

This is an older mixer with large LED VU meters. Sound mixing today means setting your recording levels correctly. It’s a statement that seems odd in an era when there are so many great postproduction sound tools, plug-ins and technologies. Up until now, when it came to recording audio, there’s an axiom often used by many who work in production: If you capture bad quality audio, generally you’re out of luck. (That’s because one of the main benefits of 32-bit float point audio is to overcome certain audio recording problems.) Characterizing Common Recording Problemsīefore delving into this new technology, I’d like to discuss some common problems you might encounter when recording audio.

Let’s explore a relatively new technology in location-sound recording called 32-bit float point audio, which is a new way of recording sound and processing it in post.
