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Plug‑in models of classic hardware can sound great if you feed them the right level. But what level is right?
I've always advised my students to set their high-pass filter slope at a steep setting of 48dB per octave to reduce boominess. Is this the best advice to give my students, who are very much at the beginner stage?
I've got a Zoom MS-70CDR [multi-effects] pedal, and a few people are saying not to use it via an aux send and return, owing to a comb-filtering issue. Have you noticed this issue with digital pedals on aux returns?
I have a Bryston 5B, and I’d like to be able to switch between two sets of passive speakers, both driven by the Bryston, rather than buy another power amp for the second set...
In a digital S/PDIF cable, what exactly is the 75Ω specification a resistance measurement of?
If one of your ears is more sensitive than the other, setting a stereo image by ear will result in all your recordings having a skewed stereo soundscape. Is that correct?
My monitors sounded inconsistent to me, so I've been adjusting their frequency response by ear using a 31-band EQ on my PC. I've done a lot of tweaks, and they now sound phenomenal, but I want to be sure I'm doing the tweaks correctly.
I've seen some pictures where the mic is hanging upside down. Is there a good reason for this? Or is it better to put it the 'right' way up?
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The designers behind some of today's most innovative studio microphones tell us what we can expect from the mics of tomorrow.
I picked up a couple of (large-diaphragm) AKG C214s, and they sound much more natural. Though that solved my problem, I'm still curious: is there such a thing as a 'soft'-sounding small-diaphragm condenser?
I use a Focusrite ISA Two preamp with a Clarett 4 Thunderbolt interface, but I'm having trouble getting the two meters to match...
I double-tracked lead vocals by combining two different vocal takes from the same singer, each recorded on a different mic (a Shure SM7b and an Audio-Technica AT4033a)...
Do you advise panning stereo guitar solos close to the centre to enhance definition, or would you ever pan them wider apart?
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