Posted on 12/08/2016
Mixed sample rates You may find yourself in a situation where you accidentally came to record at one sampling frequency, and then later record something else with a different frequency and wind up with a bunch of files with different sampling freuqnecies in the same session. This situation can actually happen in a DAW – […]
Posted on 01/08/2016
Performance at a price If you want to get the full benefits and sound quality from digital audio devices, it is imperative that the elements in the system are all synchronised to a common master clock – called Word Clock (WC). The is especially true – and even mandatory – when you are working with […]
Posted on 31/07/2016
“Any ol’ snake will do…” It may seem that “a cable is a cable”. But there is in fact quite a difference between the various cable types. Nornally the quoted performance specification of a piece of equipment requires using the proper cabling. Cabling for Digital Audio Signals For digital AES/EBU or SPDIF cable connections, you […]
Posted on 26/07/2012
[gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ] [09685-006] (7:11) – BPM108. Housy, Groovy, Samples, Vocals. This word sequence was a result of a random sampling session. A somewhat provocative quote, with multiple meanings. Make up your own… Together with the acoustic guitar riff and the housy beat, the laconic voice gives the track a hypnotic feel, which is quite […]
Posted on 18/04/1995
[gdlr_divider type=”solid” size=”100%” ] The digital detangler. This is one of those boxes for the recording studio that does not make a sound of its own, but makes life a whole lot easier especially for large setups. The Akai DP-88 allows you repatch your full digital audio setup in a split second, by using the […]
Posted on 01/04/1991
Since my exotic and costly PPG HDU Hard Disk Recorder never quite delivered the promised editing functionality, I went looking for a digital audio solution that could perform digital editing reliably. Having already a set of Atari Mega ST4 Computers, I tested a new combined hardware/software add-on for the Atari – The ADAP Soundrack by […]