→ Links
.tap — things worth reading, with a short comment · 5 entries
2026
2026-05-10
.tap
Tom Erbe on the actual history of granular synthesis
Worth reading for the bit on the GRM’s tape splicing rigs — closer to physical sample rate conversion than what we now call granular. Also reframes Roads’ 1988 paper as documentation, not invention.
cmj.com
2026-05-03
.tap
DPA 4061 vs 4062 capsule comparison thread
Matches what I measured last September. Adding to the lavalier map.
gearspace.com
2026-04-04
.tap
Native Instruments quietly shipped Reaktor 7
The GPU fallback is the interesting bit — deterministic across machines or not? The release notes are ambiguous and the forum threads are speculation.
native-instruments.com
2026-03-09
.tap
AES e-Library on perceptual audio coding, 1990s vintage
I keep coming back to this. The codecs we still use today were tuned on one room’s worth of ears.
aes.org
2026-02-27
.tap
The SM57 presence peak is at 6.3kHz, not 5kHz
Half the EQ advice on the internet is corrected by reading the actual response curve.
shure.com