Outboard gear is making a comeback. There are lots of great companies making very affordable, high-quality gear that can take a bedroom studio sound to a pro studio caliber. Pieces...
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As audio engineers, we are constantly looking for the best tools for our craft. I go down plugin rabbit holes, wasting hours of time. I could be using that time...
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Going into the studio is very exciting and can be turning points in musicians careers - if they do it right. These days, professionalism is expected in studios, and if...
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Going into the studio can be a lot of fun and can be a milestone in an artist's or band's career. However, it is a lot of work. Tensions run...
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In my time of being a complete gear nerd, I've looked at hundreds, if not thousands of pictures of studios of all levels. One very common piece among these studios...
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No matter how big or small of a studio you are running, you have one main goal: make the best sounding mixes you possibly can. There is tons of gear...
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Upgrading gear can be a lot of fun. There's something special about a brand new mic in front of that singer, or a flashy new preamp or converter in the...
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Getting a great guitar recording isn't always easy. We put some of our best tips together that will help you get the sound of the pros. 1) New strings New...
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When I first started recording, one of the instruments I had a really hard time getting to sound good was my acoustic guitar. I always heard a strange resonance, I...
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You will often hear many of the greatest mixing engineers discuss bussing instruments together, such as processing a drum buss, or even using parallel effects via buss sends. At first, I...
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