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How Harman's Anechoic Chamber Powers Unbiased Microphone Choice

VIDEO — In this video we go deep inside one of the world’s quietest rooms to explore the scientific building blocks we developed make fair and unbiased microphone comparisons possible.

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Peel the layers of the Audio Test Kitchen onion. You may laugh, you may cry.

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A Grammy-Winning Engineer's Guide to Choosing Studio Monitors

What started as some innocent texting with Grammy-winning mixer of Doja Cat, Burna Boy, and Kanye turned into a revealing thread on Jesse Ray Ernster’s thoughts on how to choose studio monitors.

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When Small Studio Monitors are the Best Choice

Small studio monitors can provide advantages over larger monitors, not just in small spaces. They can solve acoustics issues in less than ideal rooms, especially when integrated with a subwoofer. Small studio monitors can provide many of the advantages of 3-way studio monitors at a lower cost.

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How To Choose Studio Monitors - A Former Salesperson's Guide

My years in pro audio retail sales, product development, product reviewing, as an engineer, and now creator of unbiased product information have given me a pretty unique perspective on buying gear. I'd like to share my thoughts with you on navigating studio monitor choice.

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The Difference Between Tube and Solid State Microphones

To locate and commit to a single best mic position to record all the Audio Test Kitchen mics we had to start with an impartial, honest, and detailed microphone to guide us.

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Bite-sized tips and tricks that will make you a master chef in the Audio Test Kitchen.

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Audio Test Kitchen Tutorial: Blind Taste Test

Is the sound the most important thing? Want to test your ears? Try a Blind Taste Test.

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Audio Test Kitchen Tutorial: Quick Keys

Make the smoothest audio moves when you know your ATK Quick Keys

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Audio Test Kitchen Tutorial: Wizard Help

Become an Audio Test Kitchen Wizard. Use this simple help tool

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Audio Test Kitchen Tutorial: Share Session

Need a 2nd opinion on your mic research? Want to share your discoveries. Share your session.

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Audio Test Kitchen Tutorial: Quick Start Guide

Learn how easy it is to use the Audio Test Kitchen gear comparison platform

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Sense of Taste

How audio creators develop their own sense of taste about what sounds “right” to them.

Stories from famous engineers, producers, artists, and gear designers.

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Chris Lord-Alge: Make Your Own Choice!

Follow 5x Grammy-winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge as he meets robots, lasers, and science along the yellow brick road of microphones in his famous California laboratory… studio! Plus: What advice does CLA have about making choices and taking risks?

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How Science Powers Unbiased Microphone Choice

What a team of mic fanatics and world-renown scientists did inside a dark sound chamber to make it so you can try-before-you-buy.

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