If you’re running sound at a live show in 2024 – whether you’re mixing in a small club, a house of worship, or a music festival – you’re probably using a digital mixing console – and there are some very good reasons for that… Let’s look at the features that set digital mixers apart from […]
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When I enter the dimensions of my room into this calculator, it calculates the resonant frequencies. This resonance at 42 Hz is caused by the spacing between the front wall and back wall, as you can see with the blue and red indicators. Let’s play this tone through a speaker in my room… These three […]
Have you ever heard this pulsating effect when tuning an instrument? Do you hear how the combined sound of the two strings seem to interfere with one another? In this video, you’ll learn why we hear these “beats” and the beautifully simple math behind them. What’s Actually Happening? Let’s start with a more controlled demonstration […]
When you look at the control room in a large commercial studio, you may see multiple sets of studio monitors… The monitors closest to the listening position are called near-field (or sometimes mid-field) monitors. Some studios also have larger speakers that are placed much further away – these are called far-field monitors. In this video, let’s listen to the differences and determine if […]
You might think of distortion as a bad thing, but that’s not necessarily true. The proof of that is that, even with today’s ultra-clean digital technology, distortion and saturation are still regularly added into music, indicating that not all distortion is bad. Thanks to Soundtoys for sponsoring this post and supporting audio education. Frequency & […]
Headphones and microphones are both transducers, converting one form of energy to another. Specifically, they convert between acoustic and electrical energy. The way they each perform this conversion is based on the same principle, and that’s what we’re exploring today. This blog is sponsored by the Audio University Membership Community. Learn more and sign up […]
You don’t need to be an IT or Network Engineer to work in the audio production industry, but understanding a few essential IT and networking concepts can be extremely beneficial. This is especially true as more studios, churches, and live sound companies integrate network protocols into their audio systems. Understanding Audio-Over-IP The first thing to […]
In photos of big commercial studios, you almost always see a giant mixing console… But is this really necessary in the modern recording and mixing studio? Well, just like everything else in audio, it depends. In this article, I’m here to help you decide if you need a mixer in your studio (or if you […]
When choosing an audio interface, most people look at the number of inputs and outputs, the number of microphone preamps, and (of course) the price… But what if I told you that you’ve been ignoring one of the most important factors? In this blog, we’re exploring audio interface drivers… what they are, why they’re important, […]