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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!

Walking Together, Rocking Together: A Talk with Kevin Seconds, Ian MacKaye & Don Zientara

Miking Instruments!

• Tracking Carl Verheyen
• Intro To Microphones
• Recording Gotye’s Ondioline

25 New Reviews

Austrian Audio • CAD Audio • Cloud Microphones
DPA • Gibson • Modartt • Peach Audio • PreSonus 
PSPaudioware  • Royer Labs • Strymon • Toontrack  • Warm Audio

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DPA 2015 Wide Cardioid Microphone

FEATURED REVIEW

DPA 2015 Wide Cardioid Microphone

Wonderful width and detail on stage and in the studio

The 2015 is the latest pencil condenser offering from DPA, released concurrently with the similarly styled 2012. When one of the world’s premier small diaphragm condenser designers releases a new model (or two), count me as curious.

JZ Microphones Black Hole Series

FEATURED ARTICLE

The Well-Balanced Mic Closet

Everything your mic closet needs, and then some…

What’s the most significant difference between a beginner’s home studio and a professional facility?
While a beginner’s equipment may get the job done, there’s a lot more to it than that. In a startup studio, the owner usually has a couple of good microphones and a couple of crappy ones, the latter probably snaggled from the band’s performing mics.

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Custom Painted MA301fet Microphone to Raise Funds for Turkish Recovery Fund

Custom Painted MA301fet Microphone to Raise Funds for Turkish Recovery Fund

EARPEACE Partners with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Co-Branded Hearing Protection Line

EARPEACE Partners with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Free Mic Mod Plug-in With Auto-tune Unlimited Trial or Subscription

Free Mic Mod Plug-in With Auto-tune Unlimited Trial or Subscription

DPA Microphones Are a Match Made in Heaven for Broadway’s “& Juliet”

DPA Microphones Are a Match Made in Heaven for Broadway’s “& Juliet”

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: Wayne Price (aka J Gulli)  Title: Rise Up With Me  Genre: Inspirational Pop

 

“Rise Up With Me,” composed and recorded by Wayne Price, aka J Gulli, is an inspirational pop song that hits the mark as a compositional call to action.

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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