By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 03/01/2003

In my January column, I touched on four variables of low-frequency perception: the Equal Loudness Curve for humans; loudness controls found on consumer

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 02/01/2003

What's your comfort level for computer maintenance or optimization? Can you install a drive, an operating system or memory? Do you take your computer

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 01/01/2003

This month, I'll examine how understanding and applying loudness-perception curves relates to room bass management. Our perception of loudness varies

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 12/01/2002

The restoration engineer's idea of heaven is being provided with a collector's choice of record pressings and tapes, or, better yet, poring through a

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 10/01/2002

I've made it a tradition to go easy in the AES issue and tone down the geek speak for more tangible concepts. It's always...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 09/01/2002

Two years ago, I wrote a three-part series about analog tape machines that generated a surprising amount of feedback from people I wouldn't have...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 08/01/2002

As August heats up, so does the Minnesota State Fair a mix of old and new, farm animals and related technology, outdoor concerts and...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 07/01/2002

I am not the first person to write about tape restoration; Phil De Lancie documented his treatment for sticky shed way back in May...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 05/01/2002

Greetings, Earthlings! This month, I've got a voltage tweak for Alesis ADATs, a headphone amp boosting mod for HHB's PDR1000 PortaDAT and tips on...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 04/01/2002

Despite the kicking and screaming that ensued during the Digital Revolution, the end result is the tasty Analog Renaissance we are currently enjoying.

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 03/01/2002

Next month is the two-year anniversary of Tech's Files and, if much of your reading happens (like mine does) in the porcelain office, both...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 02/01/2002

One of the central themes of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is the classic struggle of man against machine or in this case,...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 01/01/2002

A steady parade of digital tape machines marched through my shop last year, interspersed with a few pleasant diversions that included five condenser mics,

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 12/01/2001

Welcome to another thrilling installment of This Old Tape Machine. Today's deck du jour is the Alesis ADAT. As always, the mission is to...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 12/01/2001

Recording engineers need a full-spectrum sonic palette. Sometimes, this means going against the ingrained instinct of accuracy first. Yes, there are times

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 12/01/2001

When DAT recorders evolved to their technical limits, the Alesis Masterlink stepped up to the next level. Most users treat Masterlink as a storage...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 11/01/2001

In a magazine that targets people who are already in the biz, it is important to acknowledge the future geeks-in-training, owner/operators, managers and

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 10/01/2001

The AES show is about gear, baby, new and exciting products, blah, blah, blahBut exit polls after several recent tradeshows all yielded ho-hum comments.

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 09/01/2001

I cringe every time someone mentions that some improvement to digital audio technology will finally make it sound more like analog. To them I...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 08/01/2001

Lots of people are predicting the death of digital tape. I'll spare you the Mark Twain quote, but digital tape machines whether as DASH...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 08/01/2001

The advent of computer-based DAWs has brought not only incredible power and complete recall of all internally controlled functions effects, EQ, edits,

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 08/01/2001

There are numerous multitrack hard disk recorders on the market today, and most are being made by relative newcomers. Fostex, however, is a rare...

By Eddie Ciletti ⋅ Published: 06/01/2001

Research for this two-part series reinforced the value of experience. My math skills might have been better in college, but impedance is one of...