by John Webber | Dec 18, 2012 | Audio Articles
Fixed and Floating Point architecture refers to the format used to store and manipulate the audio data within digital audio devices. What do these really mean you may ask, and which is superior? ‘Fixed point’ refers to the way in which a number can be represented,...
by John Webber | Dec 12, 2012 | Audio Articles
From a technical standpoint there are two factors that determine the quality of an (uncompressed) audio file. These are the ‘sample rate’ and ‘bit depth’. Common sample rates include 44.1kHz, 48kHZ, 96kHz and 192kHz. For bit depth we will focus...
by John Webber | Oct 27, 2012 | Audio Articles
There seems to be increasing debate over whether audio mastering with plugins is now on par with real analogue equipment. Instead of endlessly arguing the toss I thought it would be simpler to create a direct comparison of the two processes, so I set about conducting...
by John Webber | Oct 22, 2012 | Audio Articles
This 2 channel 4 band EQ is a ‘passive design’ meaning that the EQ stage has no further amps and is largely made up of components that don’t require additional power. When you boost a frequency band it’s actually cutting the remaining signal content with...
by John Webber | Oct 19, 2012 | Audio Articles
Compression is designed to control dynamic range within a recording and will most likely exist in singular elements of a mix and over the mix itself in a mastering situation. Compression is achieved by making loud passages above a certain threshold quieter, therefore...