Immersive Audio

IMMERSIVE AUDIO
First Steps in Dolby Atmos

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 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!

Inside the Atmos Workflow: Reconstructing Iconic Records

Level Up Your Studio!

• Set Up For Success
• Streamline Your Workflow
• Processors & Effects In Order
Inside Keshi‘s new RBDG-designed
multi-purpose single room studio

12 New Reviews

AEA • Audient • Empirical Labs • Equi=Tech
Imersiv • Lynx • Modartt • Neural DSP • PreSonus
Solid State Logic • sonible • Wave Distro

Solid State Logic SSL 18

FEATURED REVIEW

Solid State Logic SSL 18

A pro-grade interface with classic SSL tone

With nearly five decades of experience crafting some of the world’s most respected recording consoles, Solid State Logic (SSL) has, since 2020, also turned its attention to the project and home studio market with a line of affordable yet unmistakably “SSL-centric” audio interfaces. At the top of this range sits the well-connected, feature-rich SSL 18 USB-C audio interface. READ FULL REVIEW

Gear For Your Starter Studio

FEATURED ARTICLE

Gear For Your Starter Studio

So you have a good-sounding room. What should go into it, and why?

In the predecessor to this article, we concentrated on the first and most important part of any Startup Studio: the room. Now we can finally get to the gear that goes in the room, starting with the second most important piece of the puzzle: the monitors. READ FULL ARTICLE

beyerdynamic Returns to the DJ Market With New Customizable Headphones Featuring Interchangeable On-Ear and Over-Ear Pads

beyerdynamic Returns to the DJ Market With New Customizable Headphones

Deadline Looms for Musicians - the 22nd Annual Acoustic Music Awards

Deadline Looms for Musicians – the 22nd Annual Acoustic Music Awards

INTRODUCING AUTOTUNE® 2026

INTRODUCING AUTOTUNE® 2026

HEDD Audio Unveils EDITION X: A Golden Celebration of Craftsmanship and Sound

HEDD Audio Unveils EDITION X: A Golden Celebration of Craftsmanship and Sound

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.

READ THE FULL REVIEW

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