SOUND ON SOUND
Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound's Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC's technical training centre.
He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
What is the approximate sound pressure level of a concert grand piano, about 12 inches above the hammers during a triple forte passage — or, in other words, as loud as it could get?
Does this box of tricks live up to its billing as the Swiss Army Knife of audio cables?
Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their software and hardware highlights from the gear they've reviewed in the last 12 months.
Alongside the link output and regular XLR balanced output, my DI box has an unbalanced TS jack output as well. What is this used for?
This updated version of Lynx’s mastering converter offers a much improved touchscreen, a host of new filtering options — and the best D‑A converter performance we’ve ever measured!
Chris Hewitt has written a trilogy (soon to be a tetralogy) of books describing the history and evolution of (mainly) British PA systems from the late ’60s through to the 1980s.
I’ll be building some corner traps soon and want to know the best choice for bass trap materials.
Paul White and Hugh Robjohns talk us through four essential studio effects that every music producer or mix engineer needs to know for creating an effective mix.
Covering stereo and horizontal surround‑miking concepts with the latest techniques for capturing height information, as required for immersive formats such as Auro‑3D and Dolby Atmos.
We’ve updated our set of free audio test files!