Author Archives: adrianwinward

Well I’ve certainly found the topic for my Cutting Edge essay! I have spent some time looking at some AES journal entires and a few books about this topic, and have really opened a can of worms regarding my understanding about how digital audio is processed within a computer. While my conceptual understanding of theContinue reading “Down the rabbit-hole – Research into floating-point audio”

I spent this week doing my Avid Certified Instructor in ProTools training at Pinewood Studios. As well as a very interesting syllabus which has greatly increased my knowledge and skill level with this industry-standard software, I was also introduced to a topic that I wasn’t familiar with which may become the topic for one ofContinue reading “ProTools Training”

I’ve just had some funding approved for an upgrade to our second recording studio, to bring it in line with Studio 1. I did a little bit of reading up on available outboard gear, and also had a chat with a couple of our academics, and we decided that the best route to go downContinue reading “Upgrades for Studio 2”

This weekend I managed to get back into the studio to mix the recordings I did with Hartwood a couple of weeks ago. On listening back, I am really happy with the way these recordings turned out, although I must say that the Dettwiler method is not very forgiving of quiet acoustic ensembles which alsoContinue reading “Mixing Hartwood”

I finished reading a book today – Electronics for Dummies by Lowe & Ross (2013). As a bit of background, I have been working on building some DIY synthesiser modules of my own design over the past year or so. Unfortunately, this project has largely ground to a halt with the increased workload of theContinue reading “Electronics for Dummies”

Today I had the opportunity to get into the studio and record a great band who I have the pleasure of working with quite regularly – Hartwood. Hartwood are an acoustic folk-pop act, focusing their sound on close vocal harmonies with a guitar and accordion backing. As such, and due to the fact that theyContinue reading “Recording session with Hartwood”

Well here we go! This blog will be the home of my thoughts, musings and ideas over the next few months in an effort to chart my development as a creative practitioner in the field of Music Technology and Audio Engineering. I guess I should probably introduce myself… My name is Adi, and I amContinue reading “A quick introduction”