My Take on Music Recording with Doug Fearn
My Take on Music Recording with Doug Fearn
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Basic Electronics for Recording Engineers - Part 6 - Ground
We use the term “ground” frequently in the studio, but what does “ground” actually mean?It can be confusing, because we use the same word to describe many different things. For example, we say that the shields of our audio cables are “gr...
Tape vs Digital Part 2
This is part two of a 2-part series contrasting recording to tape versus digital recording. In this episode, I look at the strengths and weaknesses in digital recording. And then I summarize both episodes with a comparison of the two approaches...
Tape vs Digital Part 1
A tape machine was the only way music was recorded for about 40 years. Then, in the 1990s, computer technology made digital audio recording possible. There was a period when both technologies were in use, but the advantages of digital were over...
Basic Electronics for Recording Engineers - Part 5 - Schematic Diagrams
In electronic equipment, a schematic diagram is used as a map to show how all the various components are interconnected. This is useful for troubleshooting and repair. And following the signal path through a circuit gives us a deeper understand...
Basic Electronics for Recording Engineers - Part 4 - Gain Staging
The design of professional recording gear requires knowledge of how to best distribute the necessary gain through multiple internal gain stages. In this episode, I explain how that is done, and how you can use the same principles to achieve the...
