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Home Recording
How to record music using recording gear, software and instruments.
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We're looking for a dynamic artist to win and test out some awesome home studio gear from Audix....
Enter to Win an Electro-Voice RE20-BLACK Microphone
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The Changing Relationships Of Modern Music Production
The Changing Relationships Of Modern Music Production Know your role and understand theirs to optimize studio relationships and results Technological issues have you stressing over your band's new...
Updated Video! Suitcase of Drone: Ambient Tape Loop Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOmWpPK0ghg&feature=youtu.be This is the official recording and live setup of Austin based experimental musician Amulets. This rig (lovingly called the Suitcase...
Try This Fun and Cheap DIY Home Studio Upgrade: The Transformerless SM57 Mod
While perhaps not the most rewarding or necessary of mods that can be made to your home recording setup, this is an interesting one to start with as it's fairly simple, the gear involved is...
STUDIO TEST FINAL REPORT: AUDIO-TECHNICA AT2020USBi Mic & ATH-M40x Headphones (Part 3)
[Editor’s Note: Back in August we put out a call for readers to win a cool recording bundle from our friends at Audio-Technica, consisting of the AT2020USBi Mic & ATH-M40x Headphones. We wanted...
Why You Should Avoid Serial Overdubs in the Studio
[Before we get into the meat of this month’s article, I’d like to start responding to readers’ questions. Please email me your questions or topics to be discussed. Recording, editing, mixing,...
FLASHBACK: 1970s Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphone
FLASHBACK 1970s Coles 4038 Ribbon Microphone “Simply The Best For Drum Overheads” BACKGROUND Designed by the BBC in the 1950s and originally known as the STC 4038, this mic was intended for both...
STUDIO TEST FINAL REPORT: AUDIO-TECHNICA AT2020USBi Mic & ATH-M40x Headphones (PART 2)
We Had A Producer Put the AUDIO-TECHNICA AT2020USBi Mic & ATH-M40x Headphones Through Their Paces. Here’s What He Found... I tried the ATH-M40X headphones in several applications. I listened to...
STUDIO TEST FINAL REPORT: AUDIO-TECHNICA AT2020USBi Mic & ATH-M40x Headphones
We Had A Producer Put the AUDIO-TECHNICA AT2020USBi Mic & ATH-M40x Headphones Through Their Paces. Here’s What He Found. [Editor’s Note: Back in August we put out a call for readers to win a...
Yamaha AG06 Audio Interface/Mixer Review
Yamaha AG06 Audio Interface/Mixer - $199 PROS: Small size, good price, plenty of I/O configurations. CONS: None. Interfaces have gone from desktop-sized to smaller than a laptop, and Yamaha’s AG...
5 Key Concepts in The Quest For Better Studio Monitoring
Recording and The Quest for Better Monitoring WHAT’S YOUR WEAKEST SIGNAL LINK? One of the most important aspects of engineering that you have to grasp is that quality can only be as good as the...