Recording

This month we review CDs by StrangeA, Ted McLoone, tRUEMAN, Nomadiqa, Simon Scardanelli, Michael Lindner and Column:Inches.

I run an Intel Pentium 4 PC with a Creative SoundBlaster Live soundcard as my default playout device, alongside an M-Audio...

I'm planning to write a piece of music for a sound installation using Logic Pro. There would be 10 tracks, which I'm hoping...

In 1974 Billy Swan walked into Chip Young's Young'un Sound studio and, in two takes, recorded a million-selling single that had taken him 20 minutes to write. This is how it was done...

CD Of The Month: Kekal The Habit Of Fire

The Habit Of Fire is apparently...

I was lucky enough to pick up an old Reslo ribbon mic, like the ones you see in old Cavern Club pictures. I wanted to know...

Sometimes you think your mix sounds great one day, but then you listen to it a few days later and it sounds just awful. And...

The story of how a characteristically chaotic and unorthodox 1978 recording session took Ian Dury & The Blockheads to the top of the UK charts.

More SOS readers offer up their recordings for written assessment (and the occasional bit of punishment)...

I'm wanting to get a recording setup on my PC, but I don't want to spend a great deal of money. Ideally, I'd like a...

I am using an M-Audio Delta 1010LT to record a garage band. To capture my guitar, I run a line out of my guitar amp into...

I've always been amazed at how nice, powerful, and up-front Thom Yorke's vocals sound in Radiohead's song 'Exit Music (For...

I've had very limited success recording upright pianos. They almost always sound small and boxy compared to a concert grand...

I was told recently that EQ and filtering should be done after compression, because the compression colours the EQ...

In mid-1984 Madonna arrived at New York City's Power Station studios with Nile Rodgers to record the album that would make her an international superstar - using cutting-edge 12-bit technology.

I recently bought a patchbay from an auction of old gear cleared from BBC Pebble Mill. In the back of the patchbay, there...

I'm in a band and we want to start recording our live gigs and rehearsals to multitrack, but we don't know which way to go...

The crack team of Paul White and Hugh Robjohns have travelled the world solving readers' problems. Here, they down the Hob...

More of your submissions get the once-over by the SOS editorial staff.

In 1976, in the face of deteriorating personal relationships and massive record company pressure, Fleetwood Mac managed to create a record that would go on to sell 30 million copies.

In our quest for the ultimate electric guitar sound, SOS tested favourite recording techniques from over 40 top-flight producers and engineers. Hear for yourself the results that amazed us.