IMMERSIVE AUDIO
First Steps in Dolby Atmos
ACOUSTICS AND
MONITORING
Room Acoustics,
Monitoring, Home Studios
ON MICS AND MIKING
Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Bands, Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals
ON MIXING
Drum Mixes
Mix Studio
Multiband Dynamics
Tracking
FOR SONGWRITERS
Microphones
Music Business
Production Techniques
Recording Demos
FOR YOUR STUDIO
From The Outside In
Maintenance
Studio Infrastructure
Setting Up a Personal Recording Studio—Entry-Level to Full-Scale
2025 Buyers’ Guide!
Get Great Gear For Your Studio
Mark Hornsby on Smart Acoustic Treatments
12 New Reviews
FEATURED REVIEW
Trinnov Nova
Take control of your sound and your monitors
Nova is the latest product from Trinnov Audio. It brings the company’s well-established acoustic optimization technology into a more streamlined package, offering flexible room correction, multi-monitor control and audio interface functionality in a single,19-inch, one-rack-space unit. READ FULL REVIEW
FEATURED ARTICLE
Recording the Successful Demo from A to Z
An alphabetical walk through the demo process, looking at everything from your initial intent to your eventual goals
Recording demos for paying clients is the bread-and-butter work that keeps many a personal studio financially afloat. But lots of home studios were started by folks who never look for clients—these owners use their studios to record demos to further their own careers. READ FULL ARTICLE

Recording’s Readers’ Tracks is where respected engineer and producer Marty Peters listens to your recordings and critiques them, pointing out where and how you can make them better. Listen to the songs, read the reviews, and submit your own materials online via upload.
Artist Name: Just Go Quietly Title: Pieter Holland Genre: Pop Rock Rating:
“Just Go Quietly” is a pop-rock song written and performed by Pieter Holland. Pieter’s wife, Sally Holland, engineered the record in their Nashville studio, ROCKnROLL RANCH.

REC’s six monthly Sound Advice bulletins offer great advice:
- On Vocals: Useful advice on recording the best vocals.
- On Guitars: Miked or direct, electric or acoustic, ways to capture great guitar sounds.
- On Drums: Great techniques for recording drums.
- On Mastering & Mixing: Practical mastering topics for at-home users and tips on how to mix better songs.
- On Acoustics: Learn how to make your room sound better.
- On Digital Audio: All about digital and computer audio.


















