Up there with compression in its essential music production status, EQ (short for ‘equalisation’) is one of the most powerful effects in your mixing toolbox, enabling shaping of the frequency [...]
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When it comes to crafting great mixes, you need your studio space to be as sonically neutral and ‘honest’ as possible, and that means taking control of reflections and standing [...]
If you’re just starting to dive into the world of recording, then chances are you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed. There’s a lot that goes into capturing clean audio, but it [...]
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What is Dolby Atmos? The first in a long and chequered line of domestic surround sound formats to succeed in gaining mainstream adoption, Dolby Atmos has made the truly immersive [...]
This article walks you through the process of measuring and calibrating your room using the ORIA Mini with Sonarworks SoundID Reference. Together, these tools deliver professional-grade room calibration for stereo [...]
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Intro Live gigs – anyone remember these?? © Copyright Matt Birch Pictures 2014 Whether playing to an arena of 100,000 people or making an appearance at a local [...]
Intro The role of a producer has changed over the years. It is very common for a producer/writer to be in the room as the song is being written, In [...]
Mastering Tips
Intro How many musicians and audio engineers are using hearing protection these days? The answer is not enough. As a musician and/or audio engineer you whole career relies on [...]
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Intro We’ve all heard the classic debates about digital vs. analog. Instead of describing a “winning” position we want to talk about the specific sonic quality attributes that analog equipment [...]
Product Tips
Musicradar Intro Buying an Audio interface is one of the most important decisions you may make when building your studio. It’ll be the centre point through which all your audio [...]
iD Interface Range When designing the iD interface range we wanted it to be compatible with as many systems as possible to ensure our renowned audio quality was available to [...]
Clocking together digital devices is often seen as a bit of a mysterious dark art, especially when the setups start getting more and more complex. The Basics Simply put, in [...]