Recording

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Links to audio files that accompany the JULY 2008 front cover article on Reverb.

The partnership between Blondie and producer Mike Chapman created a perfect pop record - and catapulted the group from the underground to mainstream chart success.

For newsstand readers without subscriber access, here is a list of the Audio file links that accompany the essential Sound On Sound guide to recording kick and snare drums.

We pass on the hard-won wisdom of 50 top producers in the essential Sound On Sound guide to recording kick and snare drums, the backbone of modern music.

From their roots as a drum & bass act, Pendulum have transformed themselves into a dance-rock powerhouse.

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Is 24-bit recording any better than 16-bit recording in a home studio, given that the only qualitative difference is (...

I've recently upgraded to an Intel iMac with Logic Express 7, and have been experiencing a few problems while transferring...

I'm going to be recording a string section. I'll be recording the section using both close-miking and a Decca tree in order...

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

I have a vast amount of mic cable and a load of three-pin Neutrik NC3FX female connectors ready for soldering (there is no...

Recording opera requires a completely different approach, environment and technique to pop or rock music — a fact that has seldom been better demonstrated than in Pavarotti's 1972 recording of 'Nessun Dorma'.

Compressing the stereo bus can give your music coherence, smoothness and, above all, punch — but there are plenty of pitfalls for the unwary. We lead you through the minefield that is mix compression.

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Following a recent lesson I had taught on music technology history, one of our teaching assistants mentioned that she had...

For a project I'm currently working on I need to deliver stem mixes to a post-production editor for mixing. I want the '...

I'm trying to reduce drum spill when I record my jazz trio (piano, bass and drums) at home. The drum overheads —...

I'm having a hard time deciding whether to buy monitors for my bedroom studio. It's a 3m x 4m untreated room with rather...

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

The debut single from Liverpool's Frankie Goes To Hollywood was the result of adventurous production and enjoyed massive chart success - as well as creating a great deal of controversy.