This very special sampler is a celebration of the TRUE STEREO process for recording Naim has used for the majority of their releases over the last ten years. “True Stereo” is one of the most faithful techniques that exists to capture music in a recorded format. The final sound results from recoding with just a single pair of microphones set up in a space with good natural acoustics. The end result offers the listener a ‘live’, acoustically realistic perspective on the music without processing or electronic manipulation of any kind. Because the sound is recorded direct to stereo, there is no opportunity for mixing or manipulating it after the recording has been made.
The positioning of the microphones is critical for this kind of recording: microphone placement represents the only opportunity that our engineer, Ken Christianson, has to adjust the levels. For example, more or less bass is achieved by positioning the bassist closer to or further from the microphones.
Ken’s techniques – developed over a period of many years – are illustrated in the booklet which accompanies the True Stereo Sampler. There are diagrams showing the placement of instruments and microphones, and details on the specific sound characteristics of the room that was used for the recording.

Легендарный бар на райской Ибице выпустил свой новый долгожданный сборник Cafe del Mar XX.
Как известно, Cafe del Mar достаточно долго выпускает музыкальные сборники с треками, которые специально подбираются резидентами именитого бара у самого берега.
Напомню, что бар Cafe del Mar открылся на Ибице в далеком 1980-м и по сей день пользуется огромной популярностью среди меломанов и туристов благодаря своим невероятным закатам и правильно подобранному музыкальному сопровождению.

Jock Jams, Volume 4 is the fourth album in the Jock Jams compilation album series.

Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels, based on the television series of the same name created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. It was released through Republic Records on November 1, 2019, and was executive produced by Ariana Grande and Savan Kotecha. The lead single, "Don't Call Me Angel", by Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey, was released on September 13. The soundtrack's second single, "How It's Done", by Kash Doll, Kim Petras, Alma and Stefflon Don, was released on October 11 with the album's pre-order. The soundtrack also features contributions from Normani, Nicki Minaj, Anitta, Chaka Khan, Victoria Monét, and Tayla Parx.