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I have owned my Neumann U67 for 28 years. It has been the primary microphone at my studio for most of that time. I have tracked vocals through it on Grammy-nominated sessions, recorded acoustic guitar on major label projects, and reached for it on everything from brass to strings to room ambience wh …

Most musicians make a choice when building a dedicated space — practice room or recording studio. This project proves you don't have to choose. Pure Wave Audio recently completed a full design and install for a client who wanted a single room that could do everything. Practice with a full band …

I have been carrying SPL at Pure Wave Audio for years. In that time I have watched them do something most gear companies never pull off — consistently release products that are both technically innovative and genuinely musical. That combination is rarer than it sounds. SPL's secret is their 12 …

I recently put together a FET microphone shootout comparing three condenser microphones across male and female vocals. The three FETs in the running: the Neumann U87, the Earthworks SB33, and the Audix SCX25A. Here is how I set it up and what I found. The Setup All microphones were run in cardioid w …

The subwoofer question comes up constantly in studio monitor conversations. Do you need one? Will it help or hurt your mixes? Is it worth the investment? The answer becomes straightforward once you understand what a subwoofer actually does in a studio context — and what it does not do. What a …

One thing I tell every student who comes through my studio: if something is happening in your audio, it should be because you chose to make it happen. Not because you stumbled into it. Not because you did not know how to prevent it. Because you understood what was happening and decided it served th …