Gear might be important to us audio nerds, but it’s a niche market.
Most of those who find themselves in the business of making gear are there, not for promises of untold millions, but because they love it.
Many designers fell into the field due in part to a specific Read more...
You know how they say “don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well, I think the new saying should be “don’t judge a plugin by its price”.
With the number of software designers who are also musicians out there, it’s no surprise that designing plugins has become an entire art Read more...
I’ve always loved gear that was easy to use. For me, the fewer the controls, the better.
I can appreciate gear with an unlimited flexibility, with knobs and controls that offer an endless amount of fine-tuning. I understand there’s a time and place for this type of equipment. But for Read more...
Once upon a time, I only used meters to make sure I wasn’t clipping. Not in the red? Okay, I’m good.
As my audio career progressed however, I started to see the benefits of using meters as a visual aid when you can’t always trust your ears.
While meters might Read more...
Who was Les Paul? He was man who could be classified in many different ways: Inventor, audio engineer, producer, arranger, musician—as a jazz, country and blues guitarist—and designer of audio circuits and guitars.
As disparate as each of these skills may be, he brought one common quality to all of Read more...
