Hz: When turned up, it enhances the lower frequencies, giving more punch to the sound.

A dB/Hz graph showing the impact of the Desk Filter
Low Filter

The Low-Shelf Filter allows you to boost or attenuate frequencies below 300Hz in 0.5dB steps. Here's when to use it:

  • Attenuating Low Frequencies: If your room's acoustics cause a boost in low frequencies (due to room modes or speakers being close to walls), you can reduce them with the Low-Shelf Filter.

  • Boosting Low Frequencies: If the low frequencies are too weak, you can enhance them to achieve a balanced frequency response.

Adjust the Low-Shelf Filter accordingly to address any issues in the low frequency range caused by your room's acoustics.

A dB/Hz graph showing the impact of the Low Filter
LED

The LED Mode determines how the LED ring displays the volume level. There are four available modes:

  • Bright Ring: All LEDs up to the selected volume level light up brightly. As the signal gets louder, he brightly lit ring extends.

  • Bright Point: Only the LED corresponding to the selected volume level lights up brightly. As the signal gets louder, the brightly lit point moves further up.

  • Dim Ring: All LEDs up to the selected volume level light up dimly. As the signal gets louder, the dimly lit ring extends. The LEDs light up brightly momentarily when you adjust the volume.

  • Dim Point: Only the LED corresponding to the selected volume level lights up dimly. As the signal gets louder, the dimly lit point moves further up.

In all modes, the LEDs indicate volume levels, adjusting in four steps. Intermediate steps are shown by the brightness level between two adjacent LEDs.

Technical Specs

All facts and figures in detail

Dimensions

435x650x490

Width x Hight x Depth in mm

Frequency range

25 Hz - 21 kHz

-3 dB at 1 m distance

Sound pressure level

130 dB

Max. SPL per pair

Output power

1300 W

Output power per speaker

Woofer size

12"

Diameter

Passive radiator

12"

Diameter

Cross-over frequency

220 & 1800 Hz

Cross-over between drivers

Community Voices

What our BeliEVErs and independent tests say about the SC3012

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