Recording

Listen to the audio examples that accompany this month's Session Notes feature.

Devin Townsend turned producer because no-one else could capture his ambitious musical ideas. It led him on a 25-year learning curve that shows no sign of ending...

Teenage sensation Billie Eilish has taken the music world by storm — with an album recorded in her brother's bedroom.

Working with a band for the first time can be exciting, but a second session provides the opportunity to deliver even better results.

From ABC to Yes via Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Trevor Horn produced some of the most iconic records of the 1980s. In this feature video, Trevor talks about the art of record production then and now.

When you record multiple sources in one room, bleed is inevitable. And, used creatively, bleed can make good recordings even better...

The audio files available on this page accompany my Session Notes article in SOS May 2019 about recording a rock band...

Our engineer has the rare chance to compare an overdubbing approach with a band-in-the-room recording — and the winner is clear!

Foals' first foray into self-production yielded not one but two albums — but making them wasn't easy!

Our engineer records a rock trio while trying also to offer sufficient options to create a drum sample library!

Listing of all SOS April 2019 articles with accompanying media files.

Find out how a professional VO artist kept his business afloat during a 12‑day ocean cruise!

After a record label bidding war the success of the Cranberries' first single was vital. Fans of the Smiths, they called in producer Stephen Street...

Listing of all SOS March 2019 articles with accompanying media files.

Dave Cobb's approach to recording is simple — but as artists like Chris Stapleton, Rival Sons and Jason Isbell have found, it's very effective.

In Part 2 of our Video Feature, Josh Giunta from GSI Studios moves on to the recording and mixing processes, exploring the fine art of microphone positioning, dealing with phase, and mixing techniques.

GSI Studios is an artist-run facility in Manhattan and one that takes piano recording very seriously. Watch our video and learn how Head Engineer Josh Giunta lifts the lid on his process for capturing the optimum piano sound...

Audio & Video Files to accompany this month's Session Notes article.

Getting a big‑sounding drum recording in a small space is never easy — but it can be done...

Chris Watson’s fascination with location sound recording has taken him to some of the most remote places on Earth, where climatic extremes and uncooperative wildlife push his equipment and skills to their limits.