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Can a preamp's pad work as a pop filter

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase - Why keyboard shortcuts don't work

COMMENT & OPINION

Get the sound you want from the tools you have

What is the phase button for on a microphone preamplifier?

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

The Automobili Pininfarina Battista has an amazing drivetone - Here's my attempt to copy it

COMMENT & OPINION

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?

How the ear hears frequency

COMMENT & OPINION

How the ear hears frequency

COMMENT & OPINION VIDEOS

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

EQUIPMENT VIDEOS

Microphones - Will we always connect them to a preamplifier?

COMMENT & OPINION

Spend $40,000 building a studio, and get it all back!

STUDIO BUILDING

Mic the speaker, or use the line output?

If tube microphones are so great, why don't we have tube loudspeakers?

COMMENT & OPINION

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

Do cables have a sound of their own?

STUDIO BUILDING

Can a plug-in improve your monitoring acoustics?

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

Audio effects explained - A quick guide for beginners

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

How to choose the best key for your song

TECHNIQUE COMMENT & OPINION

The amazing stereo effect that no-one can hear

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

How to cheat at Eurovision

COMMENT & OPINION

What is the best studio microphone?

Bad Audio Diary BAD 10: Don't get your pans in a pickle

COMMENT & OPINION

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

EQUIPMENT COMMENT & OPINION STUDIO BUILDING

Why analogue recording should come back, but not in the way you knew it

COMMENT & OPINION

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

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

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

Digital reverb for acoustic music should be believable, appropriate, and integrated with the direct sound from the mics

COMMENT & OPINION VIDEOS

What's the best height for studio monitors? Answer - Not too low!

STUDIO BUILDING VIDEOS

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

What do COVID-19 and acoustic feedback have in common?

COMMENT & OPINION

Loudness levels of pro audio experts

COMMENT & OPINION

Why your turntable is mounted on a flexible suspension

COMMENT & OPINION

How to eliminate feedback from an acoustic guitar on stage

The ancient myths and legends of soundproofing

STUDIO BUILDING

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?

Does a mix engineer need a copy of the song lyrics?

COMMENT & OPINION

Why your studio needs a pair of mediocre loudspeakers

Bad Audio Diary BAD 6: Boris Johnson moves his microphone in the House of Commons

COMMENT & OPINION

Comparing the cardioid microphone polar pattern at 0 and 90 degrees

The difference between stereo and mono WAV files (essential knowledge)

COMMENT & OPINION

Bad Audio Diary BAD1: Incredible audio errors in UK government video

COMMENT & OPINION

A brief introduction to microphones for the home recording studio

Which side of the microphone is the front?

When we go the the movie theater, we expect the film to have a 'look'. But should it also have a 'sound'?

COMMENT & OPINION

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

The end of latency?

What to do in your studio when there's a power cut

COMMENT & OPINION

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

Add reverb to your recordings using the natural echo chamber technique

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

Why you should ventilate your home recording studio

STUDIO BUILDING

Q: What is your main concern if your interest is voice over?

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

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 important is it that your monitor loudspeakers are at the right height?

COMMENT & OPINION

What can we learn about room acoustics from this image?

STUDIO BUILDING

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)

Can you hear the difference between a sine wave and a square wave?

COMMENT & OPINION

I make a musical scale from scratch

COMMENT & OPINION

Sine wave tones 20 Hz to 20 kHz - Can you hear them all?

COMMENT & OPINION

Make the dialog stand out from the background

COMMENT & OPINION

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

The cassette revival? This is just so wrong on many levels.

COMMENT & OPINION

As a producer, what should you really worry about in your work?

COMMENT & OPINION

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?

A new word for the audio dictionary

COMMENT & OPINION

What is the difference between audio and MIDI?

Why does sound engineering have to be so LOUD?

COMMENT & OPINION

Can you be artist, engineer and producer all at the same time?

COMMENT & OPINION

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

Why are ribbon microphones damaged by phantom power?

I see your 1940s Neumann microphone and raise you an 1851 grand piano [with audio]

COMMENT & OPINION

How to connect a turntable to a mixing console

How does Audio Masterclass think about audio? [includes video]

COMMENT & OPINION

What is it like to play the world's most expensive musical instrument?

COMMENT & OPINION

What is a graphic equalizer (graphic EQ)?

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

Could this be your next Neumann microphone?

COMMENT & OPINION

Audio compressor controls: The release control

On the right is a loudspeaker, on the left is a gong. What?

COMMENT & OPINION

What is an equalizer?

What is the difference between 0 dB and 0 dBFS?

COMMENT & OPINION

Can a preamp's pad work as a pop filter

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase - Why keyboard shortcuts don't work

COMMENT & OPINION

Get the sound you want from the tools you have

What is the phase button for on a microphone preamplifier?

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

The Automobili Pininfarina Battista has an amazing drivetone - Here's my attempt to copy it

COMMENT & OPINION

Audio effects explained - A quick guide for beginners

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

How to choose the best key for your song

TECHNIQUE COMMENT & OPINION

The amazing stereo effect that no-one can hear

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

How to cheat at Eurovision

COMMENT & OPINION

What is the best studio microphone?

Bad Audio Diary BAD 10: Don't get your pans in a pickle

COMMENT & OPINION

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

EQUIPMENT COMMENT & OPINION STUDIO BUILDING

Why analogue recording should come back, but not in the way you knew it

COMMENT & OPINION

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

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

The end of latency?

What to do in your studio when there's a power cut

COMMENT & OPINION

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

Add reverb to your recordings using the natural echo chamber technique

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

Why you should ventilate your home recording studio

STUDIO BUILDING

Q: What is your main concern if your interest is voice over?

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

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?

How the ear hears frequency

COMMENT & OPINION

How the ear hears frequency

COMMENT & OPINION VIDEOS

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

Digital reverb for acoustic music should be believable, appropriate, and integrated with the direct sound from the mics

COMMENT & OPINION VIDEOS

What's the best height for studio monitors? Answer - Not too low!

STUDIO BUILDING VIDEOS

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

What do COVID-19 and acoustic feedback have in common?

COMMENT & OPINION