Assessing Room Correction Products: Dirac And Acourate By Ethan Winer • January 10, 2019 The best way to deal with acoustic problems in a home studio or professional control room is with bass traps and other acoustic treatment. All… Read More
Church Sound: Clarifying The Mysteries Of Equalization By Mike Sokol • December 18, 2018 Some of the most frequently asked questions we get have to do with equalization: “What does it do?” “When and how do I use it?”… Read More
In The Studio: EQ And Compression Techniques For Vocals, Acoustic Guitar By Cliff Goldmacher • November 28, 2018 As an engineer/producer, one of my biggest early challenges was getting my mixes to sound as polished and balanced as the mixes of songs on… Read More
Back To Basics: Despite The Countless Tools Available, Sometimes Simpler Is Better By Mike Sessler • November 12, 2018 While I can’t prove it, I believe we’re living in the golden age of live audio, with loudspeakers, consoles and processing that’s better than ever. Read More
In The Studio: How To EQ For Size By Bobby Owsinski • November 5, 2018 There are many reasons for adding EQ to a mix. EQing for clarity, resonant frequency EQing, and frequency juggling immediately come to… Read More
What Is Equalization? By Pat Brown • November 1, 2018 As I was preparing a recent OptEQ workshop, a few things crystallized for me, the most fundamental being “what is equalization?” If… Read More
Seven Critical Steps To Take When Preparing To Record Acoustic Guitar By Bobby Owsinski • October 29, 2018 Sure, you're ready for your session, but has the artist done everything he can? Read More
Brian Moncarz Mixes With Manley Massive Passive By PSW Staff • October 16, 2018 Mentored early on by his good friends Bob Ezrin and David Bottrill, Brian Moncarz progressed from musician to mixer and producer, eventually building his own… Read More
Yamaha Announces Enhanced Theatre Applications For RIVAGE PM Series By PSW Staff • October 15, 2018 The RIVAGE PM digital mixing system has been updated regularly since its initial release and now takes another step forward with firmware update V2.5. The… Read More
Keeping It Real: Psychoacoustics In IEM Mixing By Becky Pell • October 4, 2018 Editor’s note: This is part one, of a three-part series, that was featured in LSI October 2018 and can also be found on ProSoundWeb. Read… Read More
From The Outset: Strategies For Success With Source Input Mixing By Ales Stefancic • October 3, 2018 With the introduction of digital consoles, better microphone options, PA systems with higher fidelity and more pre-production time, the gap between the worlds of studio… Read More
In The Studio: Sound Layering By Peter Novak • September 17, 2018 Simple techniques to help your mix translate properly to other monitors once you take your song out of the studio. Read More
Backstage Class: A Tuning “Standard”? By Jim Yakabuski • September 6, 2018 As audio mixers and engineers, we live in a world of standards. With the oversight of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) and many other vital… Read More
Flat Or Tilted? A Variety Of Approaches To The System Tuning Process By PSW Staff • August 31, 2018 “When approaching the tonal balance of a sound system, do you tend to prefer a flat response or a response with a ‘spectral tilt’ towards… Read More
In The Studio: Chuck Ainlay And The Nashville Recording Approach By Bobby Owsinski • August 29, 2018 Chuck Ainlay is one of the new breed of Nashville engineers that brings a rock approach to a country music sensibility. With credits like… Read More
