We all know, in the 21st century, that a postcard is a rectangular piece of cardboard, or fine cardboard ready…
UNCOMPRESSED AND LOSSLESS FILE FORMATS – A GUIDELINE
Uncompressed formats. WAV. A wave file, is the most used uncompressed file format. This file format is a subset of…
Through the Patch Bay – A Look into AI and Voice Cloning
During the last week with my colleagues Giulia and Tom, we have been working on a podcast exploring the use…
Mastering for Vinyl (Part 2).
Recommendations for mastering for vinyl. 1- It is recommended not to exceed -12dBFSrms. Above this value the translation to vinyl…
Mastering for Vinyl (Part 1).
How vinyl works. Until very late in the 1950s, all records were mono (one channel). On a mono record, the stylus tracks lateral movement…
HOW BINAURAL AUDIO WORKS?
To understand how 3D audio (binaural audio) works we need to understand how we perceive the directions of the sounds.…
What is a convolutive reverb and how to convolve.
Based on capturing the temporal/spectral feedback of any space (or resonant enclosure), retrieved from a complete temporal (transient impulse) or…
Notes before start a mix? ¡Yes please!
Recently, talking to my great friend and great mixing engineer and producer, Lluís Cots, we discuss about the importance of…
INTERSTELLAR : Behind the soundtrack.
Hans Zimmer is not a “leitmotific” composer, although he always uses some, he does it to help us sail through…
5 Essential Books for Audio Engineers and Musicians.
In this post, we will be looking at some books I’d like to recommend, related on music, sound recording and…