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!
It’s hard to believe that the humble VU meter has been with us for almost 85 years. How does the Crookwood Stereo VU Meter measure up?
Have RME made the perfect USB audio interface?
There were some strange pin assignments on Eventides in the old days — could that be the problem?
Building on Prism's high‑end converter range, the ADA‑128 caters for those working with high channel counts and multiple signal types.
What are the typical tolerances (say, in milliseconds) for acceptable differences between a pair of drum overheads?
Once again, Zoom raise the bar for high‑quality, 32-bit affordable handheld recorders.
Why would you want to play around with the filtering characteristics of a D-A converter?
If you want to identify studio equipment that’s susceptible to grounding problems, a simple DIY project based on a wall‑wart PSU can help.
I recently got a Zoom F8n Pro recorder and noticed when using phantom-powered mics the level jumps with a loud audible thump on headphones. Is this normal?
The Nagra VI is a visually stunning, operationally simple, and a technologically versatile 8‑track digital audio recorder, derived from a long genealogy of superb‑sounding and beautifully engineered machines...