SOUND ON SOUND
To help you brush up on your listening skills, we examine the production of some recent hits from Dean Lewis, Jonas Brothers, Childish Gambino and a classic mix from Tom Jones.
To help you brush up on your listening skills, we examine the production of some recent hits from Lewis Capaldi, Brandi Carlile, and Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus. Our classic mix is Bobbie Gentry's 1967 country music hit.
The audio files available on this page accompany my Session Notes article in SOS May 2019 about recording a rock band...
How should I pan my drum recordings in the mix? For instance, should the hi-hat be on the left or on the right?
To help you brush up on your listening skills, we examine the production of some recent hits from Panic! At The Disco, Mabel, Dan + Shay, Kacey Musgraves plus a classic Carpenters mix.
I've been struggling with recording and mixing 'epic' guitar sounds. I'm after something that balances aggression with tone, but which doesn't sound too distorted... Any tips?
Our engineer has the rare chance to compare an overdubbing approach with a band-in-the-room recording — and the winner is clear!
I couldn't use the Neumann TLM103 as my 'kicksnare' mic, as it couldn't handle the sound level produced by the drummer. Even with zero gain at the preamp this mic produced a distorted signal. What was I doing wrong?
Our engineer records a rock trio while trying also to offer sufficient options to create a drum sample library!
Our engineer records a rock trio while trying also to offer sufficient options to create a drum sample library!