Here’s the thing about compressors: they’re not used for what you think they’re for! And, how you...
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Why You Need a Control Surface For Your Home Studio
Do You Need a Control Surface for Your Home Studio? In the good old days of analog recording, when...
How To Choose The Right DAW For Your Home Studio
How To Choose The Right DAW For Your Home Studio WHAT IS A DAW? A fancy haircut, 23,000 Twitter...
The Best Products from AES 2013
Hey there gearheads, we recently got back from the AES Convention in New York, and wanted to report back on some of the coolest pro audio and recording products we got a chance to get our grubby...
How to Record Ass-Kicking ’70s Guitar Rock with a Side of Grunge: In the Studio with The Easy Reasons
“The cool part was turning the challenges into awesome bits – we worked a lot faster than any of us had in the past.” PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Leesa: We...
My Favorite Axe: Music Man Sterling Bass
Dana “Deadly” Forrester rocks her Music Man Sterling Bass with Detroit hard rock band Dead in 5. The band’s music will be featured in Pro-Wrestlers Vs. Zombies (Troma Films) starring WWE legends...
Balancing Booze and Adrenaline to Record an LP With “Huge Balls” – In The Studio with Sandrider
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We didn't really do the traditional pre-production. In fact we never have for any of our albums, this band or otherwise. It's not...
Recording The Sonic Equivalent of a Bonfire: IN THE STUDIO WITH SHOOK TWINS
"Window" by Shook Twins What was your pre-production like on this project? At the time we confirmed our dates at the studio we only had seven songs for a new album. So I think we had...
Performer’s Guide to Home Studio Headphones
What does one look for in a good set of studio headphones? Is it more important to have a flat frequency response or do you want more highs or lows? Open back or closed back? These are just a few...
In the Studio with Plumerai
Dreampop Band Discovers New Sound with a Punk Engineer Mondegreen by Plumerai PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We initially wrote a handful of song ideas and then...
In the Studio with TEEN GIRL SCIENTIST MONTHLY
Tapping Into Performances From the Road for Recording Inspiration PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We had our demos and Berger made a ton of lists with details and...
In The Studio with BAD BAD MEOW’s Alen Khan
The Challenges of Recording After Your Studio Sells Their Console PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? We have had these songs for a while, and played out regularly....
DIY Engineering in a Custom Mobile Rig: In The Studio (sort of) with ATTENTION SYSTEM
PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? This record was very different for us; we're all technophiles, so we decided to pull out of the big studio zeitgeist and do some...