Latest hints, tips, and Adventures In Audio in the category of Equipment

What is the phase button for on a microphone preamplifier?

What is a channel strip? Why should you use one?

The amazing stereo effect that no-one can hear

EQUIPMENTTECHNIQUE

What is the best studio microphone?

Bad Audio Diary BAD 9: What's wrong with this picture?

EQUIPMENT COMMENT & OPINION STUDIO BUILDING

Weird and wonderful sounds using the Air Music Tech Chorus plug-in

EQUIPMENTTECHNIQUE

Quick, professional-grade mastering - All you need is a plug-in

How to eliminate feedback from an acoustic guitar on stage

The room you have right now that you can't use as a recording studio

Should you switch phantom power off if it isn't needed?

Which loudspeakers are best for accurate monitoring?

Why your studio needs a pair of mediocre loudspeakers

How to connect a turntable to a mixing console

What is a graphic equalizer (graphic EQ)?

Will background noise spoil your recording? What can you do?

Audio compressor controls: The release control

What is an equalizer?

What is the purpose of an audio compressor?

What is this strange-looking piece of equipment?

A brief introduction to microphone preamplifiers for the home recording studio

A brief introduction to soundproofing

A brief introduction to acoustic treatment

Does inverting the phase of one channel of a stereo signal always sound bad?

This ultimate vintage collector's item gives you bragging rights that almost no-one else has

The end of latency?

EQUIPMENTUNCATEGORIZED

An investigation of the pre-delay parameter of the Lexicon 480L reverb plug-in

Why do microphones sound different?

Channel strips - powerful tool or utter folly?

Are you compressing too much? Here's how to tell...

If setting the gain correctly is so important, why don't mic preamplifiers have meters?

The Internet goes analogue!

How to choose an audio interface

What is the difference between EQ and filters? With Audio

Why your studio door should not have a latch

Microphone preamplifiers: Do they really make a difference?

The best hardware equalizer ever!

Should you use an equalizer for monitoring in the studio?

What is the math behind audio compression?

What is the difference between audio and MIDI?

Your compressor adds noise to your recording. Why does it do that?

Why are ribbon microphones damaged by phantom power?

Can a plug-in improve your monitoring acoustics?

Solid State Logic lifts the veil - You need to take a look!

2 settings every preamp owner should know and use

How many microphones does a home recording studio owner need?

The difference between minimum-phase and linear-phase EQ on transient signals such as snare drum

Audio compressor controls: The threshold control

Audio compressor controls: The ratio control

A microphone with FOUR diaphragms! Really?

A great-sounding live vocal mic that you might never have heard of [with video]

This voice over studio looks like something out of Monty Python

What is the easiest way to convert watts to decibels?

M-Audio Studiophile AV 30 monitors - Could they be Auratones for the digital age?

Can you print a vinyl record on a 3D printer?

If AKG makes a USB microphone, does it mean that the time has come for USB mics?

Is Pro Tools 11 really the 'new standard for audio production'?

Manchester United's fans are too quiet. Quick! Call an acoustics expert!

An asymmetrically biased microphone with a really fruity tone [with audio]

A rare Telefunken ELA M 251 E - for sale on eBay ('only' $19,999.00)

A rare Neumann U48 - for sale on eBay

What difference will a preamp make to your recording?

Watch our video on linear phase filters and frequency response with the FabFilter Pro Q 2

EQUIPMENT VIDEOS

Read our post on linear phase filters and frequency response with the Fabfilter Pro Q 2

What is the Red Book standard? Do I need to use it? Why?

Will floating point change the way we record?

Mixing: What is the 'Pedalboard Exception'?

The difference between mic level and line level

Can you hear the subtle effect of the knee control of the compressor? (With audio and video demonstrations)

What is the Neve sound? (Using the Slate Digital FG-73)

"It's all about great microphones and preamps!" Or is it?

Mic the speaker, or use the line output?

Can a compressor correct vocals that are at different levels?

Why does a microphone need a shock mount?

