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For the past 30 years, soaring demand from East Asia has fueled massive poaching of a South African abalone, Haliotis midae, reducing the mollusk’s population to a fraction of its former abundance. A new report suggests that legalizing this overexploitation may be the only way to save the species from going extinct and curb the […]

When you talk to manufacturers and developers whose work has been honoured in the annual SOS Awards, you’re in no doubt as to how much importance they attach to winning...

Spatial audio. 3D music. 360‑degree sound. Call it what you will, immersive audio is a hot topic. And while researching...

It's 10 years since Focusrite launched their best-selling Scarlett range of audio interfaces, now into its third generation. CEO Tim Carroll and Will Hoult, Head Of Product at Focusrite and Novation talk to Sam Inglis about what's behind the success of the Scarletts.

Comping is an intrinsic part of modern record production. It’s something we all have to do...

The Listening Service panel will take place on Friday 12th November, with submissions due by this Friday, 29th October.

Genelec: Active Monitor Development | Podcast Behind The Brand 04:15 - Technology As The Foundation 05:00 - In-House Design And Production 09:44 - Exploring Different Technologies 12:52 - Coaxial (MDC™) Drivers 14:22 - Directivity Control Waveguide (DCW™) 20:31 - Consistency Across The Range 22:36 - DSP And Calibration 26:34 - Aural ID And Immersive Audio 32:00 - Tech In Development 33:25 - Sustainability In Music Tech 38:25 - Equipment Built To Last 39:53 - The Right To R...

Total Immersion When the record industry moved from mono to stereo in the ’50s and ’60s, it entered a golden age. Fans enjoyed a better listening experience, and the new LP format enabled artists to be more ambitious. Labels profited from massive growth, studios flourished and ‘rock star’ became a bona fide profession. Sam Inglis, Sound On Sounds Editor In Chief.Photo: JG HardingHowever, when the industry tried to repeat the trick in the ’70s, audiences shunned quadraphonic audio. Att...

In 2019, Hong Kong customs authorities inspected a cargo ship bound for Vietnam. Hidden beneath slabs of frozen meat were 8.3 metric tons of illegal scales from about 13,800 pangolins, and more than 2.1 metric tons of tusks from about 200 elephants, with a combined value of about $8 million. This was one of the […]

Unplugged I mixed a song recently for a friend who has a bare‑bones Pro Tools rig. He wanted to use my project as a template for the rest of his album, so we came up with a plan. I would mix a representative song using only the bundled Pro Tools plug‑ins, and use the Comments field in each track to explain what I was doing with them. I hope the experience was as educational for him as it was for me. Sam Inglis.Putting 95 percent of your plug‑ins off‑limits, and describing in be...