Recording

This month’s Studio SOS challenge was to help a college music department get a better recorded drum sound.

When Grammy-winning engineer Vance Powell has to track an entire record in a day, you can rest assured he has some tricks up his sleeve…

When you can’t crank up the amp and mic it up, what’s the best way to record electric guitar?

It may be famous for its difficult birth, but Loveless was a technical triumph. My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields tells us the story behind their breathtakingly original album.

Recording a library of acoustic guitar samples highlighted the importance of repeatability, blind testing, small lasers and double‑sided sticky tape.

Working with a producer and an ambitious timescale, our engineer planned ahead for the best chances of a good result.

Our engineer figures out the best way to capture a dozen songs in a single afternoon.

His quest to capture the spirit of Avebury led former Radiophonic Workshop composer Steve Marshall to develop some unique experimental recording techniques.

Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan discusses his approach to working with unique artists in outdoor locations around the world.

We continue our trek through the production of Damnation’s Hammer’s latest album: did all that pre-production effort pay dividends in the studio?

In this three-part series, we follow the painstaking production of a metal album, all the way from rehearsals to release.

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.

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

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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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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