There’s no audio format simpler than good old WAV. Right? Well, it’s more complicated than you think, and today we want to include you in our journey of discovering what exactly WAV entails, how two WAV files can be vastly different, and even why some WAV files just don’t get recognised by your playback software. …
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One WAV or the other (WAV formats explained)
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Do cables make a difference? Depends on who you ask
A short little while ago, we asked you to listen to a couple of samples recorded using different (analogue) microphone cables and fill out a form describing whether you hear a difference, and if so, what that difference entails. All this to, hopefully for once and for all, settle the age-old argument: do audio cables …
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How to play Spatial Audio Downloads (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D or Discrete DXD)
I think we can all agree that Spatial Audio is the final frontier when it comes to enjoying acoustic music, such as classical or contemporary classical music. Creating a holographic “image” with the musicians almost palpably in front of you, with the immersive acoustics of the recording venue all around it, all blended together to …
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Do cables really make a difference? Try it out yourself!
If you read this blog, you probably already know we have some pretty wild stuff in our studio — high-end boutique microphones, ultra-linear preamplifiers, a 5.1.4-channel system with high-end loudspeakers and amplification, and, perhaps controversially, really expensive cables. Some say there’s no difference at all between a high-end cable and a coat hanger, some say …
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Lower Resolution, Better Sound Quality?
In our never-ending quest for the ultimate sound quality, we have been looking for tools and techniques that help us get precisely there. And today, let me tell you the story of how we ended up changing our entire production chain to provide you with better quality music whilst lowering our overall resolution. From 24bit …