Why would you want to mix a microphone and an instrument signal in your preamp?

"There is background noise in my studio. Should I use a noise-reduction plug-in?"

Comparing the cardioid microphone polar pattern at 0 and 90 degrees

Comparing the cardioid microphone polar pattern at 0 and 90 degrees

A brief introduction to microphones for the home recording studio

Which side of the microphone is the front?

What basic equipment do you need to make professional recordings?

Exploring the MASSIVE headroom in your DAW

Do you need more plug-ins? Or more skills?

COMMENT & OPINION

What would happen if a spider got into your microphone?

The new Apple HomePod smart speaker - what difference will it make to your mixing and mastering?

Is your audio interface fast enough?

Do some microphones respond to EQ better than others?

Seven important microphone types that you should know and the benefits of each

Demonstrating the Waves J37 analog tape emulation plug-in and comparison with a real tape recorder

Two microphone preamplifiers compared at Abbey Road Studio 2 - tube and transistor

The Waves CLA-76 compressor plug-in on snare drum, with video

Is it time to reinvent the physical mixing console?

How complicated do your monitors have to be?

Q: Should I upgrade my Shure SM58 and use technical solutions for noise and ambience?

A Neve mixing console with built-in turntable

Another amazing bargain keyboard instrument

The sE Electronics Reflexion Filter in a noisy environment

Avid and Abbey Road fall victim to surprisingly bad web audio

Will.i.am is giving up music to learn computer programming

Can a $1599 microphone match up to an undisputed classic? Hear it for yourself...

Universal Audio Twin Finity combined tube/transistor mic preamp

The X-ART tweeter of ADAM Audio loudspeakers

Apogee Duet audio interface features soft limiting to prevent clipping

The Focusrite ISA One microphone preamplifier review

Readers' Letters: The difference between linear and nonlinear distortion, and more...

What is the phase button for on a microphone preamplifier?

What is a channel strip? Why should you use one?

The amazing stereo effect that no-one can hear

EQUIPMENTTECHNIQUE

What is the best studio microphone?

Bad Audio Diary BAD 9: What's wrong with this picture?

EQUIPMENT COMMENT & OPINION STUDIO BUILDING

Weird and wonderful sounds using the Air Music Tech Chorus plug-in

EQUIPMENTTECHNIQUE

The end of latency?

EQUIPMENTUNCATEGORIZED

An investigation of the pre-delay parameter of the Lexicon 480L reverb plug-in

Why do microphones sound different?

Channel strips - powerful tool or utter folly?

Are you compressing too much? Here's how to tell...

If setting the gain correctly is so important, why don't mic preamplifiers have meters?

The Internet goes analogue!

How to choose an audio interface

What is the difference between EQ and filters? With Audio

What difference will a preamp make to your recording?

Watch our video on linear phase filters and frequency response with the FabFilter Pro Q 2

EQUIPMENT VIDEOS

Read our post on linear phase filters and frequency response with the Fabfilter Pro Q 2

What is the Red Book standard? Do I need to use it? Why?

Will floating point change the way we record?

Mixing: What is the 'Pedalboard Exception'?

The difference between mic level and line level

Can you hear the subtle effect of the knee control of the compressor? (With audio and video demonstrations)

What is the Neve sound? (Using the Slate Digital FG-73)

"It's all about great microphones and preamps!" Or is it?

Mic the speaker, or use the line output?

Quick, professional-grade mastering - All you need is a plug-in

How to eliminate feedback from an acoustic guitar on stage

The room you have right now that you can't use as a recording studio

Should you switch phantom power off if it isn't needed?

Which loudspeakers are best for accurate monitoring?

Why your studio needs a pair of mediocre loudspeakers

Why your studio door should not have a latch

Microphone preamplifiers: Do they really make a difference?

The best hardware equalizer ever!

Should you use an equalizer for monitoring in the studio?

What is the math behind audio compression?

What is the difference between audio and MIDI?

Your compressor adds noise to your recording. Why does it do that?

Why are ribbon microphones damaged by phantom power?

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