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What makes NPR’s broadcast sound so crisp and bright, while many local public radio stations have a bassier, boomier tone? Adam Ragusea, host of our podcast The Pub, wanted to find out, so he recently interviewed the guy who should know best — Shawn Fox, senior director of audio engineering at NPR. This is an edited

Ktsimage/Getty Images Ever since Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville first warbled "Clair de Lune" onto a wax cylinder, purveyors of sound technology and recorded music have been trying to replicate the full listening experience. Mixing, equalizing, and various deployments of speakers and other playback technology are all partial solutions to the single problem of allowing a

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Another guest post by @NeoMoevius from Twitter. Same as earlier with the Native Urban Terror on FreeBSD article. This time it will be about setting up Home Audio Studio on a FreeBSD 13.1 system. The idea is to use software like: Jack – audio/jack Qtractor – audio/qtractor Ardour – audio/ardour MuSE Sequencer – audio/muse-sequencer The

The Pixel Buds Pro will soon match the AirPods Pro with head tracking support. (Image source: Google)The Pixel Buds Pro will soon receive head tracking support, courtesy of a new firmware update. In the meantime, Google has readied the Pixel Buds app for the new functionality, which will work in tandem with Spatial Audio. 9to5Google

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Universal Audio is known for its leading software emulation that mimics the quality of more expensive gear. After entering the modeling microphone space last year with the L22, the company is back with a pair of mics that, while fairly pricey, could appeal to serious bedroom producers. The Sphere DLX is the higher-end model at