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!
The DI box is a crucial but often-overlooked part of many signal chains — and, as we found out, it really is worth investing in quality.
Peluso set out to replicate the classic performance and style of Neumann's legendary U47. Could the result be even better than the real thing?
In this episode, the SOS crew sort out monitoring problems and offer some practical mastering tips to another reader.
I recently bought a patchbay from an auction of old gear cleared from BBC Pebble Mill. In the back of the patchbay, there...
Simple, functional and attractively priced. What more do you need from a monitor controller?
Real-time recording to CD, DVD or HD — and DSD too? Tascam's newly upgraded DVRA1000 now seems to have it all...
This month we journey to the Outer Hebrides, where a college teaching Gaelic music has more than a few wires crossed...
Brauner's latest offering is a solid-state mic that claims to provide the same sonic character as their state-of-the-art valve designs, at a lower price. Is it too good to be true?
I wear custom-made earplugs when I go to live gigs, to protect my hearing. These have physical (and therefore passive) filters, but I find that their frequency response is less than ideal...
We take another look at the impressive Portico range, focusing on a compressor-limiter and a unique tape-emulation processor.