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’!
Most audio interface designs are based around technology from British innovators XMOS. What makes the xcore platform so ubiquitous, and what does it mean for musicians?
Cardioid, Supercardioid, Figure of 8 and Omnidirectional compared
A valuable test for recording engineers, David Mellor gives examples of different mic types to emphasise the importance of knowing your mic collection in detail.
In-depth look at Don Buchla's first ever modular synth
Sarah Belle Reid has released a video that offers an explanation and demonstration of the first ever modular synthesizer created by legendary designer Don Buchla.
Music.AI, a pioneer in AI-powered music solutions, is integrating Masterchannel and Cyanite's expertise to its platform, allowing businesses to instantly connect to AI.
Specifications can be a useful guide when choosing equipment. Our new series, in association with Audio Precision, explains how to understand and compare the specs of competing products.
Physical Synthesis have announced an ambitious project which hopes to launch a synthesizer into space aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 1 November 2023.
I am trying out an ART Voice Channel, which has some interesting features, one of which is a dial to vary the microphone impedance continuously from 3kΩ down to 120Ω. So I have been testing this with a bunch of dynamic and capacitor mics...