Recording

I recently bought an old analogue mixing desk, where all the channel and bus insert points are unbalanced, which is quite common, I think. But all my outboard gear has balanced inputs and outputs!

While Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne’s writing partnership was certainly successful, it was the partnership between Jeff Lynne and engineer Richard Dodd that gave the records their distinctive sparkle.

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

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