Recording

Drum recording is his specialism. Adrian talks us through his mic choices, placement and console setup for a tracking session with Superglu — and you can download the multitracks to hear the results for yourself!

If you're a musician, podcasting is the perfect application for the studio skills and equipment you already have.

Sometimes, performers have to be their own engineers. Here's how to get better results from solo tracking sessions.

Social distancing needn't mean the end of studio recording. We explain a simple, free setup for real-time online collaboration.

Recording music in remote locations can be challenging — and before you can record it, you have to find it!

Recording a live heavy metal concert would be challenging enough — but when you throw an 80-piece orchestra into the mix, all bets are off!

For many people, faithful capture of an orchestral performance is the Holy Grail of recording. We look back at how innovation in engineering has been driven by the pursuit of this goal.

Much vaunted as a fusion of indie and dance music, Happy Mondays' joyous version of 'Step On' is greater than the sum of its parts.

M‑S miking is easy to set up, offers plenty of options at mixdown, and has some unique advantages over other stereo arrays. So if you've not yet tried it, why not give it a go?

How do you record a piano and drum kit in a modest live room, at the same time? Our engineer explains his approach...

Take a listen to these audio examples created when recording a piano and drum kit in a modest live room, at the same time.

Guest engineer Andy Brook discusses his approach to recording the legendary British rockers' 33rd studio album.

When producer Sam Williams discovered Supergrass, he knew he had to capture the band's infectious energy on tape.

With spill between instruments and bleed from backline and monitors, live-performance recordings present unique mixing challenges. At London's PLASA show, Miloco Studios' engineer Jamie McEvoy explained how to get a great result.

With a little TLC and the right miking technique, even the most neglected piano can produce great recordings.

With spill between instruments and bleed from backline and monitors, live‑performance recordings present unique mixing...

It might be set in the '20s, but Downton Abbey certainly isn't a silent movie! We talk to the team behind its state-of-the-art sound production.

Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir' became a band-defining track, but it started life in an Airstream trailer known as the Ronnie Lane Mobile Studio.

Last time we met producer Lincoln Grounds, he was recording ’50s style. This month, he shows us how to get a vintage sound...

Our engineer tracks and comps some piano and vocal performances, before overdubbing both real and sampled string parts.

Hal Ritson of mashup electronica act The Young Punx teams up with drummer Alex Reeves at SNAP! Studios. Their aim? To recreate the unique sound of Police drummer Stewart Copeland.