Category Archives: Tech

I Have Insomnia (book-learnin’ inside)

Posted on July 28, 2005 by Bryan Cord

I haven’t been able to sleep for the last two days, so I decided to make myself useful and write up an in-depth breakdown of the automatic pop filter circuit I posted the link to previously. It’s a little bit … Continue reading →

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Realtime Analyzer software (the free kind)

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Bryan Cord

We should download this and try using it to get a more quantitative feel for the sound of all the different monitors we’re testing. Looks pretty comprehensive and it’s only $25 to register if we like it. Are there any … Continue reading →

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Bag End – Take 2

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Bryan Cord

Just had my first real stab at mixing on the Bag End system last night (Shore Leave on Pipeline). My impressions aren’t really too much different from Ramsey’s, but I’ll reiterate them for posterity here: – Mains are unbelievably clear … Continue reading →

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Bag End Monitors: impressions

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

Bryan and I spent some time with the Bag End monitors that Andy dropped off for us to review. It’s a 3-piece system, two mains and a sub. The two mains are the M6 Time-Align, which are passive, and the … Continue reading →

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New M-Audio Portable Recording Device

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

Our friend Ariel just sent this my way–looks like M-Audio is coming out with a dedicated portable recording device in August/September. They’re calling it the “Micro Tracker” or “Flash Tracker”, and the specs are pretty darn impressive (taken from The … Continue reading →

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Fun with circuits (audio geekery within)

Posted on July 14, 2005 by Bryan Cord

I was looking around online today trying to figure out how to design an arbitrary analog phase-shift circuit that’s constant for all audio frequencies. That didn’t go very well (short answer: it’s pretty goddamned complicated), but I did run across … Continue reading →

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Dynaudio Impressions

Posted on June 11, 2005 by Nick McCarthy

I finally got around giving the Brian MR session a listen at home and again on the Dynaudios. For the purposes of clarification, “home” means a Musical Fidelity Elektra through an NAD 317 and a pair of Origin Live bookshelf … Continue reading →

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Pipeline! archives now available online!

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

Miss the Pipeline! last week, when your favorite band was on? Well, no more worries. Starting today, at any point in time you’ll be able to go back in time and listen to the past *2* shows. And it’s not … Continue reading →

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Quick Note: Rane PEQ 55 Parametric Equalizer

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Ramsey Tantawi

Recommended by a friend for live sound use: PEQ 55 Looks like it’s around $800. Pricey, but nice to have some parametrics for any live sound situation.

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DynAudio monitors – first impressions

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Bryan Cord

So after doing two mixes (Les Breastfeeders and the Charms) on the DynAudio monitors Andy brought by last week, I’ve got some early comments (in bullet form because I’m too lazy for complete sentences today): – Having a subwoofer in … Continue reading →

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