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A Channel One without the valve for little over half the price? Seeing (and hearing) is believing.

There are countless 500-series mic preamps, equalisers, dynamics processors, reverbs, and even delays, bitcrushers and A-D...

Recording a band is tough enough in the studio, but working on location adds another whole level of complexity. So here's how to overcome the inevitable setup gremlins and fix some of the most common problems at the mixdown stage.

What's the best way to turn a dull thud into a tight, clicky thrash/black metal kick sound?

I understand that mixes from DAWs can be improved significantly if, instead of using the digital mix buss within the computer, individual tracks are converted to analogue and then summed/mixed externally. Could you explain whether this approach really does offer significant benefits?

This DVD disc is intended to demonstrate 5.1 surround-sound techniques, with four world-class drummers providing the source material.

Following on from their Model 2380 surround monitoring controller, SPL have now designed a stereo version with built-in talkback facilities.

What's the best way to get rid of tom ring (a ringing noise after the tom is hit) picked up by the tom mics on a recording...

If you want to capture the sound of your boutique valve amp for recording but can't turn it up loud, you need a power soak... and speaker emulation... and mic emulation... SPL's Transducer does it all.