It’s that exciting time of year again… time to begin our Album of the Year Awards process! Highlighting and honouring the highest quality DSD music is what we do at NativeDSD. And there is no better way than to let you, our trusted music-loving audiophiles, vote on the top albums from the last year. Throughout […]
It’s that exciting time of year again… time to begin our Album of the Year Awards process! Highlighting and honouring the highest quality DSD music is what we do at NativeDSD. And there is no better way than to let you, our trusted music-loving audiophiles, vote on the top albums from the last year. Throughout […]
It’s that exciting time of year again… time to begin our Album of the Year Awards process! Highlighting and honouring the highest quality DSD music is what we do at NativeDSD. And there is no better way than to let you, our trusted music-loving audiophiles, vote on the top albums from the last year. Throughout […]
TRPTK Studios, Utrecht. A video call between pianist Nicolas van Poucke in Amsterdam, drinking an Ethiopian drip coffee, and producer Brendon Heinst in Utrecht (about 50km from Amsterdam), with a shot of Burundi (about 2.700km from Ethiopia) espresso. Discuss a the new release on TRPTK. Brendon: “So, it’s finally done. You’ve just recorded, edited and […]
NativeDSD talked to Nora Taksdal, principal violist at the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, about their latest release of Mozarts’s Symphonies 39/40. Taksdal helped found the Vertavo quartet where she played for ten years. She has been permanently employed as solo violist in both the Bergen and Oslo Philharmonic, and since 2006 has been group leader in the […]
Greetings, everyone! I’m Ernst Coutinho, aged 34, a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague’s Art of Sound program with a specialisation in classical recording. My journey with Cobra Records began when I first crossed paths with Tom Peeters during my final exam, where he served as the external committee member. To be honest, he […]
We are thrilled to hear that Rachel Podger has won two incredible awards at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2023 for her album Tutta Sola. This album was released in October 2022 and was recorded, edited and mastered by our very own Jared Sacks. Congratulations to Rachel and everyone else involved in this amazing accomplishment. […]
As time goes on, things change. In this life we are often given the opportunity to adapt and adjust to the world around us. At NativeDSD we have been given such an opportunity and we are seizing it! We are growing and evolving – adapting with the times – and this change is one we […]
Written by Rushton Paul for Positive Feedback Original Source: Positive Feedback For years I’ve been told that it is not possible to mix in DSD—that this is one of the major limitations of recording in DSD. Well, I’m now learning from Tom Caulfield, mastering engineer for NativeDSD, and Gonzalo Noqué, owner and recording engineer at […]
All votes have been counted, and we reveal the 2022 Albums of the Year, as well as the 2022 Audience Award Winner at the very top of the page! Thank you to all 1,371 NativeDSD Music listeners who casted their votes in the various categories!!! ❤️ The NativeDSD Music Team Category Winner: Orchestral & Audience […]
It is once again time for NativeDSD to celebrate the year in Direct Stream Digital (DSD) music. With over 85 music labels contributing to our listeners’ music enjoyment, there is much to celebrate and enjoy. Each category has two or more nominated albums. View Nominations (Part 1/3) View Nominations (Part 2/3) Within each of the 11 Categories, […]
It is once again time for NativeDSD to celebrate the year in Direct Stream Digital (DSD) music. With over 85 music labels contributing to our listeners’ music enjoyment, there is much to celebrate and enjoy. Each category has two or more albums nominated. Soon you get to vote on your favorite in each category. View Nominations (Part […]