SOUND ON SOUND
Our engineer describes a novel and affordable way to mic an acoustic guitar duo in a small space.
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We pull a problematic live recording back from the brink.
In their conquest of the pop charts, Pentatonix’s only weapons were the human voice — and the skills of mix engineer Ed Boyer.
Just what should you expect when engaging a professional arranger or orchestrator to work on your own production? We find out from some of the best in the business...
We look at how to get the most from Live’s Electric instrument.
We talk guitar recording and more with Grammy-nominated engineer Michael Ilbert, based in Berlin's legendary Hansa Studios.
Even complex audio recordings can be conformed to Studio One’s timeline — with very useful results.
Only big studios have the space, skills and equipment to track a full big band, right? Not necessarily...
Originally developed by Camel Audio, Alchemy is the most exciting new virtual instrument to be bundled with Logic for a long time. It is one of the most feature–packed synthesizers on the market, and includes many different synthesis types...
Get creative with Sonar’s new Universal Routing Technology...
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Engineer, mixer and producer Carlo Montagnese likens his work with the Weeknd to painting — and he’s not afraid to use plenty of colour!
Fred’s House: Our engineer overcomes lashings of speaker bleed as he massages a vocal–heavy mix into shape.
Pitch-correction software has lots of uses besides putting vocals in tune! We uncover the creative roles to which today’s pitch processors can be employed.
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Engineer Phil Hampson didn’t even like punk rock — yet, with an inexperienced Martin Hannett, he recorded one of the defining records of the era.
As of version 12.2, all Pro Tools users now get powerful features like VCA Master tracks, Advanced Metering and the Disk Cache.
Your Cubase project is recorded, mixed and mastered... but is it secure?