https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/what-is-headroom-in-audio https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/what-is-headroom-in-audio Headroom is the gap between the level a signal normally runs at and the loudest level the system can handle before it clips. Here is what it means in analogue gear, in a DAW and on Spotify. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT We are the music makers format-referenceheadroomgain-stagingmixingmastering https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/gain-staging-floating-point https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/gain-staging-floating-point A 32-bit float DAW mix bus is very hard to clip, and a 32-bit float field recorder can save a take that hit the red. But your converters, your analogue-modelled plugins and your meters still live in a world with a ceiling. Here is what changed, what still matters, and the habits worth keeping. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers mixinggain stagingworkflowsrecording