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    Classic Tracks: Coldcut ‘Paid In Full’ (Seven Minutes Of Madness)

    Producer: Coldcut • Engineer: Raine Shine

    Coldcut’s version of Eric B & Rakim’s ‘Paid In Full’ launched their career and reinvented the concept of the remix at the same time.

    Techniques Dec 2017
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    Session Notes: Recording Voiceover On The Road

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    By turning your hotel room into a project studio, you can deliver broadcast-quality VO tracks when you travel.

    Techniques Dec 2017
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    Media Content - December 2017

    Flies To Accompany This Month's Articles

    A list of all articles that hold associated media files for December 2017 audio and video examples.

    Techniques Dec 2017
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    Behind The Scenes At BBC Radio 3’s In Tune

    Finely Tuned

    Keeping the BBC’s flagship classical music show at the top of its game requires serious engineering skill — and the ability to cope with the unexpected!

    Techniques Nov 2017
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    Session Notes: Pro7ect Songwriting Retreat

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    Pro7ect 2017: producer Ian Wallman describes a unique collaborative project in an unusual space!

    Techniques Nov 2017
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    Neal Cappellino: Vocal Recording

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    Cappellino is one of Nashville’s most respected engineers. In this second video, we go behind the scenes and gain unprecedented access to a vocal recording and comping session with singer Heather Bond. Pick up useful tips for speeding through vocal recording while achieving a great result and find out how Neal puts together the perfect take.

    Techniques Nov 2017
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    Classic Tracks: DJ Shadow ‘Midnight In A Perfect World’

    Produced, Engineered, Mixed By DJ Shadow

    DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing wasn’t just a staggering technical achievement. It also reimagined a whole musical genre.

    Techniques Oct 2017
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    Session Notes: Spooky Men’s Chorale

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    We find out whether a unique choir and a unique church will prove a match made in heaven.

    Techniques Oct 2017
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    Neal Cappellino: Vocal Pre-Production

    Neal Cappellino: Vocal Pre-Production

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    We drop in on Neal ahead of a vocal recording session with singer Heather Bond to find out about his preparation process...

    Techniques Oct 2017
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    Session Notes: Classical Vocal & Piano Ensemble

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    Recording a mezzo-soprano with piano accompaniment presents a unique set of challenges for our in-house engineer.

    Techniques Aug 2017
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    How To Record Drums In A Small Room & Achieve Great Results!

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    Drum recording can be challenging, even if you’re working in a professional tracking studio. Record drums at home or in a...

    Techniques Aug 2017
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    Scoring Horizon Zero Dawn

    Joris de Man • Joe Henson • Lucas Van Tol

    Blockbuster video game Horizon Zero Dawn took six years to make, and required its three composers to invent an entirely new sound world.

    Techniques Jul 2017
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    Classic Tracks: Primal Scream ‘Come Together’

    Producers: Andrew Weatherall, Hugo Nicolson

    With the Screamadelica album Primal Scream didn’t just reinvent themselves as a band, they reinvented what it meant to be a band.

    Techniques Jun 2017
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    The Double Mid-Sides Array

    On The Double

    M-S miking is already a versatile technique, but it can be built upon to provide surround-sound recording and a whole lot more besides!

    Techniques Jun 2017
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    Session Notes: Recording Steel Drums

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    Recording Steel Drums: Our engineer rises to the unfamiliar challenge of capturing a loud steel band in their octagonal rehearsal building.

    Techniques Jun 2017
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    Recording Ed Sheeran's Divide

    Joe Rubel

    The sessions for Divide saw singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran exploring the possibilities of home recording for the first time, courtesy of engineer Joe Rubel.

    Techniques May 2017
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    Pre-production

    Producers Share Their Wisdom

    How much preparation is required before a recording session, and when should it all begin? We asked some top producers to share their wisdom.

    Techniques May 2017
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    Recording '50s Style

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    Inspired by Norman Petty and Sam Phillips, studio owner Dean Amos has lovingly built a perfect recreation of a 1950s recording environment — right down to the dimensions of the pegboard!

    Techniques May 2017
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    Session Notes: Recording A Choir

    The Practical Craft Of Recording

    It sometimes makes economic sense to use a commercial studio, and you’ll often learn a thing or two while you’re there as well.

    Techniques Apr 2017
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    The Sound Of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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    Creating alien worlds, bringing droids to life and giving Star Wars more realism. We talk sound design and foley with the team behind the critically-acclaimed Rogue One.

    Techniques Apr 2017
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    Classic Tracks: Neneh Cherry ‘Buffalo Stance’

    Producers: Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders

    Neneh Cherry’s breakthrough 1988 single melded hip-hop and cut-and-paste sampling into a perfect pop record.

    Techniques Apr 2017

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