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Many musicians give great live performances when singing and playing guitar at the same time. So why not do it that way in the studio?
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This unique library brings the USA’s top marching brass band to a computer near you.
Conventional notation software often struggles to turn real MIDI performances into usable scores. ScoreCleaner applies artificial intelligence to the problem...
One of the oldest and largest recording studios in the world, Fox's Newman Scoring Stage is still in constant demand for top-class film scores.
Shure’s assault on the headphone market continues, as they follow up their closed-back models with this flagship open-back design.
Thanks to Sonar 64-bit operation, the 14-year-old ReWire protocol is back in the limelight!
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This vintage‑styled mic is designed especially for recording electric guitar. Does it sound as classy as it looks?
What are the secrets to a successful soundcheck? We asked some of the biggest names in the live sound industry to share their top tips.
Dr Douglas Doherty discusses the point.
Does your live vocal sound lack the clarity and detail of your studio recordings? Then you may want to switch over to a capacitor model. Here’s a selection of current options.
The second part of our string-arranging series ventures into more dramatic musical territory, and explains how to manipulate orchestral string articulations when creating MIDI arrangements.
In the first of our regular Studio One workshops, we’ll be widening our perspective with M/S processing.
Have your say for a chance to win an AKG C12VR mic worth £5,700 / $5,499!
Analogue tape is enduringly popular as an audio recording medium, but do enough people know how to use it properly any more? Bob Clearmountain’s experience suggests otherwise...
Commercial Productions Analysed: Rebecca Ferguson • David Guetta • Professor Green
Deep Cut are a London-based, girl-fronted guitar band whose lineage can be traced back through Death In Vegas (both Mat Flint and I were long term contributors to that band/project) and previously Revolver, who Mat fronted in the early ’90s. The band have released two self-produced albums on Club AC30, and recently started work on the third record.
To kick things off, here's British engineer and producer Ian Button, known for his work as guitarist with Death In Vegas (including their collaborations with Iggy Pop, Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller and so on), Arthur Baker, Dot Allison, Brandon Block and more. In recent years Ian has turned his hand to production, engineering and mixing, and has recently worked on tracks for Mary Epworth and Go Kart Mozart. Like many well-known engineers, he also does a lot of work with up-and-coming bands who might not have the budget to spend weeks in the studio, and so it is with Lucy's Diary (Blang Records)...