Season 3
Plugin Comparison and More
Dec. 13, 2021
With the Black Friday sales recently done for another year, we compare purchases and discuss how we might set them up and use them in our day to day workflow. Plus in our usual way, we go down a whole other rabbit hole on a…
Top 7 Audio Interfaces
Dec. 7, 2021
If Audio interfaces are on your Christmas list, here's a thought-starter for Santa.... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank them for their involvement with our …
Mac v PC the BIG question
Nov. 29, 2021
It's the age-old argument, and this week we do our best to settle it once and for all... Do you agree with our conclusion? The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE microphones. We would like to thank …
Those Pesky room resonances and how to deal with them..
Nov. 22, 2021
According to Wikipedia, Room modes are the collection of resonances that exist in a room when the room is excited by an acoustic source such as a loudspeaker. Most rooms have their fundamental resonances in the 20 Hz to...
Mic Placement, how to get it right
Nov. 15, 2021
Microphone placement is critically important to acoustic quality during live performances and recordings. Microphone placement alone contributes to around 20% of the overall sound while the person, instrument, setting, and m…
The Presonus Revelator Review
Nov. 8, 2021
More than a USB microphone, Revelator features compressors and EQs modelled on world-class analogue processors. An independent reverb bus lets you add just the right amount of shimmer to your sound, and two stereo loopback c…
The Tri Booth Road Test
Oct. 25, 2021
The blurb on the website promises the following when it comes to the Tri-Booth.. "The Tri-Booth is ideal for recording artists who need an affordable professional home/mobile studio for auditions and broadcast. You provide t…
Monitoring: Passive v Active
Oct. 18, 2021
SO... Monitoring... Active and Passive... What's the difference? What's the best/most cost-effective way to go? This week a question about powered speakers leads us down a rabbit hole on all things monitoring. The Pro Audio …
Phantom Power - The What, Why and when...
Oct. 11, 2021
This week we answer a question about Phantom Power. SHould it stay on? True to form we manage to cover the whole gamut of the Phantom Power ins and outs... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supplied with gear from RØDE mic…
Matching a Mic and Pre..
Oct. 4, 2021
We wring our hands and tap our fingers when it comes to making a decision on the Mic we are about to spend a large chunk of cash on for our studio. But when it comes to the Mic Pre, we sometimes don't spend as much time proc…
Digital clipping and popping. What causes it, and how to avoid it.
Sept. 20, 2021
When it's not cool to be top of the Pops...
Which Room Suits Your Needs?
Sept. 6, 2021
Everyone wants a great sounding room, but no one wants to spend more on a studio than they need to. So where's the balance? CJ Ringwall sent us a video of his setup after listening to our recent episode with Nick O'Rourke an…
How to build the perfect home studio
Aug. 23, 2021
If you've ever built a studio at home, you know that it's not as easy as it seems. There are so many expenses, and (to be honest) choices to be made. In this episode, we talk to two hard-working Voice Actors who have great h…
ISDN, the end of the line... So whats the next big thing?
Aug. 16, 2021
AT & T has just announced they will be closing their ISDN network from June 1 2023, and many other major players are already winding down services. Australia has already lost their network and the UK closes in the next few y…
How to record dynamic reads.. And we check the mailbag
Aug. 10, 2021
Laughter is contagious just like COVID..
Attack of the clones
Aug. 2, 2021
There are a bunch of them out there, clones of some of your favourite mics. You can buy them online as a kit or straight from the designer. But do they stack up to the real deal, and are they worth the $? This week we take a…
When things are on the nose...
July 26, 2021
In the Southern Hemisphere, it's that time of year, flu season. While he hasn't got COVID, AP does have the dreaded Flu, and his voice is paying the price. But it could be allergies, a simple cold, you name it. Snotty and si…
LISTENER QUESTION: How To Read A Mic Frequency Chart
July 19, 2021
The mic chart! If you're looking for a new mic (or even your first) the one thing that might point you in the direction of a mic or two that's worth auditioning for your voice is the frequency response chart. But what do the…
TEST: Acousta LE03 - a Mighty little interface
July 5, 2021
The is a high-resolution audio interface designed and made in Austria by Innovative Audio. What’s impressive is that the two Mic inputs are built with high-quality ADCs (Analog-to-digital converters) with a dynamic range of…
Home Booth Month - Mixer or Interface? What to do?
June 28, 2021
Interfaces are super easy to use, but mixers give you more flexibility when it comes to routing audio around your studio. So what's best, in what circumstances? This week we investigate your options... The Pro Audio Suite ha…
Home Booth Month - Headphones - Open V Closed Back..
June 21, 2021
Everyone has their preference for headphones. Open, closed, in ears, and some you may never have heard of. We opened this episode with the intent of discussing just Open v Closed, but in the usual Pro Audio Suite tradition, …
Home Booth Month - Whats in Your Booth
June 14, 2021
From treatment on the walls to computer monitors, iPads, and more. What is necessary and what is optional in your booth if you really want to be prepared for what may come at you from the other end of the line during a sessi…
Home Booth Recording. What should your client expect?
June 7, 2021
So you jump in the booth at home, and with the client on the line, lay down a bunch of takes. Then, down the line, you hear them say, "we haven't been recording here, could you cut takes 2 and 6 together, with the third para…
Diffusion V Absorption. Which one is for you?
May 31, 2021
Diffusion and Absobtion. Both completely legitimate ways to treat your room and booth, but which one is better, and most importantly, which one should you be using? This week, Robbo, George, Robert, and AP break down the ins…
Audio Books - Life On Both Sides Of The Glass
May 3, 2021
They're thought of as "The Dark Side" of Audio, long hours behind the mic for some, and hours of painstaking editing on the other side of the glass. This week we speak with Simone Feiler (Brisbane Audio Books Owner/Engineer)…
RODE NT-USB Mini Road test
April 26, 2021
"The NT-USB Mini brings the pristine sound quality of RØDE’s world-class studio mics to a compact, easy-to-use USB microphone. Designed to deliver crystal-clear, professional-quality audio direct to a computer or tablet, it’…
Bill Drescher - A Life Behind The Console pt 2
April 12, 2021
If you follow our show, you will absolutely know who Bill Drescher is. 50 Years behind the console at studios like Sound City, A & M and many others make him a household name in the Music Biz. In Part two of our interview w…
Bill Drescher - A Life Behind The Console pt 1
April 5, 2021
If you follow our show, you will absolutely know who Bill Drescher is. 50 Years behind the console at studios like Sound City, A & M and many others make him a household name in the Music Biz. In Part One of our interview w…
What is FLAC? Should you use it?
March 15, 2021
FLAC is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio. But should you use it as a delivery format for your clients? Is it really lossless? We dive into the topic... The Pro Audio Suite has kindly been supp…
Voice Synthesis - Be Careful what you ask for!
March 4, 2021
AI voice farmers are actively recruiting...
A Paw in each camp
Feb. 14, 2021
For over 12 years Dann Brumm has been voicing content for Australian and International markets. For the last 2, he's been Voicing "Uncle Stripe" on "Bluey" an Australian Cartoon series that features the adventures of an Aust…
Voicing on the road... what the best travel setup for voicing on your holidays?
Jan. 25, 2021
On th eroad again??