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.wav/.flac — deep dives — worked examples and measurement · 5 entries
2026
2026-05-11
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Re-mic’ing the NS-10s for the third time
Four weeks of A/B/X with three small-diaphragm condensers, two ribbons, and a $42 measurement mic. The measurement mic won.
2026-04-25
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Phase coherence at 8kHz in cardioid pairs
X/Y, ORTF, and Blumlein on the same cymbal, run through a 2k–6k complex coherence analysis. ORTF wins, but not for the reason in the textbooks.
2026-04-07
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Convolution IRs from a concrete stairwell
Sine sweeps in a 7-flight stairwell at 03:00. The early reflections are the interesting part — the tail is everywhere.
2026-03-14
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Gain staging in IEEE 1394 chains, ten years late
Firewire is dead and I am still tracking gain through three Presonus boxes daisy-chained off a thunderbolt adapter. Here is the math.
2026-03-03
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Audio-over-IP jitter on a $40 unmanaged switch
Dante on consumer-grade switching gear. The packets arrive. The order is creative.