Since wordpress now offers Google Translate as a widget I thought I could give that a try. I am already working on providing the sites content in a switchable bilingual format, namely english and german. However, this is obviously a lot of work and while I am still in the middle of translating everything the … Continue reading Google Translate Widget
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brainworx bx_console ssl 4000 at a closer look expecially regarding its touch capabilites
New logo v2 – the pros now
As you might have seen I published a post about the studios new logo recently. After sleeping over it for two or three nights I realized that design wasn't professionally looking at all. No wonder, I might be approaching pro status in audio engineering but I am certainly not in logo design. So I decided … Continue reading New logo v2 – the pros now
New logo for the studio
Hi all! With the new year just starting I designed a new logo for the studio that I wanted to share with you. Here it is: The idea of a logo incorporating a magnetic tape stuck in my head for a long time. I am glad I finally came up with a nice design. There's … Continue reading New logo for the studio
Auratone clones on a budget
From time to time I am hanging around in a german recording board. It was there that I saw people build Auratone clones (aka "Auraclones") for less than €30,- a pair. So I thought I would give it a try and build some of these myself. The cheapest version of such a clone would be … Continue reading Auratone clones on a budget
Building a proper control room – final tweaks using EQ, primary diffusion & installation of a sub-woofer
Hi there and welcome back! We are slowly nearing the end of this series. Today we will have a look at what EQ correction can do as a final tool. Furthermore, after a little bit of research on the web, I decided to tune the bass region a little more by installing and tuning a … Continue reading Building a proper control room – final tweaks using EQ, primary diffusion & installation of a sub-woofer
Building a proper control room -installing the studio desk
Hi again! It's time to install the studio desk. After thinking about how much money I would be willing to spend on a desk, I came to the conclusion that none of the professional offers are within my budget. So I came up with my own sketches, some more others less elaborate. In the end … Continue reading Building a proper control room -installing the studio desk
Building a proper control room -construction of a cloud absorber
Hi there! We are moving forward with our control room series. Today we install a cloud absorber, i.e., a broadband absorber on the ceiling between speakers and listening sweet spot to tackle early reflections on the ceiling. Of course, we are going to analyze what difference that makes to the measurements. Since the cloud absorber … Continue reading Building a proper control room -construction of a cloud absorber
Building a proper control room – construction of early reflection absorbers
Hi there! In our control room series we now start to battle the early reflections. This is done by the use of early reflection absorbers that need to be able to absorb frequencies as broad as possible. Therefore, one should not use any reflecting materials like foils in front of such elements as these would reflect … Continue reading Building a proper control room – construction of early reflection absorbers
Building a proper control room – recovery of mid and high frequency response by the use of wooden boards
Hi there! It's time for the fifth article in the control room series. This time we're gonna talk about how to recover mid and high frequencies without affecting the bass frequency absorption too much. I have done this by using wooden boards that are mounted onto the bass absorbers with certain slits in between them. … Continue reading Building a proper control room – recovery of mid and high frequency response by the use of wooden boards