StudioZIO technical notes https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/ Measurement and design notes from StudioZIO: what the plug-ins report, and why they behave that way. en AAX is now live https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/aax-is-now-live/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/aax-is-now-live/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT AAX is now available for Mastering Suite and Tempo Delay, with both releases validated in Pro Tools. What we mean by StudioZIO Verified https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/what-we-mean-by-studiozio-verified/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/what-we-mean-by-studiozio-verified/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Compatible is not the same as directly tested. StudioZIO Verified marks the host environments for which we have direct test evidence. Why release truth starts with the artifact https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/why-release-truth-starts-with-the-artifact/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/why-release-truth-starts-with-the-artifact/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Formats and architectures are derived from the final shipped artifact, not filenames, summaries or assumptions. Universal vs Apple Silicon: what actually ships https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/universal-vs-apple-silicon-what-actually-ships/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/universal-vs-apple-silicon-what-actually-ships/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Mastering Suite ships Universal. Tempo Delay is Apple Silicon only. The difference comes from the binaries, not the installer name. Inside the StudioZIO release pipeline https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/inside-the-studiozio-release-pipeline/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/inside-the-studiozio-release-pipeline/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT From frozen artifact to live release: inspection, manifests, signing, validation, CI and public verification. What EXPECTED TP tells you https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/expected-true-peak/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/expected-true-peak/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT A useful ceiling-derived reference, provided it is not confused with a true-peak measurement of your audio. Oversampling is not one switch https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/oversampling-is-not-one-switch/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/oversampling-is-not-one-switch/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT A per-stage engineering decision, dressed up in most plug-ins as a quality dial you turn until the processor runs out. Where AAX support stands https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/where-aax-support-stands/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/where-aax-support-stands/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT AAX support is now fully available. This is the history of what the signing and validation path took. What StudioZIO is building https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/what-studiozio-is-building/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/what-studiozio-is-building/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT One person, two finished plug-ins and a third in development, with the limits stated before the download rather than after it. Two delay lines, not one delay with a spread control https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/two-delay-lines-not-one/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/two-delay-lines-not-one/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Put a quarter note on the left against a dotted eighth on the right and what you get is a pattern, not a widening effect. What lives inside the feedback loop https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/inside-the-feedback-loop/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/inside-the-feedback-loop/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The same filter setting is gentle on the first repeat and drastic by the eighth. That is not a fault. It is what inside the loop means. Zero reported latency, and what it does not mean https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/zero-reported-latency/ https://www.studiozio.tech/notes/zero-reported-latency/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The delay is still delayed. The number is about what the host has to move, not about what you hear.