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Acoustics and Monitoring

ACOUSTICS AND
MONITORING
Room Acoustics,
Monitoring, Home Studios

On Mics and Miking

ON MICS AND MIKING
Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Bands, Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals

On Mastering

ON MASTERING
The Mastering Process
DIY Mastering
Q&A’s

On Mixing

ON MIXING
Drum Mixes
Mix Studio
Multiband Dynamics
Tracking

for songwriters

FOR SONGWRITERS
Microphones
Music Business
Production Techniques
Recording Demos

for your studio

FOR YOUR STUDIO
From The Outside In
Maintenance
Studio Infrastructure

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Join us as we delve into the science and artistry of recording music. From interviews with top engineers, artists, and producers to discussions with inventors and innovators and Q&A sessions where we answer your gear questions, RECORDING PODCAST is all about recording!

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The official online forum for the RECORDING Magazine community! This is the place to share tips and tricks, look at new gear, and ask questions about microphones, monitoring, studio acoustics, signal processing, and more… basically, all things recording studio related.

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Here we expand on some of our magazine’s informative reviews. Read the review, see how we tested the gear, and see/hear it in action for yourself!

Interview: Apogee Electronic’s CEO and Co-Founder Betty Bennett on 40 Years of Success

Mixing Music!

• Designing Tommy Lee’s New Atmos Studio
• Giles Reaves on Multiple Monitoring Options
• Music Creation in an Immersive Environment

13 New Reviews

Ableton • ADAM Audio • Arturia • Bettermaker • BURL Audio
FabFilter • Focusrite • IK Multimedia • iZotope • KIT Plugins
Peluso Microphone Lab • PSPaudioware • Wolff Audio
Wolff Audio FREQ

FEATURED REVIEW

Wolff Audio FREQ

Elastic, overlapping tone-shaping power

The FREQ by Wolff Audio is a sweepable four-band parametric EQ with a proportional Q. Despite its straightforward 500 series appearance and design, the FREQ packs quite a bit of tone-bending power and polish behind its colorful, glowing faceplate.

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Observations On Mixing

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Observations On Mixing

Observations and strategies on mixing, from our longtime Readers’ Tracks curator

The art of mixing has been described in many ways. “Painting a picture with sound” may be one of the best. But just like a painter, a mixer needs knowledge, tools, techniques and an end result in mind to achieve good results.

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CRAS Graduates Dominate 67th GRAMMY Awards

CRAS Graduates Dominate 67th GRAMMY Awards

ATK Returns to RedNet for Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome

ATK Returns to RedNet for Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome

Focal Unveils “Utopia Main” Studio Monitors - a New Apex of Monitoring for Audio Professionals

Focal Unveils “Utopia Main” Studio Monitors – a New Apex of Monitoring for Audio Professionals

Arturia unveils AudioFuse 16Rig update 2.0 with immersive audio monitoring

Arturia unveils AudioFuse 16Rig update 2.0 with immersive audio monitoring

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.

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REC’s six monthly Sound Advice bulletins offer great advice:

  1. On Vocals: Useful advice on recording the best vocals.
  2. On Guitars: Miked or direct, electric or acoustic, ways to capture great guitar sounds.
  3. On Drums: Great techniques for recording drums.
  4. On Mastering & Mixing: Practical mastering topics for at-home users and tips on how to mix better songs.
  5. On Acoustics: Learn how to make your room sound better.
  6. On Digital Audio: All about digital and computer audio.

SAMPLE BULLETINS

Sound Advice Guitars Sample
Sound Advice Digital Audio Sample
Sound Advice Drums Sample