Back in 2016 James Ivey reviewed the Isovox, a large, yet somehow small vocal booth replacement that you fit your head into. If you don’t believe us, check out the review. Now in 2021 the team at Studio Spares bring us the Imperative Audio PVB, the Portable Vocal Booth. In this video James is once again on the case to see and hear if the PVB is the answer to your home vocal production worries.
What Is Speaker Calibration Software? Everything You Need To Know
In this updated article we highlight several popular speaker calibration systems available in 2021.
Dear Reality dearVR PRO Creating An Immersive Soundscape - Free Tutorial
In this video for Production Expert, Tom Lowe uses dearVR PRO - a 3D audio processing plug-in - to mix sound in several immersive formats, from binaural for headphones, through to Ambisonics in first, second and third orders, 7.1.2 for Dolby Atmos beds, and 13.1 for Auro3D.
Is dearVR MONITOR Your Perfect Virtual Mix Room?
In this video for Production Expert, Tom Lowe takes a first look at dearVR MONITOR by Dear Reality — Your Perfect Virtual Mix Room.
Good Is The Enemy Of The Great - Steve Lipson On What's Really Important
Russ recently wrote an article on the importance of your room acoustics. Multiple Grammy winner Stephen Lipson adds his thoughts.
Aim For Audio Excellence But Avoid The Curse Of Perfection
Please don't get so obsessed with perfection (there's no such thing) it will distract you from getting the work done, and it's a curse, not a blessing. While you’re busy trying to get the perfect set-up someone else is making a living with an imperfect one.
Building A Dolby Atmos Equipped Garden Studio - A Complete Guide
As a freelance dubbing mixer, Graham Kirkman works from home a lot, and like a lot of us, his home studio is just that - a studio in his house. This article is Graham’s story of how he moved his Luminol Audio studio from the loft into a purpose-built, Dolby Atmos equipped, garden studio.
Want A MacBook Pro For Your Studio But Worried About Fan Noise? Read This Now
Is it possible to run a studio using a MacBook Pro and be noise free? Russ Hughes decided to put it to the test and with a combination of hardware, software and practical solutions he has got some surprising results.
What Is Acoustic Phase? Make Sure You Know The Basics
Phase is related to but not the same as polarity or delay. We’re used to talking about these things as electrical characteristics but acoustic phase is very significant in loudspeaker design. Vance Dickason illuminates…
Need Temporary Acoustic Treatment? ASC AttackWall May Be Your Answer
Working From Home? The ASC AttackWall has been designed to easily convert any room into a professional sounding studio. In this article, find out how the ASC AttakWall could help you improve the acoustics your temporary home studio without any building work or DIY.
Audeze Reveal+ Personalized Virtual Studio Plugin For Headphones Announced For NAMM 2020
Audeze and Embody have announced Audeze Reveal+, which they claim is the world's first artificial intelligence-driven personalized virtual studio plugin that is designed to transport you inside multi-million dollar studios used by award-winning engineers when you are listening on headphones.
Learn How You Can Make Really Good Speakers Sound Great In An Average Room
I had a very satisfying experience the other day. I ran Sonarworks Reference 4 in my room with my EVE SC207 monitors. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the corrected curve wasn’t dramatically different than the “before” curve. In this article, I share some thoughts on what this experience confirmed to me....
Do You Need A Subwoofer? If You Do, EVE Audio Has Four Different Models For You To Choose From
Monitoring and mixing the low end of the frequency spectrum accurately, in a way that translates well on multiple systems, is one of the biggest challenges we face as mixers. How low does our monitoring need to go? Do you need a subwoofer in your studio? Which one? What size? Read on to find out the answers to these questions, and more.
Acoustic Panels - Learn How To Build Your Own For Under £50 - Video And Full Instructions
In this article, we share a detailed video showing you how to build your own acoustic panels. This video walks you through the entire process including measurements, where to install wood braces and, most importantly, how to install the absorption material and fabric covering. We take this a step further by pricing up the cost of making six panels for less than £300.
Sonarworks Reference 4 Demystified - How To Understand What All The Frequency Response Curves Show In The Speaker Calibration
Sonarworks Reference 4 is a very popular monitoring application that calibrates the frequency response of studio monitors and studio headphones. This article explains the differences between all of the coloured frequency response curves within Sonarworks Reference 4 and a number of settings within the application to help you get the very best sounding results from your calibrations in your studio setup.