MCM Select Pro Review & Woofer Specifications
A Review & Woofer Specifications For MCM's Professional Raw Drivers I've been working with the MCM Select drivers quite a bit and have testing them out in a number of applications. This includes testing different speakers in Electric Guitar Rigs, Bass...
Discovering MCM Select Pro Speaker Drivers
A Fun Journey & Review Of A Great New Speaker Resource The primary focus of this little story and review is on the 10” drivers I discovered and how they saved me on a big custom speaker order and system design. If you’ve read any of my other articles...
Setting Up A Home Recording Studio On A Budget
Setting up a home studio can be a serious challenge, setting one up on a tight budget can be more of a challenge. Here we have started collecting some helpful info from experienced recording engineers who have successfully setup their own working studios at home....
Voice Over Home Recording
Many of today's top voice over professionals work from home and produce in their home-based studios. In this modern age of computer based editing and production, equipment that use to take up large rooms is now available in small but powerful packages. Equipment has...
Microphones – Dynamic V.S. Condensor
One of the most often asked questions from people getting started in Pro Audio is "What's the difference between Dynamic and Condenser Microphones?" I grew up surrounded by talented craftsmen, professional audio engineers, pro working musicians and recording artists....
A History Of DUAL Turntables
This post is more for fun Nostalgia than a long explanation and history of DUAL turntables. Chances are if you grew up in the 70's, 80's and even the 90's you either owned one or had family and friends that did. Not having a turntable back then was a lot like not...
The Evolution Of Home Audio
Did you know that Thomas Edison was the first person to record the human voice, and that the recording could only be played back once? Or did you know that the first "Record Player" was called a "Gramophone"? What about the fact that it wasn't until 1948 that the...
The Evolution Of Earphones
1910 - Nataniel Baldwin invented the headphones in his kitchen and later sold them to the United States Navy. 1949 - AKG introduces a comfortable Space Age Design as they release the classic K120's. 1968 - Koss introduces the st U.S. manufactured Electrostatic...
Ways Of Finding The Best Microphone For Your Voice
There are several types of microphones, to give your voice the best quality of microphone that’s going to work out really well for you. This infograph reviews some basics like durability, frequency, polar pattern and testing.
The Evolution Of Headphones
It might be obvious that I have a fascination with Headphones, probably because I’ve been using them since I was a kid and my discovery or tape recorders to listening to my favorite albums. I realized how handy they were for quietly practicing my guitar and my...
How Speakers Work
A Set Of Illustrations Demonstrating The Science Of Speaker Technology Technology has advanced over the years but “Sound Waves” still work the same way they have for thousands of years… probably since the creation of air and the evolution of the ear to perceive it....
History Of Audio Engineering
In 1877 Thomas Edison changes history when he plays “Mary’s Little Lamb” with tinfoil wrapped around a rotating cylinder. It was the birth of the Phonograph. 10 years later Emile Berliner patents the gramophone, a flat-disc invention making multiple duplication...
A Beginners Guide To Record Players
Anatomy Of A Turntable Vinyl has made a comeback and my LP collection is cool again. Now if only beer can collections can come full circle. LPs and Vinyl are cool for a number of reasons. One of my theories is also because of the tactile qualities and manual...
History Of Music Formats
1877 Invented by Thomas Edison the “Phonograph Cylinder” was the earliest commercial solution for recording sound. 1892 Gramophone or the “Disc Record Gramophone” was invented by Emile Berliner. It is technically described as a flat polyvinyl chloride disc featuring...
A Visual Representation Of The Evolution Of Audio Formats
1877 - Photograph Cylinderp 1883 - Music Roll 1895 - Gramophone Record 1930s - Reel-to-Reel 1963 - Compact Cassette 1965 - 8 Track Tape 1982 - Compact Disc 1993 - MP3 1997 - DVD 2006 - Blu-ray Disc
History Of Audio Engineering Part 2
1958 - Stereo Disk 1962 - Time Code Format 1963 - Compact Cassette 1965 - Noise Reduction 1972 - Digital Tape 1978 - CD - Compact Disc 1980 - Multitrack Recorders 1982 - Recording Equipment 1986 - Digital Consoles 1994 - Promix 01 1999 - Audio DVD Note - A post...
A Basic Guide To Audio Cable Types
What’s the difference between balanced and unbalanced cables, do balanced cables make a balanced connection? A quick review of XLR, TRS, TS RCA, Midi and USB Cables and connectors. It’s a great visual guide to audio cables.
Voice Over Tips & Tricks
Voiceovers are the foundation of visual advertising, instructional and promotional videos as well as television and feature films. Here are some basic tips and tricks for producing your voice over projects.
Studio Monitors V.S. Headphones
The difference between studio monitors and headphones might seem kind of obvious. A good practice is to use a balance of both and in bigger studios there are a mixtures of different types of monitors to do comparisons.