What is a DI box? Active vs passive, and how to use one
The DI box is one of the quietest, most useful tools on a stage. It turns an unbalanced instrument signal into a clean balanced one that survives long cable runs. Here's what…
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La Base — encyclopédie des consoles
Studio
Tout voirThe mic preamp explained: gain, impedance, transformers and colour
The mic preamp is the first link in any recording, and one of the least understood. Gain and noise, input impedance, transformer or transistor,…
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Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate 2: the gate that understands drums adds phase alignment -
Warm Audio Sound Techniques Jude-MP: the preamp behind ‘Hey Jude’ returns, Z-Match and all -
Black Lion Audio Revolution Clock Mini: a low-jitter master clock in a half-rack box -
Echo Fix EF-X3 Vintage Voice: a 100% analog tape echo that leans into its vintage grain
Music
Tout voirElektron Outbox 8: eight separate outputs for your Elektron boxes, audio or CV, no computer needed
Elektron ships the Outbox 8, a hardware interface that gives most of its instruments eight individual outputs over a single USB cable. Every output…
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Aodyo Loom: the multidimensional MPE controller enters production with five playing modes -
Monophonic, paraphonic, polyphonic: making sense of synth polyphony -
Suonobuono Polyvera: early digital grit, run through real analog filters -
Sampling explained: from sample to groove, how a sampler really works
Live
Tout voirYorkville Paraline: four active compact line-array boxes built on Danley technology
Yorkville refreshes its Paraline range with four compact powered enclosures, two full-range tops and two subs, built around Tom Danley's Paraline Lens and Synergy…
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System tuning for live sound: measurement, time alignment and target curve explained -
Violet Audio dMix 128: the mixer that drops the surface and runs the show over the network -
How to connect powered speakers to a mixer: line level, balanced cabling and gain -
Patch and stageboxes in live sound: from the analogue snake to audio-over-IP
Broadcast
Tout voirDHD unveils its third-generation broadcast console at IBC 2026, compatible with existing cores
DHD is announcing the biggest step in its 30-year history for IBC 2026: a new third-generation audio mixing surface that stays compatible with already-installed…
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On-air processing explained: how broadcast sound is shaped before transmission -
Jünger Audio flexAI CastCompanion: autonomous, AI-driven broadcast mixing lands at IBC 2026 -
Calrec ImPulseV: the virtualised audio engine opens up to smaller galleries for IBC 2026 -
AEQ Forum IP Plus: the AoIP radio console beefs up for IBC 2026
Dossiers
Tous les dossiersStudio acoustic treatment: absorption, diffusion, bass and room modes
Before the mic, before the monitors, there is the room. An untreated studio lies about what you hear, and no…
EQ explained: filters, bells, shelves and notches in the mix
The equaliser is the most-used and most-misunderstood tool in mixing. Filters, bells, shelves, Q, phase: here's how an EQ actually…
Sample rate, bit depth and conversion: understanding resolution in digital audio
Sample rate, bit depth, A/D-D/A conversion: this guide untangles what sample rate and bit depth actually govern, why 24-bit serves…
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