Black Lion Audio Revolution Clock Mini: a low-jitter master clock in a half-rack box
With the Revolution Clock Mini, Black Lion Audio brings its Macro-MMC clocking technology into a compact half-rack box. Three BNC outputs, a…
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Echo Fix EF-X3 Vintage Voice: a 100% analog tape echo that leans into its vintage grain
A tape-echo repair specialist that now builds its own machines, Echo Fix turns its EF-X3 into a limited Vintage Voice edition: new…
Studio 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 plugin fixes…
Boris FX Samplitude 2026: the pro mastering DAW moves into a new home
Long the quiet favourite of engineers who care about sonic neutrality, Samplitude now officially sits inside the Boris FX catalogue. The 2026…
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 works, and…
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 headroom rather…
sonible smart:chain: a channel strip that mixes with the whole session in mind
sonible packs eight processors — EQ, compression, de-harshing, saturation, leveling — into a single strip whose instances talk across the entire session.…
Like the Drawmer FC1 and OC1: 7 500 Series compressors that matter in 2026
Drawmer just shipped the FC1 (FET) and OC1 (opto), two 500 Series modules under 300 pounds each. They cover two of the…
Sidechaining explained: ducking, pumping and the detection filter in the mix
Letting one signal drive a processor on another: here is sidechaining explained, from ducking that clears the voice to electronic-music pumping, plus…
Reverb in the mix: understanding reverb types and the controls that matter
Reverb is the most-used effect in the mix, and the most abused. Reverb types (room, hall, plate, spring, chamber), algorithmic versus convolution,…