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!
I need to clean the volume and tone controls on a Quad 33 preamp to try and cure ‘scratchiness’. I have a can of Servisol for contact cleaning, but would Deoxit do a better job?
In the first part of a new short series about stereo recording techniques, we start by exploring the most important tools of all: your brain and your ears!
Are passive systems better than active ones, and does this apply to studio monitors as well as the hi‑fi world?
Need a better power supply? Then these boxes are worth checking out.
With superb mic preamps, 32‑bit recording and comprehensive timecode facilities, the Tascam FR‑AV2 is a miniature marvel.
I saw some crimped XLR connectors available online, and I wondered what the advantages are of soldered connections over crimped?
Somehow RME have managed to make their world‑class converter even better!
Hitherto better known in hi‑fi circles, NuPrime make converters of a quality that could appeal to pro audio users.
I was just watching an online tutorial by iZotope, and they discussed NS‑10s and Auratone cubes being used to focus on the midrange. Is this a sound I can achieve with EQ?
I have to record some whispering. The room is not great so I will put the whisperer close to the mic, are there any risks with recording a vocalist very close to a mic?