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
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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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!
Studio Spotlight: The Vocal Production Studio of CJ Goodearl
Vocals!
- Great Vocals at Home
- Plosives, Sibilance & Proximity Effect
- Recording & Mixing Background Vocals
17 New Reviews
AKG • Antares • Arturia • Earthworks
IK Multimedia • Mojave Audio • PSPaudioware
Schoeps • Solid State Logic • Soyuz • Stedman
Waves • Universal Audio
FEATURED REVIEW
The Next Era of AKG Microphones
And then there were three
One year shy of its 80th anniversary, AKG introduces its first entirely new microphone models in close to two decades. The ultra-affordable large-diaphragm C104 and C114, and the small-diaphragm C151, are positioned as a new point of entry into the AKG universe. READ FULL REVIEW
FEATURED ARTICLE
Going Deep With Backing Vocals
Editing and processing strategies to make background vocals serve the song
The term “backing vocal” describes a large array of possible vocal configurations. It could mean one singer harmonizing with a lead vocal, or more than 100 singers in a large chorus, or anything in between. All of the techniques used to mix a lead vocal track can be applied to backing vocal tracks, and then some…. READ FULL ARTICLE
ATC ships SSM series, comprising SSM12i Pro two-way and SSM25i Pro three-way wall-/ceiling-mount passive studio monitors
Pure Sound, Endless Headroom: The OC-B6, Austrian Audio’s First Large-Diaphragm Condenser Bass Drum Microphone
NAMM 26: Solid State Logic Launches ORIGIN EVO – The New Industry Standard In All-Analogue In-Line Consoles
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.
SAMPLE BULLETINS
