Most home or project studios are located in smallish rectangular rooms, creating a real challenge in creating a relatively accurate listening space. Parallel walls reinforce and nullify harmonic frequencies, creating peaks and dips in the frequency response, particularly between 50 and 250Hz. A common mistake is the overuse of thin acoustic panels (50mm and less),…
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Lynx Aurora vs Digi 192
There has been plenty of good things written about the Lynx Aurora DA AD converter, and how it beats the pants off the Digidesign 192. After much deliberation, I had to find out myself, particularly as the Aurora 8 is a fair bit cheaper than the 192. I’ve had the Lynx for a week, and…
Acoustic Foam: is it all the same?
Just a quick one. A common criticism of acoustic foam is that it will not absorb low frequencies. This is a very common point of view expressed on forums that is simply not true. At risk of repeating myself, the ability of acoustic foam to absorb low frequencies is related to thickness, structure and density.…