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Congrats @Marcus Lowery for winning the Diamond Ears Award!

Congrats @phillipe ives for winning the Golden Ears Award!

Congrats @Robert Johnston for winning the Golden Ears Award!

SpacePan Champ Winner, Oct. 12th - Oct. 15th:

1st: @Helmut Mair 101 pts
2nd: @Stelios Mavroyiannis 98 pts
3rd: @Romano G 97 pts

See complete standings:
https://www.soundgym.co/contest/view?id=J3J1FR6P537

A full two-hour mix session with multitracks you can follow along with, the rare tutorial where you can pause, rewind, and actually apply every step in real time 🎚️🎛️

Who here has flipped an EQ to linear phase on a kick because it felt like the “safe” option?

Turns out that symmetric filter puts half its ringing before the hit, right where your ears can’t hide it. Narrow cut, low frequency, drum transient? That’s the worst combo, and it’s also the most common EQ move out there.

New article breaks down when linear phase earns its slot and when minimum phase wins.
Give it a read: https://www.soundgym.co/blog/item?id=linear-phase-eq-pre-ringing

Congrats @sorint turcan for winning the Golden Ears Award!