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I have two different mics, made by the same legacy German manufacturer, that I’m ‘shooting out’ to compare them as vocal mics, and generally to make sure they’re working properly...
Quite a few engineers who work with bands like driving their drum submix into fairly heavy compression, but whenever I try doing this it seems like I end up losing the low‑end weight from my kick drum...
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We conclude our four-part series with a look at how specifications can accommodate the foibles of human hearing.
I’m wondering if it makes sense to flip my patchbays upside down in my rack, to put my mixer inputs on the top row and signal outputs on the bottom?
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I’ll soon record a sludge‑metal band and I need some advice. Any techniques for making the guitars sound sufficiently wide in the mix?
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In the first of this two-part series, David Mellor gives us an introduction to mic polar patterns.
A valuable test for recording engineers, David Mellor gives examples of different mic types to emphasise the importance of knowing your mic collection in detail.
On paper, Linux has many advantages over macOS and Windows. How easy is it to get started, and how far will it take you?
At what point in the mixdown process do you think it’s best to engage the master‑bus compressor?
I’m restoring an old Soundcraft 600 mixer and discovered it doesn't use dedicated line amps and pads the mic amp signal.
Noise performance is important, but to fairly compare different products, you need to understand how noise specs are calculated.
I want to record some vinyl into my DAW, could a turntable simply be plugged into any audio interface and the EQ applied after amplification?
I’d like to purchase an in‑line gain booster and would appreciate your recommendation.
Specifications can be a useful guide when choosing equipment. Our new series, in association with Audio Precision, explains how to understand and compare the specs of competing products.