by rob | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles
The design topology of compressors directly impacts on the characteristics they impart to the audio passing through. Some have a greater impact than others even when no gain reduction is occurring. Click here to view...
by rob | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles
This issue I thought I’d bring you over to my side of the bench, so you can see what it’s like. Don’t touch anything now, its dangerous back here. Click here to view...
by rob | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles
Studio wiring is one of those tasks that should be so straightforward and predictable that we could happily and confidently leave it till the last phase of a studio’s construction. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Wiring a studio takes planning and skill, yet it...
by rob | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles
While there are countless factors that contribute to providing a safe work place, one in particular that naturally catches my eye is electrical safety. So for this issue, let’s put aside the excitement of learning what’s going on behind the front panels of your...
by rob | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles
Probably the most ubiquitous equaliser on the planet is the humble bass and treble control found on almost every hi-fi amplifier. Almost without fail, this equaliser will be based on the original design by Peter Baxandall. Click here to view...
by rob | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles
Probably the most common microphone preamp topology found today utilises a simple pair of transistors implemented with variable gain feeding an IC operational amplifier. With good low-noise transistors running with variable gain in Class-A, and an Integrated Circuit...