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Brushes Held Like Hammers: Our recording engineer looks at ways to reduce spill without compromising a full–band tracking session.
Mic choice and technique may be important, but the other half of the recording battle is working to make musicians feel relaxed enough to deliver a great performance.
Must modern metal drums rely on triggered samples? Our engineer shows how you can mic up a kit for a modern, heavy sound.
Brushes Held Like Hammers: Our recording engineer looks at ways to reduce spill without compromising a full–band tracking...
We make a rare visit to a world-class recording studio, as one of The Church’s engineers takes us through a recent session.
Working straight to DAT, with a minimum of equipment, Chris Denman records more bands in a year than most engineers manage in a lifetime.
We make a 'live' band recording in the studio, and mix and master the results all in one day!
How do you record a piano and drum kit in a modest live room, at the same time? Our engineer explains his approach...
Guest engineer Andy Brook discusses his approach to recording the legendary British rockers' 33rd studio album.
Our recording engineer tackles the challenge of recording a singing guitarist, and weighs up the merits of several mic techniques.
Our engineer records a rock trio while trying also to offer sufficient options to create a drum sample library!
Find out how a professional VO artist kept his business afloat during a 12‑day ocean cruise!
Our engineer describes a novel and affordable way to mic an acoustic guitar duo in a small space.
Recording the Winchester College Quiristers with a view to bringing their plainsong performances to a wider audience presented a unique challenge!
With a band citing a particularly broad range of influences, our engineer came up with a plan for capturing a bit of them all. Find out how he fared...
Tracking lead vocals: We demonstrate why the element that demands most listeners’ attention also demands most of the producer’s...
Steven James Adams: Our engineer shows that there’s nothing wrong with living-room recordings if you approach them in the right way.
This month, we record a jazz big band on location, tracing the project from the planning stages through to delivering edited multitracks to the mix engineer.
The Sessionmaster JD10 recording preamp provides the perfect excuse for guitar practice at the magazine's expense!
A top-notch jazz session is given a touch of class at mixdown.