Audio-Interface

Speakers are kind of like a pair of new shoes.

Your condenser microphone needs power.

When was the last time you used something like this?

There are a few reasons that pro audio connections often run over balanced cables like this or this.

This isn’t a stereo connector.

Recording every instrument comes with its own set of challenges, but this one, it can be a real beast.

(beep) - What’s happening here might not be exactly what you think.

I arrived in New York in the late 90s.

What an audio interface actually does: preamps, A/D conversion, gain staging, Hi-Z inputs, and DI boxes — the hub between your microphone and your DAW.

Don’t look for a job in audio if you don’t understand this.

This cable goes one way.

Home studio gear guide: what to buy first, what can wait, why mic placement beats mic cost, and when upgrading your interface or monitors actually makes a difference.

Live recording course: microphones, audio interfaces, studio acoustics, stereo technique, and session workflow — hands-on instruction in small groups, not a lecture series.

If you told me a year ago that I’d have a video about cables that had a million views, I would have laughed.

It’s time I showed you how to wrap a cable.

It was the great Greek physicist Archimedes who said, "Give me a lever long enough and I’ll break your keytar.

I can’t believe I’m saying this.

Right ring, red. How do we get signal from here to here? These are both TRS cables. This one is carrying a stereo signal. Tip, ring, sleeve. And if it…

Time and time again, I see students run into trouble because of assumptions they make around the word "stereo." I’m not trying to take you down a notch by making you feel like you don’t understand something that you thought you did, but signal flow legitimately trips a lot of people up, so I want to challenge you by thinking about this example.

Most producers think they understand stereo — but confuse width with quality. What stereo actually means, how it’s encoded, and why mono compatibility matters more than width.

Today, I’m ripping apart my studio.

There are some lessons that come up over and over again and they’re so meaningful you realize you can apply them in almost every discipline.