Recording

I'm interested in buying a small digital stereo recorder that I can use to record my band in a variety of situations,...

I have a pretty basic recording setup and, up until now, have just been making vocal and guitar recordings using an Audio‑...

I've been trying to use a pair of AKG C414s in a coincident X-Y mode, but am finding it physically difficult to mount the...

1977's Hotel California saw The Eagles abandon their country origins in favour of full-blown rock & roll, and made them one of the biggest-selling groups in the world. Producer Bill Szymczyk tells SOS how it happened.

I used to record in a very 'old school' way; as 'hot' as possible without clipping, and always watching the meters like a hawk...

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I've worked with tape and ADAT in the past, but have been out of recording for a few years. I'm just getting back into it and...

To enable very quiet band rehearsals, I am thinking of feeding the whole band setup into my Behringer RX1602 Eurorack Pro...

As the '60s drew to a close, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash came together to form a new group, the unique sound of which was perfectly demonstrated by their first recording, 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'.

Its heartbreaking when an otherwise great recording is ruined by a poorly set up drum kit. These days, the sound engineer needs to know as much as the drummer about getting this instrument ready for a session...

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I'm trying to learn a little more about amp design. One thing that really baffles me is the different classes available. What...

I've committed myself to recording a school orchestra in a couple of weeks. Obviously, this will involve using stereo pairs of...

In the past few years, it seems that I have to work much harder to get things to sit properly in a mix — to get the vocal or...

When setting up for a gig we always suffer really bad feedback from the singer's mic. We've tried positioning things...

I'm recording a folk band soon, and the lead singer plays an accordion. I want to record most of the band live, but was...

When producer Martin Rushent took the Human Leagues leaden new song and turned it into pop gold, the band hated it — but that didnt stop it from being a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic...

Celtech

Celtech

Celtech are a fusion band who bring together bouncy bass, drums of the...

After recording my drum tracks, I spend some time aligning all the waveforms. As a matter of course, I align the overheads to...

I've noticed that, when I watch old concert footage, the singer is often using two mics. I'd always assumed that one was being...

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