As DJs we need to monitor the sound from the DJ mixer and the booth monitor simultaneously explaining why DJs position their headphones on their head the way they do. This headphone position combined with loud monitoring typically puts DJs at risk of long-term hearing
About a year ago the Victorian Theatre Company was formed by Kurtis Lowden and Matthew Connell. They approached me with a vision of creating an audio rendition of Hamlet that included a full cast, foley, atmosphere and soundtrack. We set about planning the recording sessions
USB microphones bridge the gap for those who want a good quality microphone to record, stream, vlog, or zoom from home, but don’t want all the fuss that comes with using a microphone and all the necessary bits one needs to buy, such as an
NAMM 2021 has been a strange one this year! Winners of the NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC Awards), honouring the best in professional audio and sound production, were announced in a virtual event on the final day of NAMM’s Believe in Music week, a
It’s the pilgrimage that every music gear-head loves, the NAMM Winter Show. Every year in January, the world gets to see a heap of hot new products and announcements all from Los Angeles, USA. So, you’d be excused if you were confused by NAMM this year, it went completely virtual and the name
Harman’s virtual booth at NAMM this year focused on a number of products from their enormous back catalogue of products within the JBL, AKG and Soundcraft brands. JBL IRX115S powered subwoofer – The JBL IRX115S powered subwoofer, the newest model in the IRX series of versatile, cost-conscious
Yes it’s been a year most of us would rather forget. Amongst the rollercoaster that has been 2020, there has been a number of amazing music gear releases that have kept the creative juices flowing for those that have been in lock-down and isolated. Noisegate’s
At the time of writing this article, it’s been months since seeing, playing or mixing a live gig, other than those of the virtual variety. Like many other musicians and engineers, I’ve had a lot of extra time to spend in my home studio (not
Now more than ever we are all looking at ways to save a dollar when buying music equipment and with the convenience of shopping now just the click of a mouse, shopping online can be precarious especially when purchasing music gear from overseas businesses. WARRANTY
Noisegate recently ran a Livestream for Source Audio’s launch in Australia and Tascam’s new VSR264 Livestream AV encoder/decoder was the heart of the production. The VSR264 is a professional streaming unit the encodes and decodes audio and video together for a variety of streaming platforms
