SOUND ON SOUND
Neil Rogers, or 'Bugs' to many, has over 20 years of experience performing and engineering in recording studios. He owns and runs Half-ton Studios in Cambridge and has produced recordings for Captain, Steven James Adams, The Travis Waltons, Freeze the Atlantic (ex Reuben and Hundred Reasons), The Broken Family Band and The British Public, to name but a few.
Black Lion's designers set out to bring versatility and lower noise to a classic preamp without sacrificing character — have they succeeded?
These audio examples accompany our Upright Piano miking workshop from SOS December 2019.
Our engineer weighs up the benefits and pitfalls of a 'stems-only' approach to mixing and mastering an album for a self-recording band.
Check out these audio files which accompany our SOS November 2019 Mix Rescue article about Stem-Mixing-Mastering.
A DIY approach to control room acoustics can go a long way, but sometimes it pays to get the professionals involved.
Getting vocals to 'sit right' can require a lot more than setting the fader and applying EQ. We asked a number of engineers how they do it.
Listen to the audio examples that accompany the RNT test report.
This premium studio microphone is the result of a long-standing collaboration between mic-makers sE and legendary studio equipment designer Rupert Neve.
Listen to the audio examples that accompany this month's Mix Rescue.
Despite the bewildering array of plug-ins now available, mixing still requires you to exercise good judgement with the basics of EQ and compression.