Recording

The story of Don McLean's 'American Pie' goes from cryptic beginnings to massive chart success, and an eventual position as a perennial US radio favourite.

Breton * Ove Engen * RJ Thompson * Burning Wire

I realise that there are advantages to monitoring on a single 'middly'-sounding small speaker (such as an Avantone MixCube)...

I have been making music for years now, and although I have a set of Genelec 8040s that I use during the day (when I'm home),...

This quirky instrument's versatility is making it popular — but how do you best record it?

Recording Sinéad O’Connor’s breakthrough hit was easy in some ways, but difficult in others — for example, all compression was forbidden...

My daughter managed to play a tough piece she's been practising on the keyboard this weekend. She played it so well that we...

Having recently started making and recording my own music, I need to start thinking about backing it up. At the moment, I'm...

I have recently purchased a Golden Age Project Pre 73 MkII and Comp 54 on the recommendation of someone from the SOS forums,...

Of all the factors that go into a great recorded guitar sound, the loudspeaker is the least well understood — but the right speaker can make all the difference.

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District Myths * The Shed * The Destructors * Mick Nolan * Three Cane Whale * Henderson/Oken * Pepe Deluxé * Cyrion

The single ‘Downtown’ gave Petula Clark a worldwide hit and rejuvenated her career. Presiding over the session was engineer Ray Prickett, who tells us how it happened...

Lapplander * Syd Arthur * Audnoyz * Lelio Padovani * Pocket Satellite * Xavier & Ophelia

Is there any difference between the quality of S/PDIF connections on low-end and high-end soundcards, or am I right in...

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'...

The Buggles' JG Ballard-inspired 'Video Killed The Radio Star' hit the number one spot in no fewer than 16 different countries, and confirmed Trevor Horn in his career as a producer in the process.

The Unknown Stuntman * Steve Nicholls * Permanent Déjà Vu * Stus Rollins