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It's pretty common when recording (or mixing) to add a high pass filter (aka low cut) to every track, with the common exception of kick...

Just the other day, chatting with a friend on a video meet (pandemic-style), he came up saying that the Shure SM 7B is a great mic for...

(note: if you're just interested in downloading the scramble utility, go here) Is a microphone better than another? Is a interface better...

This has got to be one of the most common discussions about mixing. Most beginners are convinced that you cannot make a proper mix unless...

A plaice is, apparently a large edible marine flatfish of Western European waters. Can't say I knew that, and this being The Audio Blog,...

If you read the post about how average LUFS are irrelevant to you as a mixing engineer, you may remember that I closed with the promise...

Take any audio forum or Facebook group, or even a conversation at a pub among audio-interested people, and sooner or later someone will...

Well, ok - they are relevant, but not in the sense you might think. There are a lot of people (very few of whom are mastering engineers)...

Ok, my attempt to a Clitonian presidential slogan is perhaps not the best, but after reading the n-th question about sound proofing, I...

Ok, there's gazillion excellent videos and pages on the subject, but this question appears quite often in lots of places so I thought I'd...

This is another question that pops up every now and then in both online and real world conversations, so I thought it was a good subject...

Studios are fun. They usually have nice and comfy interiors, nice people (if the people ain't nice, the studio's soon out of business),...

You've just finished a mix. You've been sweating hours - no, days - until it's just so. Your levels are good, you've tested everywhere...

We all love making music and recording. It's a product of our soul. Who would want that product not to be as damn good as possible? It's...

It's no news that most music listening nowadays happens via streaming sites, and applications like Spotify, Apple Music etc, as opposite...

This is a blog about all things audio, so it may seem odd to talk of something that apparently hasn't much to do with audio. We want to...

Well, ok: I lied. DAWs do not destroy recordings. I love DAWs, and we can make wonderful recordings and mixes using any. This post is...

What matters or matters not to get great recordings? Let's find out!