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  My podcast interview with Recording Studio Rockstars on 22/11/18

  Huge thanks to Lij Shaw and Recording Studio Rockstars for having me on his show. Here is a link to 2h+ podcast in which we discuss all kinds of topics I have a passion for. We chatted reverbs, mono and stereo microphone techniques, instrument recording, nonlinear convolution, music, location recording, acoustics, my life and what now. I hope people will find this informative and useful. And yes, check out the rest of podcasts on Lij’s list – there is so much to explore!

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  My article in Resolution Magazine on Acustica’s nonlinear convolution on 15/08/18

  Yes! I am excited to have this article I wrote about Acustica Audio’s tech and the company to be published in this month’s issue of Resolution Magazine. A good read for any audio people who want to know more about Volterra series nonlinear convolution and how Acustica’s software is made and works. But also some good info on plug-ins and gear in general.

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  Working on Nebula4 Convolution Reverb plug-in on 17/07/18

  I am working on a new reverb plug-in! More precisely it will be a library for Acustica Audio’s N4 and the free N4 Player. This will be a crowd funded project, yes! For a first time I am super excited about the sound of a convolution reverb and the way I can capture real room acoustics. Below is a post I shared in Facebook with lots of ideas and some details, a picture gallery and a video with the first preview of the library.

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  Private lessons in Audio Engineering and Music Production on 24/05/18

  I made the decision to start giving a limited number of private lessons in Audio Engineering and Music Production – on all the things I feel confident to teach and love. I will be happy to help people understand those things that are of trouble and difficult to grasp, or such that can help for achieving better results with assignments, recording, mixing, console signal flow, theory, etc.

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  Schoeps vs Rode, RME vs Prism vs Grace – A/V Incl. on 14/01/18

  Hi there, this is a comparison between RME UCX, Prism Lyra, Grace Design Lunatec V3, Schoeps MK5 and Rode NT5 on acoustic guitar!

  So I have been willing to make such a comparison a while ago. The reason?

  I won’t hide the fact that to my taste I have not found a better recording chain so far than a pair of Schoeps mics into Grace Design preamps and Prism Sound converters. I am positive that I can record any kind of music to its best with this setup! However, none of these come cheap and some alternatives are available.

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  Can convolution do realistic distorted reverb? Video incl. on 02/11/17

  A lecture we did for the AES UK Section together with Giancarlo Del Sordo (CEO/CTO at Acustica Audio) and Stefano Dall’Ora (plug-in developer at Acustica Audio & kick ass double-bass player) is now available on YouTube. Check it out in case you are one of those who enjoys to geek out and would want to know more about how this particular plug-in modeling technique works. A must watch for any students who have interest in DSP, convolution and plug-in development. The tech behind Acustica Audio’s Ebony Plate Reverb and Channel Strip plug-in (pictured below) has been discussed in some great detail in this talk.

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  Drum recording on-location with big verb? Video incl. on 11/10/17

  So I finally got to add the audio mix to this video – the recording was done in July 2015 at the Underground Gallery Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out Ivan Andreev on drums just smashing it without any preparation. And yes, I am finally back to this blog and website and you should see many updates […]

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  Recording of the English Channel – Free Download on 13/09/14

  These are two recordings of the English Channel near Seaford, UK. The first one was made right next to the water and is about 4min long. The second was recorded from about 50 meters distance and has a length of 2min. Both captured with Schoeps MK5 mics and Nagra LB recorder. Both are 96kHz 24bit WAV.

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  Quasi-binaural with DPA 4060 • Samples included on 05/12/13

  Some time ago I was hired to do a recording during the peak hours of the ambiance in the London Underground. The recording had to deliver very good results on headphones (true binaural was one idea, but not the ultimate goal). I also needed a discrete looking mic setup to do DPA 4060 earsit. To buy or even hire a good dummy head mic can be expensive or logistically difficult. So here is the solution I came up with and it was good enough to satisfy my needs.

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  A quick mic/preamp comparison on a Dulcimer on 03/12/13

  Here is a quick comparison on dulcimer… Shure KSM141 stereo pair (set to cardioid) into AMS Neve 1073 DPA preamp (HiZ option) VS AKG 460B (cardioid) into Grace Design Lunatec V3 preamp, both going into Avid HD I/O converters (the Channel Path of the SSL G+ console was bypassed on the way to the converter and I used only the Monitor Path for monitoring and Cue Mix purposes). I really enjoyed the results and I see a value in sharing those two very different to my ears sounds. The levels were almost identical to Pro Tools, but I have properly RMS level matched them for a reasonable AB listening comparison. With a great player like James Lascelles and a good instrument it is all so easy…