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The Evolution of High-End Home Cinema
For this piece, we had the opportunity to speak to Alexander Riemann of ARLED Cinema. They run a family-owned business in its second generation, and their team sets a new standard in home theater construction. ARLED’s installations feature unique components and combinations in AV technology, breaking new…
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Tobi Mark delivers Precision Under Pressure
How Georgia-based live sound engineer Tobi Mark builds reliable productions and broadcast-ready mixes with ADAM Audio studio monitors. In live production, clarity is everything. For Tobi Mark, live sound engineer and founder of Markex Productions, delivering consistent, professional audio is both a craft and a responsibility. “I…
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Inside Klevgrand: Pushing boundaries with innovative plugins
Plugins are an essential tool in today’s audio production and long gone are the days when these little helpers only tried to replicate the sound of their hardware counterparts. More than that, they have become a huge field of sound innovation in their own right, allowing creatives to manipulate their…
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The Complexity of Listening
Our blog articles primarily cover audio production technology and techniques, but for this article we’re going to turn the attention from hardware and software to the “human-ware”. We will explore how we listen, and how we can better understand what we hear. Listening is of course the endgame of music…
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GiGi FM on the trinity of Sound, Movement and Emotion
DJ, producer, and multidisciplinary artist GiGi FM invites listeners into a deeply personal world where sound, movement and emotion intertwine. In our interview with her, she opens up about her creative roots, her intimate home studio, and the inspirations behind her latest work on her own label, Sea~rène. For…
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Understanding Phase Response Charts [Part 2]
Welcome back to the topic of “Understanding Phase Response Charts”! In Part 1, we determined that phase offers a way to compare and understand the time-domain relationships of cyclical signals without needing to know their exact timing. This is the second and final part, where we’ll discuss why the timing…
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Understanding Phase Response Charts [Part 1]
In a previous blog post we described how to interpret the frequency response curves that often accompany technical specifications of studio monitors. When we talk about frequency response curves, we generally concentrate on what is known technically as the “magnitude frequency response”, however there is another element to a…
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UK’s newest beat-maker Lollypop Beatz on breaking into the industry
UK beat maker Lollypop Beatz has exploded onto the production scene with her brash hip-hop and trap productions. An overnight success or a long time in the making? Let’s find out! “I learnt everything I know through watching tutorials on YouTube,” states UK beatmaker Lollypop Beatz, aka.
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Active vs. Passive Loudspeakers – What’s the difference?
Despite the fact that the majority of loudspeakers designed for studio monitoring, including all ADAM Audio studio monitors, are active, the world of consumer hi-fi is still dominated by passive loudspeakers. So, in this blog post we’re going to unpack the differences between active and passive loudspeakers, and unpick some…
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Nashville’s Ca.mp3: Where Collaboration and Community Thrive
When the world went virtual during the pandemic, it felt like the natural way to collaborate had suddenly disappeared. For Nashville-based artist and producer, Jack Vinoy, the instant shift to remote sessions left a noticeable gap—a gap he knew needed filling. But what started as a solution to the isolation…