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!
You can mike up a string section in many different ways, but which one sounds best? We explain the theory behind the most popular mic techniques and then record several of them on a real string session so that you can let your ears decide.
Do I really need to use a 'matched pair' of microphones, or even two mics of the same make and model, for stereo recording...
Exceptional A-D and D-A conversion, digital audio interfacing in multiple formats, plus Firewire connectivity make this high-end workhorse something for any studio owner to aspire to.
These active monitors can automatically EQ their frequency response to compensate for your room acoustics. But how effective is this technology in practice?
This new stand-alone recorder from Tascam records a variety of high-resolution audio formats directly to DVD discs.
This new high-resolution small-diaphragm condenser mic offers high SPL handling and a warm tone.
Apogee's new converter builds on the reputation of the original PSX100 and Rosetta units, upgrading the sonics and adding a pile of new facilities, including sophisticated jitter-reduction processing and sample-rate conversion.
This time, the team convert a small empty room into a professional vocal booth within the space of a single afternoon!
This unit from Coleman Audio makes a mark with its sonic integrity, despite its apparent lack of operational frills.
Several unusual new technologies have been combined in this new product from Fostex to create an accurate mixing tool.