Buying A Vintage-inspired Microphone
Everyone loves classic microphones, but few of us can afford them! We survey the hundreds of modern recreations on the market, and explain what to look for when you’re choosing one for your studio.
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Everyone loves classic microphones, but few of us can afford them! We survey the hundreds of modern recreations on the market, and explain what to look for when you’re choosing one for your studio.
I wish to do some surround mixing in my home studio. I already have stereo monitors... Can I just add three more of the same speaker?
I’m trying to understand the panning being used in a particular song in which the verse has a guitar that appears to be almost completely right‑panned. However, in the chorus the guitar comes in on the left too...
I’m hoping to buy some bulk cable to make my own microphone and guitar leads. If I go to an electronics supplier, what should I...
In this Video, Editor In Chief Sam Inglis explains why mastering engineers are necessary, what they can do for us, and whether we can really replace them with plug-ins!
While it’s obviously a great idea to seek tips, tricks and guidance when you’re learning how to mix, and to consider how you might apply that advice, you also have to be careful that in the process of applying it you don’t lose sight of the big picture.
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A Grammy‑winning engineer shares his secrets.
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Can you offer any guidance on what’s essentially an A‑B stereo array, but with the mics angled slightly outwards?
Could you recommend a platform that allows me to share musical ideas with my friends, so we can eventually form songs/compositions?
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Apple recently announced a transition in the Mac’s hardware architecture that promises to be the most significant in the product’s history. But how will this affect musicians and audio engineers?
I’’m doing an installation in a chapel, using a Van Damme Starquad multicore running along the roof void. Should I wire each pin‑1 to the XLR shell?
I want to split the output from my Gretsch electric guitar, to feed both a Boss Acoustic Singer combo and a computer audio interface...
Not all 500‑series racks are created equal. Here’s what you need to know to make your choice.
With so many modules on the market, how do you make the right choices?