If you love sound and experimenting with recording as much as we do, then you have probably thought about sound in many forms too. Knowing how sound acts can improve your recording and the intensity of sound. That is why…
We love to work with sound. Many of us record our own music, podcast, or other forms of sound. Knowing how sound travels through different mediums will allow you to have better control over the sound that you generate. That…
Audio resolution is determined by a combination of sample rate and bit depth. These two variables play a role in different parts of the final recording and ultimately affect the quality of your music. You will often see audio recording…
Bit depth ultimately determines a characteristic in recording called dynamic range. In short dynamic range is the distance between the loudest and quietest sound that can end up in your final recording. Low bit depths can result in low quality,…
In audio recording, bit depth can affect the overall quality of your resulting audio. Using a bit depth of 16 is almost always sufficient for home recording, and in some cases a bit depth of 24 will give a slight…
Sample rate is not a major variable in determining the sound quality of a recording. However, it is an important part of the recording process and it can have an affect on the final product. Although to be fair, if…
As I began searching out the highest quality and best value audio interfaces available today, I realized something. In order to make the best purchasing decisions for our audio gear, it’s important to have a good understanding of all the…
It’s actually incredibly easy to measure sound intensity. You can do it with your phone using free apps. I’ll quickly walk through the method I use and a few other options that are out there. If you are needing to…
The flute is the oldest known musical instrument used by our ancestors in far-off antiquity. The oldest example we have of a flute to date was made from the left thigh bone of a cave bear in Divje Babe Cave,…
Simply put, sound travels through walls by transferring the vibrational energy of a sound from the air on one side of the wall, to the solid wall itself, and then back to the air on the other side of the…
