The latest from Épica Audio
From Argentine Rock to the World: A Conversation with Engineer Guido Nisenson
By Nico Rosenberg
From tape machines to chaotic Charly García sessions, a fifty year friendship with Andrés Calamaro and decades of work with Luis Alberto Spinetta, the engineer looks back on a career built across different continents.
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From Cleaning Studio Bathrooms to Recording Paul McCartney: A Conversation with LA Engineer Fernando Lodeiro
By Nico Rosenberg
On earning your seat in the room, chasing your own sound and the impostor syndrome that never quite goes away.
A Conversation with LA Engineer Bill Mims
By Nico Rosenberg
From all-night sessions with Prince to the instinct of real faders and a reverb plugin that earned a spot in his template—on commitment, listening, and three decades of trusting your instincts.
Superbooth 2026: Art, Science, and Technology in Berlin
By Nicolás Rosenberg
A festival that keeps growing, some of the best live sets in years and a drum machine that makes you want to play it on the spot.
Compression: The Effect You Feel Before You Understand
By Nicolás Rosenberg
Why compression takes years to truly hear—from threshold and attack/release to glue on drums, intimacy on vocals, and weight on bass. Plus two hidden gems: the transparent DBX 119 compander and the rave-era pump of the Alesis 3630.
Chorus Effect: The Subtle Architecture of Width and Movement
By Nicolás Rosenberg
From Enya and Vangelis to the Roland Jazz Chorus and Boss CE-1, chorus reshapes how we hear space, depth, and motion in a mix. A tour of what chorus does, where it shines, and the hardware that defined its sound.