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How to record a real orchestra?

After listening to Rhasodie in Blue in concert at the Radio France auditorium and comparing it at home with the music available on Radio France and Arte, I wondered if we could get exactly the same sound from the concert at home? In particular, the question is how the recording was made, what equipment (microphones,…

100 albums (included 4 singles), 583 editions reviewed, the complete list …

I’d like to start by thanking you all for your encouragement and messages. The milestone of 100 albums tested (including 4 singles) has just been reached, representing 583 versions analyzed across a diversity of media ranging from 8-track cartridges, cassette, vinyl, digital CD, DVD, Bluray, SACD, DAT and streaming media (Qobuz, Tidal, Apple, Amazon). With…

Les coulisses de la sortie des coffrets “L’homme à tête de chou” de Serge Gainsbourg, avec un nouveau mixage et mastering en stéréo et multicanal (Dolby Atmos), en vinyle, CD, streaming et Blu-ray.

Also available in English version. Bonjour, aujourd’hui nous retournons dans les coulisses de la sortie de L’homme à tête de chou de Serge Gainsbourg, avec un nouveau remix et un mastering en stéréo et multicanal réalisés en 2023. Cette nouvelle version est disponible dans un coffret contenant 2 CD, un Blu-ray et un livret, ainsi…

Behind the scenes of the release of Serge Gainsbourg’s “L’homme à tête de chou”, with new mixing and mastering in stereo and multichannel (Dolby Atmos), on vinyl, CD, streaming and Blu-ray.

Aussi disponible en version française. Hello, today we’re back behind the scenes of the release of Serge Gainsbourg’s L’homme à tête de chou, with a new remix and mastering in stereo and multichannel. This new version is available in a boxed set containing 2 CDs, a Blu-ray and a booklet, as well as a double-disc…

Blu-ray “pure” audio: a format for the future?

Today, streaming services are the main source of audio listening.With high-resolution versions up to 24-bit 192 kHz, it’s possible to enjoy music of the highest quality.Streaming also offers the Dolby Atmos format, but this time with Dolby codecs that greatly reduce bit rates, such as Dolby digital plus, which offers a bit rate of 768…

MOFI Analog or Digital sources? List of sources (updated November 1, 2023).

The MOFI case, which has been on the internet for more than 10 days, shows that the management of master tapes is indeed a real problem today, because these tapes are aging and have been used many times. This is why, for the preservation of our heritage, we also digitalise the multi-track tapes that were…

Dynamics of the media and music

The dynamics, i.e. the difference between the lowest and the highest level, is an important element of music. However it is important to distinguish the dynamics of the media (CD, vinyl, tape, SACD, digital file) and the dynamics of the track of music itself which can be independent of the media. Let us start with…

Nagra REFERENCE ANNIVERSARY TURNTABLE (for 70 years of Nagra) – Review

In parallel with the Paris Audio Video Show (PAVS) at the Palais des congrès de Paris, Acoustic Gallery proposed with Nagra the presentation and the listening of the Nagra REFERENCE ANNIVERSARY turntable on a Nagra electronics system. The Nagra REFERENCE ANNIVERSARY turntable was designed specifically for Nagra’s 70th anniversary. 4 years of work were needed…

Paris Audio Video Show 2022 (PAVS 2022) – Part2 with Video

Here is a small video and new pictures (in addition to part 1) of the Paris AudioVideo Show (PAVS) 2022 which takes place at the Palais des Congrès in Paris on November 5th and 6th.The PAVS has as guest Jean-Michel Jarre for the release of his album Oxymore in Dolby Atmos. Very nice demonstration of…

Cutting the lacquer of an audiophile vinyl – After The Rain

AKELSON had already proposed a first vinyl Piuma, today, it proposes a new piano album After The Rain with Thomas Schirmann. The particularity of AKELSON (which was founded by Raoul) is to propose the vinyl version and the master version (here in 32 bits floating and 88.2 kHz) studio which is used for the realization…

Digital Factory Auditorium – Music and movies in Dolby Atmos

During the visit to the DES Studio, we talked about that the finalization of the Atmos mixes for the cinema were done in the Digital Factory Auditorium. It is in this Auditorium of the Digital Factory that we are going today, I thank Frederic (Chief Operating Officer) and Fabrice (Sound Engineer) for their welcome and…

How to get your vinyl cutted?

Today the vinyl is back and the new albums are released in this format. But, there is also an offer of vinyl cutting by unit ( to cut your compilation or an album not published on vinyl) or in small quantities without the constraint of having to produce several hundreds of copies. It is in…

From tape to Dolby Atmos, SACD, visit of DES Studio (Part1)

Today Poussin (artist name) welcomes us in his studio to present us the different parts of his work as a sound engineer in his different activities such as mixing, Dolby Atmos Mix, Mastering and Audio Preservation. Poussin’s Digital Encoding System Studio exists since 2000 and is specialized in : the digitization of tape preservation, more…

Multichannel and spatialization

In the context of multichannel examinations, the sound rendering is partly dependent on the spatialization.Spatialization will depend on the distribution of sound levels and the effects applied to the sounds.As much as it is difficult to measure the sound effects which will remain more in the notion of appreciation, the measurement of the distribution of…

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