Professional audio gear, studio tech, and sound for film & television.
John "Wheels" Hurlbut tells Production Expert how AI separation tools let him pull apart one of the most famous recordings ever made, and why he sees the technology as a way of honouring old records rather than rewriting them.
The first major revision of ATSC A/85 since 2013 restores dialogue as the yardstick for TV loudness. It is a win for the mixers who lobbied for it, and it arrives just as California brings streaming adverts under CALM-style rules.
Pro-Ject's WiiM-powered streamers, Fiio's resistor-ladder flagship and a new closed-back from Sennheiser headline a month that rewards both hobbyists and working pros
Object-based mixing has crept out of the cinema and into the world's top studios. We step into the bubble to find out what really changes when engineers swap stereo for a dome of speakers.
The Italian line array specialist's flagship training programme returns with six two-day "K-experience" sessions, AVIXA-certified online courses and a hands-on tour of the kit shaping modern live sound and fixed installs
The ISA C8X drops the company's 40-year-old Lundahl-transformer preamp — eight of them — into a 26-in/28-out rack unit, squaring up to UAD, Antelope and RME
The UK boutique's NAMM 2026 headliner pulls off lookahead limiting without an A-D converter in sight — bolted to a four-channel mastering-grade chassis at £2,699.
A touchscreen, balanced outputs and a phono stage in one slim box — WiiM's flagship streamer is gunning for Sonos, Bluesound and the boutique hi-fi establishment all at once
Eight-voice Juno-60 clone adds velocity, aftertouch and modern connectivity at £479 — shipping in May
The Essex boutique's four-channel dynamics rack performs a trick long thought impossible — and the new 'Enigma' layer exposes controls engineers have never been allowed to touch.
The new dual-screen variant of DiGiCo's workhorse compact console brings expanded visual feedback and an optional Pulse power boost — with a hardware upgrade path for the thousands of Q225s already in the field.
With up to 27 configurations and no PhD in acoustics required, LG's FlexConnect-powered system promises to take immersive audio mainstream
Solid State Logic's flagship Oracle console eliminates decades of compromise between analogue warmth and digital convenience — and the professional audio world is taking notice
Alongside the reissue of its most storied tube microphone, Neumann unveiled VIS, a spatial audio tool that could transform immersive mixing
For the first time, SSL puts the full E-Series dynamics chain on every channel of a new console — and existing Origin owners can upgrade in stages
From Iron Maiden's stage rig to Kendrick Lamar's front-of-house, UA's Dante-enabled interface is rewriting the rules for live and studio sound alike
Hebden Bridge firm debuts 48-fader Argo M console and previews ImPulseV — virtualised DSP that could run a Champions League final from a data centre
London startup's carbon-fibre reference monitor, co-designed with Muse's FOH engineer, bets everything on analogue in a digital world
SolidPitch, KLANG integration, and Automation Preview headline a free firmware update previewing at NAB 2026 — and every existing SSL Live console gets it.
As the BAFTA TV Craft Awards ceremony approaches on 26 April, we preview the Sound: Fiction and Sound: Factual categories — where single-take intimacy meets galactic-scale spectacle.
With four hour-long episodes shot in single continuous takes, every whisper, shout and slammed door had to be captured perfectly — first time
From AI-powered dialogue rescue to Dolby Atmos remote sessions, the five shortlisted products reveal where professional sound is heading — and Scottish studios are already on board
Netflix's one-shot drama earns a rare double nod as the Association of Motion Picture Sound reveals its 2026 Television and Factual Film shortlists
NoiseWorks' new plugin puts six AI-powered vocal processing tools — previously the preserve of film dialogue editors — into the hands of music producers. Early professional verdicts are remarkably enthusiastic.
The new flagship console uses ActiveAnalogue technology to deliver what engineers have chased for four decades — instant total recall without touching the analogue signal path
Console-grade 88RS EQ for under a grand, a dual 1073 with built-in conversion, and mastering-grade Dante — Neve has just refreshed every tier of the studio market in one announcement
Folder Group Tracks, a dedicated Analyzer Track, and a raft of automation improvements land in the industry-standard post-production DAW
The industry's go-to compressor plugin gets its biggest upgrade in a decade — with vintage-inspired algorithms, analogue saturation modes, and native surround support up to 9.1.6
Integrated Dolby Atmos rendering, multi-format support, and no extra cost — Avid's spatial audio tools have finally grown up
From noise reduction to automated mastering, artificial intelligence has become standard kit for working engineers — but the craft question is far from settled.
As streaming platforms tighten their Dolby Atmos requirements, Glasgow facilities are investing — but is it enough to stop work draining south to London?
At ISE 2026, DPA Microphones unveiled a fully integrated wireless system that pairs digital transmission with capsule-level distortion correction — and the implications for broadcast, theatre, and live production are profound.
Genelec's new three-way coaxial SAM monitor packs 950 watts of Finnish precision into a format designed for the next decade of studio work.
The five-strong sound team behind F1: The Movie capped a dominant awards season with the Best Sound Oscar, rewarding a mix that makes audiences feel every gear change at 200 mph.
Belgian projection giant acquires the parent company behind two of audio's most iconic brands, raising questions about the future of Focal's professional monitoring line.
The Burbank company behind the industry-standard R-121 enters a new chapter as private equity circles the pro-audio sector.
The five-strong team behind the Best Sound win at the 98th Academy Awards reveals how matchbook-sized recorders, Lewis Hamilton's exacting ear, and a refusal to fake it brought Formula 1's roar to cinema.
The industry's most popular third-party compressor now speaks surround natively, signalling that spatial audio mixing is no longer reserved for elite facilities.
One of pro audio's most storied brands is planting its American flag in the heart of Music City — and the symbolism couldn't be louder.
The world's first wideband digital wireless mic system made its broadcast premiere on one of the most-watched events of the year, delivering studio-grade sound over a single TV channel of RF spectrum.
The German mic maker has faithfully reissued one of the most revered studio microphones ever made — and it's already causing a stir in the pro-audio world.
Oxford's Solid State Logic launches the Origin EVO — a full-fat, all-analogue inline console that puts authentic 1980s E Series dynamics on every channel, starting at £38,160.