Like other studio classics we’ve come to know and love, the Coles 4038 was born out of practicality. Commissioned by the BBC for broadcasting purposes in the 1950s, the microphone…
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RØDE have long been at the top of the tree in location recording and broadcasting needs. In recent times, they’ve steadily added to their suite of tools for tracking on…
There are many pieces of studio gear that fit the “workhorse” title. In some cases, it feels like a badge of honour, in others, it seems an altogether too unglamorous…
Like few other pieces of studio gear, microphones tend to fall into a strict hierarchy. There are the indestructible staples – the Shure SM57, Sennheiser MD 421, AKG D112, BeyerDynamic…
Large diaphragm condensers are typically the most expensive microphones in the studio. Some do come cheap, others really can break the bank. The Delphos II pulls off the rare trick…
There’s no denying the splash that podcasting has made in the media landscape in recent years. Yes, people have been telling their stories on the radio for a century now,…
Australian mic manufacturers RØDE has just announced the TF-5 matched small diaphragm condenser microphone pair. The emphasis for these high end microphones is capturing as natural a performance as possible….
Mastering plugin specialists Meter Plugs have just announced the Loudness Penalty plugin. It gives you real time feedback on how much a variety of streaming services will either boost or…
Steve Albini has made a career of recording in his own way. In the latest video in EarthQuaker Devices’ “Show Us Your Junk!” series, Albini takes us through his own…
“Technology is a big destroyer of truth and emotion” – Jack White, It Might Get Loud, 2008 From the raucous blues-rock swagger of The White Stripes to his endeavours with…
