Recording

Can you explain a few things about creating MP3s? I'm currently converting WAVs to 24-bit, 44.1kHz and then converting them to...

I thought I had the whole M/S thing down until I listened to a commercial record and realised their stereo image was wider...

I've heard a lot about high-pass filtering tracks to reduce clutter at mixdown, but not as much about low-pass filtering in...

I'm looking to set up another computer alongside my main computer to slave all my CPU-draining VST instruments and effects. I'...

I recently spent €4000 on professionally designed and installed acoustic design and treatment. I then spent a further €4000 on...

This month I'm planning a week's worth of recording for a commercial release of my own viola-led instrumental music, and I'd...

I'd like to know what the advantages and disadvantages are of using stand-alone word clock units, like Apogee, Lynx, Antelope...

I'm currently involved in composing music tracks for a self-help medical audio program and I would like to be able to create...

I have recently invested in the range of UAD2 plug-ins, but am afraid I am not sure how to read the VU meters correctly. I am...

I'm looking for any VST freeware that can really do for amp distortion what convolution reverbs can do for sound reflection...

I'm in the long process of trying to write enough material to put a cohesive, album-length bunch of stuff together. I have a ...

A mate is moving abroad and selling lots of his studio, which is good for me as I'm about to buy his pair of Avantone Mixcubes...

I have a nylon‑strung Ibanez guitar, which I think I paid $200 for. The electronics in the guitar are not cutting the mustard...

I'm trying to work out how much power a PA system I work with draws, and I also need to come up with a sensible 'plug‑it‑all‑...

Currently, I have a MIDI keyboard, a Mackie Spike audio interface, an Apogee Duet interface, a UA Solo 610 preamp and a ...

With regard to stereo image width, is there typically a 'cap' you would place on tracks to maintain a good mono sound? Perhaps...

I have obtained a 1980s Marshall 1931 cabinet with a Fane speaker, which is rated at 75 Watts, open back. Can I put in a ...

Having been a bass player for years, I've recently come into possession of an acoustic double bass. I seem to be getting a ...

This might be a very big topic, but I'm hoping that you can help to clear up some confusion. Side‑chaining seems to be...

Excuse the simplicity of the question, but I'm always coming across these terms in the magazine, and I don't know what they ...

I was wondering what the latest and best program is for time-stretching. I purchased Apple Logic 9, but I don't find that...