Recording

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...

Would impedance balanced and electronic balanced audio provide exactly the same noise reduction as regular symmetrical...

Despite the immense power and flexibility available in modern DAW software, many people still find that the mixes they craft entirely 'in the box' sound unsatisfying. Why is that?

This months we comment on albums from Teenage China, 87PM, Christopher Libertino, The Emergency, Fingers & Thumbs, The Gluespots, Yoshiko Ohara and Marvin B Naylor.

I'm a bit behind on my reading; I just finished Mike Senior's article on recording the band 'Impossible Colours' in the April...

I play acoustic guitar and sing. It's mainly covers that I do, and this has started getting me regular gigs. They're fairly...

I have a question about setting up a channel strip in a home recording environment. I have an SSL XLogic Superanalogue channel...

I recently bought a digital piano. It was mainly to learn piano, but also as a controller to use with Omnisphere. I really did...

Melding Beatlesque pop melodies with symphonic strings, multi-layered vocals and leader Jeff Lynne's generally overblown production of his own compositions

Restoration software such as Izotope's RX2 can breathe new life into damaged audio — with the right moves from the user!

This month we feature 300ft Gorilla, The New Infection and The o8o8 Project.

I'm undecided about whether to choose a Roland V-Piano or a Clavia Nord, because Roland use physical modelling technology in...

What, if any, difference is there between clipping and limiting? Is a soft clipper just a limiter with very fast attack and...