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How to Break the Rules of Mic Placement for Better Recordings
Where Did You Stick That Mic? Or, Breaking The Rules To Facilitate Better Recordings Before we get...
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...
Step-By-Step Guide to Soundproofing Your Home Studio
This brief article is designed to give some basic ideas about soundproofing your home studio. I personally have built three studios from the ground up and learned a lot as I have done so. There is a...
How to Plan A Home Studio Budget
How to Plan A Home Studio Budget And Learn The Hierarchy to Your New Purchases I've been involved in the music industry for ten years, and it all started with the dangerous combination of being in...
How To Build Your Own Home Studio
HOW TO BUILD A PROFESSIONAL HOME STUDIO Construct a Great Space & Choose The Right Gear So you want to build a home studio? I own Night Train Studios in Westford, MA, a 1,000 sq. ft recording...
The Home Recording Issue Is Here!
This month Performer Magazine presents another jam-packed special issue, featuring everything you need to know about home recording and home studios. INSIDE: build your own studio, the history of...
OBEDIA Re-launches Website, Adds Subscription Service to Maximize Value for Musicians
As a leader in the development of music industry technical services and live training, OBEDIA's (https://obedia.com/) mission is helping producers and content creators make the most of the...
7 Must-Haves for Session Musicians Recording at Home
Modern technology has drastically changed the nature of working as a session musician. These days, many session players have almost as much skill as audio engineers and run their own studios where...
The Artist’s Perspective: Save Money Recording to Tape By Nailing It The First Time
Pat McGee on Analog Recording I knew I wanted to record to tape before I even wrote the songs. Last year I went out and bought a turntable and a few albums that sparked the fire in me as a young...
The Analog Tape Issue Is Out Today!
This month Performer presents a very special issue devoted entirely to ANALOG TAPE. INSIDE: recording tips, mastering advice, compression ideas, machine buyer's guide, care & maintenance, releasing...
8 Commonly Overlooked Ways to Save Money on Your Album Production Costs
If you're like most of the musicians that we see coming into the studio, you don't have a major label financing the recording/mixing/mastering of your album. Most artists have to pay for the...
BEHIND THE SCENES: Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah Hit The Studio For Compass Project
STUDIO DIARY: with Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah Recording around the globe with a cast of nearly 100 artists http://youtu.be/g2HpCZ5DCis A very important matter is the fact that we’ve...