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  • 32bit float – Is there anything to Gain?

    High dynamic range analogue inputs We’re getting to a stage where most professional recorders (and a number of ‘prosumer’ ones) operate with analogue inputs capable of capturing very high dymamic range. In fact, some have little or no amplification in front. For example, the Sonosax R4+ and AD8+ which I’ve talked about before in more…

  • Making a start in Production Sound

    This post has been a long time coming. Over years I keep being asked “How do you get into this?” as it seems like almost everyone has a different route in, however I’m going to try and point some in the direction of some of the more established paths. From talking to a number of…

  • Network Switches for location

    You can’t have your cake and eat it Location requirements I’ve had a number of people ask me about network switches over the last week or so. More mixers seem to be looking at Dante on set in various configurations, however most of the switch manufacturers don’t exactly have us in mind when designing products,…

  • Interior/exterior windshield solutions for short shotgun microphones

    What’s the problem? I’ve been using Sennheiser 8060 microphones for a number of years. Initially they were a revelation; it was possible to fit a directional microphone into a small windshield (Rycote WS1 MZL), massively reducing the size and weight of an exterior setup. However they had a drawback: most of the microphone’s length is…

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