What’s a Klippel?

The roots of this blog post were planted in a post I published very recently regarding the Audio First Fidelia. I began, while drafting that post, to explain some of the techniques and technology used to carry out acoustic measurements of speakers, the Klippel NFS (Nearfield Scanner) in particular, but it soon became obvious that […]

Audio First Fidelia

I happened upon a small start-up loudspeaker company called Audio First recently and was so intrigued I thought I’d write a little blog post about it. Originally from Hong Kong, Audio First founder Harry Yeung gained an MSc in Acoustic Engineering from Salford University and, following a period working in architectural acoustics back home, has […]

The Hans-Martin Buff Interview – Part Three

The post discusses an interview with Hans-Martin Buff, who created the Dolby Atmos In-Side mix of Peter Gabriel’s i/o album. The author recounts their experience meeting Buff at Real World Studios and emphasizes his journey from skepticism to mastering immersive audio. Buff shares insights on the collaborative mixing process with Gabriel, highlighting the freedom and creativity in his approach to the project.

The Hans-Martin Buff Interview – Part Two

The post discusses an interview with Hans-Martin Buff, who created the Dolby Atmos In-Side mix of Peter Gabriel’s i/o album. The author recounts their experience meeting Buff at Real World Studios and emphasizes his journey from skepticism to mastering immersive audio. Buff shares insights on the collaborative mixing process with Gabriel, highlighting the freedom and creativity in his approach to the project.

The Hans-Martin Buff Interview – Part One

The post discusses an interview with Hans-Martin Buff, who created the Dolby Atmos In-Side mix of Peter Gabriel’s i/o album. The author recounts their experience meeting Buff at Real World Studios and emphasizes his journey from skepticism to mastering immersive audio. Buff shares insights on the collaborative mixing process with Gabriel, highlighting the freedom and creativity in his approach to the project.

My Dolby Atmos Immersion

If you have any interest in contemporary music and its production, which, bearing in mind you’re reading this, I think it’s a fair assumption that you do, you’ve probably seen or heard the words Dolby and Atmos quite regularly in recent years. Quite possibly you’ll already be familiar with pretty much everything I’m about to […]

Canon Audio (Part 3)

Embarrassed Author’s Note: If you’re a follower of my blog (thank you), or even if you’ve just happened upon this post accidentally (also, thank you), you might find it odd that this, Part 3 of the Canon Audio story, has appeared some considerable time after Part 5. This is because Part 3 mysteriously became lost […]

Secrets of The Neumann KH150

My work reviewing nearfield monitors for Sound On Sound occasionally provokes thoughts that are perhaps a little too far off-piste for the relatively simple needs of a magazine review, and my recent review of the newly introduced Neumann KH150 was prime example. I gave the KH150 a very positive review in the magazine, but having […]