Theory / Technical

Why are almost all audio interfaces still USB 2 devices? And does it matter?

We dive deeper into the theory and practice of hybrid arrays, and consider the benefits of using more than one array.

I have a tower PC that I had built specially for music production a few years ago. It used to work fine, but now I have to boot it twice before I can get Windows running.

With an understanding of spaced and coincident stereo arrays, we can exploit the characteristics of both — using either established arrays, or by creating our own!

Building on the concepts explored in previous parts of this series, it’s time to weigh up some of the pros and cons of coincident and spaced arrays.

We conclude our primer on coincident arrays by exploring the theory and practice of Mid‑Sides miking.

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns address some of the most frequently-asked questions about home studio recording and production. 

This third article of our stereo mini‑series explores how to manipulate the perspective obtained from coincident mic pairs.

Our second instalment draws on the work of Alan Blumlein, to explain how we can audition and evaluate different stereo‑miking techniques.

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!

Windows‑based musicians have long been asking for better support at the operating system level — and it seems to be very much on its way, with native low‑latency ASIO drivers and full support for MIDI 2.0. We reached out to Microsoft to find out more.

We’ve updated our set of free audio test files!

A Cat5/Cat6 stagebox is a much cheaper option than a Dante stagebox — but does this really work, at least for fairly short runs, at mic level?

Why is it that for the first few minutes of listening to an AM radio station after switching from an FM station, it sounds very different?

A signal gate is really just a fancy on/off swich — and an inspiring creative tool for modifying existing sequences and creating new ones.

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns discuss the best practices for avoiding and eliminating electrical noise interference in your home studio.

I have two different mics, made by the same legacy German manufacturer, that I’m ‘shooting out’ to compare them as vocal mics, and generally to make sure they’re working properly...

After 85 years of active service, the humble VU meter remains as useful as ever in today’s digital studios — despite BBC engineers nicknaming it ‘virtually useless’!