Episodes

March 8, 2022

Universal Audio Take on the Sure SM7...

Universal Audio has come out swinging, taking a swipe at Sure's podcasting (and Broadcast) favourite the SM7. The SD-1 is clearly designed to be as close as it can to the original thing. But does it hold up? A big shout out to our sponsors Tri Booth....

March 1, 2022

Self Levelling Pre Amps..

Yellowtec PUC2 Mic LEA

Feb. 21, 2022

Listener Question - John Davenport

John Davenport (a regular listener to the show) got in touch with us and posed a question that's well worth considering the next time you are upgrading your studio... A big shout out t our sponsors Tri Booth. As a part of their generous support of our...

Feb. 14, 2022

Why you may not win the job even though you nailed the Audition!

What started out as a discussion about the best way to format your audition, became a bit of an insight into how the other end approach Auditioning the Auditions. What makes the studio or casting director turn off? What might be the technical...

Feb. 7, 2022

What cable and why?

You spend a small fortune on your mic and your pre, but what about that piece of shielded metal that connects the two. Does the price make a difference? Is making your own necessarily better than buying one? If you buy one what should you look for?...

Jan. 31, 2022

Should a client control whats in your chain/rack?

We have heard a few horror stories recently of clients insisting that voice-over artists have a particular piece of gear/software in their studio, regardless of whether or not it is necessary. Should a client dictate what you have in your room?...

Jan. 24, 2022

What's the mic that left us in disbelief?

You'll never guess!

Jan. 17, 2022

The Best Place in Your Home for a Studio

Upstairs? Or Down? Closet or Bedroom?

Jan. 10, 2022

Online Courses - The Good The Bad The Ones to Avoid

Beware what you read/watch

Dec. 20, 2021

Mary Lynn Wissner - How to make your Audition Stand Out

Mary Lynn Wisner

Dec. 13, 2021

Plugin Comparison and More

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 bunch of other...

Dec. 7, 2021

Top 7 Audio Interfaces

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 show, and their...

Nov. 29, 2021

Mac v PC the BIG question

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 them for their involvement...

Nov. 22, 2021

Those Pesky room resonances and how to deal with them..

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...

Nov. 15, 2021

Mic Placement, how to get it right

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 microphone choice...

Nov. 8, 2021

The Presonus Revelator Review

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 channels make it easy to add...

Nov. 1, 2021

How much is too much for "On Call"?

Where do you draw the line?

Oct. 25, 2021

The Tri Booth Road Test

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 the mic, interface,...

Oct. 18, 2021

Monitoring: Passive v Active

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 Suite has kindly been...

Oct. 11, 2021

Phantom Power - The What, Why and when...

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 microphones. We would like to...

Oct. 4, 2021