When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom passed away back in September, it reminded me of a fascinating quirk about the radio
Sennheiser’s MD421 dynamic microphone is a workhorse microphone. Originally intended as a general-use microphone for vocals and instruments, along the way it gained “killer app”
Designed to sound like Solid State Logic’s famous stereo bus compressor, WesAudio’s Dione compressor combines classic sound with some really cool features for a modern
This week I’m building the last two of our four-unit set of Lola mic preamps from Hairball Audio. I suppose I should be feeling a
Back to building preamps! Joining the ranks in the rack this week are a pair of MP573s from French audio designers SoundSkulptor.
The rack in our control room features a pair of Avalon 737SP channel strips. We have two units purchased 8 years apart, but one of
In our never-ending quest for different and varied flavors of compression, we take the plunge on a very reasonably priced all-analog, 500-series recreation of one
After a couple weeks building compressors, this week it’s back to building pre-amps. On the workbench are a pair of MP566 tube preamps from French DIY
Our summer-long build-out of the studio’s 500-series racks continues. This week I’m working on adding four new LA500A units from Australia’s JLM Audio.
Or “that one time when you are suddenly reminded that the studio’s biggest piece of hardware runs on Windows.” Windows XP, that is.
