Brazilian maker EMW unveils the S-8000, a small desktop sample-playback synth. Multi-samples on microSD, a resonant filter, envelopes and onboard effects: a modern rompler approach, open to your own sounds.
At IBC 2026, four manufacturers and a research institute founded the LMMG to finally measure dialog intelligibility with a shared unit, the DIU. A direct answer to the recurring viewer complaint: “we can’t understand what’s being said.”
However good it is, a main PA never covers a whole room evenly. Front fills, delays and out fills plug the level and intelligibility gaps — as long as you delay and align them properly. A field guide.
A compressor is not defined by its ratio or attack time alone: its gain topology shapes speed, colour and feel. Here is how to tell FET, VCA, opto and vari-mu apart, and how to pick the right one for the source.
Sound Forge continues its new life at Boris FX. The 2026 version of the single-file audio editor focuses on precise editing, restoration, mastering with Wave Hammer 2.0 and CALM Act metering for broadcast delivery.
The free 5.0 update opens Arturia’s MiniFreak hybrid synth to your own samples (WAV/AIFF/FLAC at 12-bit) and wavetables. A new Factory Bank of 23 presets shows the way.
At IBC 2026, Neumann unveils the KK 104 A and KK 105 A, two capsule heads for Sennheiser handheld transmitters. They replace the KK 204/205 and bring the sound of the wired KMS mics into a wireless format.
In-line or split? Behind the jargon are two ways to organise a studio console, and two ways to think about recording and mixing. Here’s how to tell them apart and why it still matters.
On a digital live console everything hinges on recall: moving from song to song without breaking the mix. Scenes, snapshots, scope and safes form a system you need to understand to run a show with confidence.
At IBC 2026 Lawo detailed mc² software release 12.4 and Power Core package 10.0: a real-time analyzer, third-party control through HOME and a new six-band EQ for its IP platform.