There aren’t many that I really get excited about, which is why the new Centrance MixerFace R4 mobile recording interface and recorder is so unusual. The unit packs a powerful punch, with 2 great sounding mic preamps, excellent convertors, and a loud and clean headphone amp.
The two mic inputs use XLR combo jacks and have Hi/Lo-Z input switch, 130Hz HPF switch, signal and peak LEDs, and a volume control. The front panel also contains a slot for a micro-SD card, with a red record button and LED, a stop button, and forward and back buttons to move between files.
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Archives for October 2018
Audified SpeakUp Plugins Streamline Voice Over Production With Auto-Ducking Feaures
Host application and audio effects developer Audified is proud to announce the availability of SpeakUp. It is used in streamlining and simplifying the process of voiceover and YouTube show creation by bundling two responsive, purpose-built plug-ins, the SpeakUp Sensor and SpeakUp Performer to automatically and effectively handle ducking.
SpeakUp succeeds in doing just that by bundling two responsive, purpose-built plug-ins — SpeakUp Sensor and SpeakUp Performer. It has user-friendly controls to free up users to focus on the creative job rather than getting bogged down with time-consuming technicalities. After all, voiceover projects typically take a long time to professionally prepare.
Read more about this here: https://ask.audio/articles/audified-speakup-plugins-streamline-voice-over-production-with-autoducking-feaures
Compression Tricks to Give Your Drums Instant Punch
Few processors are often used as compressors. Compressors drop the volume of your audio when it gets louder than a predetermined threshold, which helps you tame loud peaks. This is especially important with drums, which can have extremely sharp peaks on hits.
The compressor threshold determines the level in decibels at which the compressor “turns on.” Setting a high threshold means the compressor will only activate when the signal gets really loud. Much of a drum’s snap and punch is found in the initial few milliseconds when the sound first hits. Nearly all compressors let you adjust the attack time.
Read more about this here: https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/compression-tricks-give-drums-instant-punch/
Sonarworks intro new standard for accurate monitoring
The Sonarworks Reference plug-in has become an essential tool for mixing by delivering a reliably neutral sound on which to base key mixing decisions. When using headphones, Reference allows you to apply DSP correction profiles for over 100 popular headphone models. For speaker correction, Reference utilizes a measurement microphone to generate a custom profile for your speakers and room.
Now Sonarworks have gone one step further, introducing a new standard that promises to deliver the same sound on all speakers and headphones, with just +/-0.9dB difference across different devices. They’re calling it Sonarworks SR, which stands for “Studio Reference”.
Read more about this here: https://www.soundonsound.com/news/sonarworks-intro-new-standard-accurate-monitoring
The Fundamentals of Amplitude and Loudness
In working with sound, it is absolutely necessary to have a firm grasp of amplitude and loudness and the various methods of measurement. Key to this is understanding the decibel (dB). Most amplitude measurements use decibels in one form or another.
Thus, decibels express amplitude or loudness levels as a value relative to some reference value or beginning value. Most people begin to hear a slight change in level at plus or minus 2dB to 3dB. A 6dB change is perceived as a significant change in level and 10dB to 12dB can be heard as a doubling or halving of loudness.
Read more about this here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/amplitude-and-loudness/