SOUND ON SOUND MAG: THE ULTIMATE MIC COMPARISON
VIDEO — SOS Editor-In-Chief, Sam Inglis, grills ATK on the complications that could have spoiled Audio Test Kitchen.
What started as some innocent texting with Grammy-winning mixer of Doja Cat, Burna Boy, and Kanye turned into a revealing thread on Jesse Ray Ernster’s thoughts on how to choose studio monitors.
Small studio monitors can provide advantages over larger monitors, not just in small spaces. They can solve acoustics issues in less than ideal rooms, especially when integrated with a subwoofer. Small studio monitors can provide many of the advantages of 3-way studio monitors at a lower cost.
My years in pro audio retail sales, product development, product reviewing, as an engineer, and now creator of unbiased product information have given me a pretty unique perspective on buying gear. I'd like to share my thoughts with you on navigating studio monitor choice.
What if we could know which microphones were used on every instrument on every released recording? That would be an invaluable resource. So let's start building it together!
What started as some innocent texting with Grammy-winning mixer of Doja Cat, Burna Boy, and Kanye turned into a revealing thread on Jesse Ray Ernster’s thoughts on how to choose studio monitors.
Small studio monitors can provide advantages over larger monitors, not just in small spaces. They can solve acoustics issues in less than ideal rooms, especially when integrated with a subwoofer. Small studio monitors can provide many of the advantages of 3-way studio monitors at a lower cost.
My years in pro audio retail sales, product development, product reviewing, as an engineer, and now creator of unbiased product information have given me a pretty unique perspective on buying gear. I'd like to share my thoughts with you on navigating studio monitor choice.
To locate and commit to a single best mic position to record all the Audio Test Kitchen mics we had to start with an impartial, honest, and detailed microphone to guide us.
Never waste your money on unnecessary mics again!
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