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Windows 11 24H2 Broke My Audio Device: A Checklist Before You Roll Back

The update landed on a Tuesday, and by Tuesday night my interface was gone. Not dead, exactly. Device Manager said it was there. The DAW disagreed. No inputs, no outputs, and a driver panel that opened to an empty window. If you are reading this after a 24H2 update flattened your rig, you already know […]

Seventeen Years on WIR Records: What I Learned Cutting Masters at 2 AM

Two in the morning is the only honest time to cut a master. The room is quiet, the phone has stopped, and you can finally hear what the mix actually is instead of what you hoped it would be. I spent years doing this on WIR Records. Not as a mastering engineer with a plate […]