Why I Love... Passive Speakers
There’s an element of art in the design of passive speakers that’s somehow diluted, lost even, once you put the crossover upstream of multiple power amplifiers...
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There’s an element of art in the design of passive speakers that’s somehow diluted, lost even, once you put the crossover upstream of multiple power amplifiers...
The EBow is a small plastic‑cased gadget, powered by a 9V battery, and when it’s hovered over a guitar string, it causes it to vibrate...
It's fair to say that keytars have had bad press over the years. It's my view that this malicious campaign was started by...
My confidence grew to the point that tackling surface-mounted components was not the horror I was led to believe...
When you use chance operations correctly, you end up challenging yourself constantly...
Even if some people who hear it loathe your music, there will always be some who adore it. Whether you care about either camp, or just decide to make music to please yourself, is entirely up to you.
Steve gave me his time that day, he was good-humoured and made it fun. He showed me how synthesizers work and how to create sounds... it was magical.
Almost no cell service reaches my home studio. People come here to record, and within moments of arrival, they inform me that they have zero bars... Then a wonderful thing happens: they put away their phones and we get to work.
For all the headaches it's caused my mechanic, my car has been of huge value to my musical life. My mobile disco lets me indulge my guiltiest musical pleasures without fear of judgement...
My name is Simon and I have Gear Acquisition Syndrome....
When a studio also has helpful staff, talented engineers and clued-up assistants, the whole experience is a joy.
JBL Control Ones with dented grilles, sticky with fake blood, painted bright yellow for some forgotten scenery reason, are the unsung heroes of theatre audio delivery.
This ensemble oscillator comprises 16 sine wave VCOs in one module, each voice of which will play different (related) programmed notes/harmonics in arrays that you can select, tweak and voltage control.
Recorded in 1970, Tea For The Tillerman cemented Cat Stevens’ place in rock history. Half a century later and under his latter‑day name Yusuf Islam, he’s teamed up with original producer Paul Samwell‑Smith to re‑record it from scratch.
Don Lewis toured with the Beach Boys, as well as played studio sessions for Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. He's now the focus of a documentary film by Ned Augustenborg.
We speak to Disclosure’s tech guru Guy Lawrence about their journey from bedroom production to working with top‑flight stars in some of the biggest studios in the world.
Are Audient’s minimalist EVOs smarter than the average audio interface?
We explore Avid's Pro Multiband Splitter plug‑in.
Mixing can be a creative as well as a technical role, and the right production effects can transform a track.