Recording

Our recording engineer tackles the challenge of recording a singing guitarist, and weighs up the merits of several mic techniques.

Engineer Eric Tomlinson recorded a host of classic soundtracks during his 40-year career, not to mention what's...

Joe Matera, Obsidian Kingdom, The Flickers.

Tracks that I mix in my home studio tend to sound really bad in my car, but when I correct the mixes so they sound good in the car, they sound awful over my monitors — so what's going wrong?

I am looking for a USB audio interface that I can connect all of my instruments to, and I have been considering a Focusrite...

Producer Phil Ramone was legendary for getting great vocal sounds. Here's how he did it — and how you can do the same.

As I use several sound sources at club gigs and festivals, I usually prefer, to sub-mix myself.

This month, Session Notes goes upmarket, giving readers a chance to get their mitts on a professional multitrack session from the world's most famous studio.

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This month our selection includes albums from Junkfoxx, Retrodog, Marcus Reeves, My Youth, Pete Thomas & The Horns A Plenty, The Wicked Whispers, Into The East and Adamrake.

Its status as one of pop's most influential albums is clear, but the circumstances surrounding the creation of The Velvet Underground & Nico have always been clouded. We asked Andy Warhol's co-producer to set the record straight.

Can you offer any suggestions for which type of microphone to use to record a ...

The effects of recording to tape seem to be very subtle, with the so-called 'warmth' appearing to be largely due to the soft-saturation characteristics of the tape itself and other non-linear components in the signal chain.

Recording an instrument for the first time in an unfamiliar room can be a rewarding experience — if you set about it in the right way!

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This month we review work from David Youngs, Autocue, Daylight Fireworks, hanna*h*, Bernie, Peter Fitzpatrick and Rubyrough.

When the Clash entered the studio for the first time they were determined not to sacrifice their punk principles, and the fates — not to mention a sympathetic engineer and a negligent record company — were on their side...

This month we comment on music from, Noatak, The Villeins, inFictions, AiO, Spiritual Wardrobe, Ollo, The Chaps, Freddy Frogs and Jens Steinmeyer

I'm a classically trained pianist who, on occasion, plays keyboard on stage. Though I am told that the latency in a...

I'm trying to get a nice spacious rock drum sound. But while my live room — or 'dining room' as my wife calls it! —...

Why are some DI boxes so damned expensive? Aren't they all just pretty much a transformer in a box? And what if any...