Session Notes: Thomas Rumbold | Media
Our recording engineer tackles the challenge of recording a singing guitarist, and weighs up the merits of several mic techniques.
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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.

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