Recording

I've wanted to try out Pro Tools for years, but I've never been able to get around to it. One of the things that has stopped...

Although I have been producing for a while, I still don't know exactly what release setting I should be using, especially on a...

I mix using a combination of headphones and monitors (depending on the time of day!) and I'm concerned about the potential...

I value SOS's opinion very highly and, when I wanted to add a versatile, quality compressor to my arsenal, I thought about the...

I've read about summing to mono to check for phase issues with your mix, but how is this done and how does it work? If it...

I have a niggling problem that I need to address once and for all. A sound-design project with several hundred audio files in...

I have a fairly basic setup that I've so far been using for some simple audio work. However, I'd like to introduce some more...

When two sounds happen very close together, we hear them as one. This surprising phenomenon is the basis of musical pitch — and there are lots of ways to exploit it in sound design.

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I've made a recording of someone talking, but there's quite a lot of background noise. How can I extract the vocals, or at...

Making your own drum triggers for recording is easy and inexpensive.

I've just started putting my vinyl collection onto my hard drive for the purposes of backing up and preserving it. I'm...

The most important pieces of hardware in any studio are the ones on the sides of your head. We look at the amazing journey your music makes on its way to the brain...

I've read a lot of articles about the benefits of mixing in mono. So is pressing the mono button on your DAW's stereo output...

My interface allows me to switch line‑input sensitivity between +4dBu and ‑10dBV. My calculations suggest that should be a ...

I'm just starting out in learning to record audio but am beginning to expand on what I want to do. Though I'm now fairly...

I've heard that some companies routinely freeze valves and certain electrical components to improve their performance. Would...

I'm going to be recording my band's new album and it's my first big project, so I'd like a bit of advice. It's a rhythm...