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Tales Of A Radio Sound Engineer. This blog is dedicated to Caroline who kicked my ass to do it. Follow @popshield on Twitter @Popshieldblog on Facebook.

Who’s got the intro markers that won’t cop out when there’s danger all about?

You may have deserted us, Rupert. But your handy SPX User Preset No 3 with the 4k HF rolloff and 50ms pre-delay lives on.

In case you had been wondering what the beeps look like in real life…

Introducing…The Unity Gain Game! The other day, whilst mixing in The Lounge, I set Eusabio a sad little challenge. By ‘sad’ I mean fun. By ‘challenge’ I mean mix three vocals, a keyboard and a presenter live to air WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY FADERS. All faders must remain on 0. It was a success.

Been thinking ahead to the second generation (August 2015) upgrade of my Liverpudlian TDM plug-in. © Ta La Industries.

I have been working on an engineering solution to a serious problem. A lot of bands wander the corridors of Maid Of Orleans Studios hoping capture the essence of famous bands who have previously recorded there. Like The Bugs, many of these came from the Liverpool area. Artists like Functioning Bicycle, Missing Teacups – and […]

And these my friends, are the crown jewels.

Sir Roger Andrews-Twerkin. Lord of The Lounge. Good luck, posh house!

November 15th 2013. First Christmas show pre-record of the season. We need a vibes bear.

Important Breaking (Fixing) Clock News: The Little Sister workshop just isn’t the same since the upgrade – look what they’ve done!