Chapter 5: Audio Hardware
Links
Microphones and Preamps
- Microphone Techniques for Live Sound [PDF]—from Shure (lots of detailed information; doesn't push their products)
- Microphone Techniques for Studio Recording [PDF]—from Shure (lots of detailed information; doesn't push their products)
Signal Levels
- Unbalanced vs. Balanced Lines—technical article from WhirlwindUSA
- High and low Impedance Signals—technical article from WhirlwindUSA
- AES/EBU technical guide—from EBU Technical
- S/PDIF Interface—on epanorama.net
Specific hardware mentioned/shown in text
[There is no endorsement implied by this listing—these are merely specific examples of technologies discussed in the text]
- Shure SM58 small-diaphragm dynamic mic
- Audio-Technica AT4050 large-diaphragm condenser mic
- Snowball USB microphone
- Audio Technica 2000 Series wireless mic transmitter and receiver
- Grace Design M201mk2 two-channel mic preamp
- ART Dual Z-direct passive direct box
- Mackie 802-VLZ4 analog mixer
- Yamaha MG Series analog mixers
- Avid Control App for tablets
- Avid S3 Control Surface
- Mackie DL 1608 wireless digital mixer with tablet
- Roland Rubix 22 EX 2-in, 2-out audio interface
- IK Multimedia iRig HD 2 guitar interface for iOS and Mac/PC
- Roland R-05 flash-based portable recorder
- Crown Xli 3500 2-channel power amplifier
- Genelec 8010A powered monitors and 7040A subwoofer