Hybrid (incl. the Hybrid DSP24) is a South African brand, distributed by Viva Africa Hybrid covers a range of products sold in South Africa through Viva Africa, concentrating on the professional audio industry for the African market. Viva Afrika represents and distributes Numark, Real Sound, Audiocenter, RAM Audio, db Technologies and Beyma as well as…
Focusrite 18i20 Release One As an avid user and lover of the Focusrite mic preamps I recently found my preamp had a broken button for the +48V phantom supply. As one part of the button had broken off I tried to find the missing part and try a quick fix. Since I had to open…
Best selling synthesisers of all time Just in case you may have the MicroKorg don’t be too surprised to know that it may just be one of the best selling synthesisers of all time. Without having the data from any manufacturer readers may not be entirely convinced but considering that they have been manufactured since…
The A/D Converter – pushing vinyl to digital The common or garden DAC can be picked up cheaply at most electronic stores, ready to run straight from your CD player through optical (Toslink) or coax and used to drive your analogue only system. Although these little units are cheap by comparison to high end products,…
Is vintage audio better than modern releases? (post 2000) This reminds me of the first argument I had regarding the merits of mechanical VU meters over LED. Yeah, we like vintage stuff, especially with those big VU meters. Hell, I was looking at the specs of the Pioneer SX-1980 the other evening and thought what…
What to look for when starting out – Electronic circuits for beginners What is the attraction behind electronics? This is a sore topic in many South African circles chiefly because the architects of education are failing the academia, the principals and the teachers. This in turn fails the learners, our future. This article, “Electronic Circuits…
The iPod Dock and Other Things One of our readers, 13 year old Craig wants to know why we don’t do reviews, especially on docking stations. Unfortunately as we don’t retail products and neither get support from resellers or manufacturers in this beautiful land of ours this can be pretty difficult unless we go out…
The Internet of Things – better things to come still We recently ran an article called “IoT – A cynics viewpoint of the Internet of Things“. The thing is it wasn’t that cynical. Nowadays we have Cloud Services, simply put, running our applications on a rental server. As luck would have it, both are…
Some thoughts on Multiplexers In a previous article on Patchbays and the author’s own dilemma at having to switch different components in an audio system using XLR and TRS connectors, it made sense to investigate real world examples of what other enthusiasts are doing to complete their kit.
Practical Examples The below came from a previous website, same author called Analogian Just before we get started, Kenneth, a reader wants to know why if we claim to be “Analogians” why we keep on harping on Class D? I think an explanation by way of clarification is necessary. Kenneth, although the name of the…
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