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Building a UREI 1176LN Clone (Part 1)

August 2nd, 2009
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I’m going to try and make a compressor for the studio. Not just any old compressor, but a clone of a classic, the UREI 1176LN. Why? What? For the curious yet uninitiated, a compressor is an essential piece of studio gear. It allows one to control dynamics of a signal using certain parameters, which is really [ READ MORE ]

How loud is a piece of string?

December 24th, 2008
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I’ve been charged with the job of mastering audio recently, which is a job that I’m completely unqualified for but am finding really interesting. Mastering is the process that recordings go through after leaving the mixing engineer and before arriving at the replication plant. A record might contain a whole bunch of mixes from different sources, at different [ READ MORE ]

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Finished my first week's work back at Squiz UK. Yes, it's Tuesday. Yes, it's ok to hate me. It's good to be back though! 2010/03/09
Ah, so it's the pro-argen formula. 2010/03/04
You can now buy Ruth Theodore music from her website: http://bit.ly/bxuU7i. Immediate download with every CD purchase! (via @ruththeodore) 2010/03/03
Just eaten enough goats cheese to... to... brain. slowing. down. Zzzzz. 2010/03/01
In the camper on the way to Bristol for the @ruththeodore show tonight. Speakershoe are teaching us to beat box. 2010/02/24
Tune in to the Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 tonight to hear a track from "White Holes Of Mole Hills". (via @ruththeodore) 2010/02/23
Special gig in Bristol this Wednesday, with the full band and support from Speakershoe: http://bit.ly/bKrAVN (via @ruththeodore) 2010/02/22
Oh, so Abbey Road isn't for sale. It never was. EMI never said it was. How is any of this news? http://bit.ly/aRkR8X 2010/02/21
There's drunk and then there's tequila drunk. 2010/02/20
Just finished sound check for @ruththeodore upstairs at Monkey Chews.. On stage around 9pm for any Camden locals. 2010/02/18