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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 with Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes and Producer John Paterno

Mastering The Perfect Mix!

• Intro to Headphones and Mixing
• All About Dolby Atmos Binaural Streaming
• Airstreams, Bulldogs and Bears—Ready for Mixdown

14 New Reviews

API • ATC • Audeze • Audient • AudioScape • Focal
Heritage Audio • KRK • Musik Hack • RME • sonible
Sound Anchors • Whitestone Audio Instruments

RECORDING Magazine Cover October 2023
AudioScape 260VU Compressor/Limiter - A stone-cold classic clamp box lives again

FEATURED REVIEW

AudioScape 260VU Compressor/Limiter

A stone-cold classic clamp box lives again

Based in Daytona, Florida, AudioScape Engineering handcrafts a line of analog audio processors that leans heavily on classic designs of the past and, in a few cases, resurrects classic units that have yet to be tackled. Such is the case with our inaugural AudioScape review as we look at the AudioScape 260VU Compressor/Limiter.

The Art Of Cooking Up A Good Mix

FEATURED ARTICLE

A Producer’s Vocal Tracking Guide

Grammy-winning engineer Marc Urselli gives you the recipe for creating tasty tracks

Mixing is just like cooking. That’s right, I said it.

First you need great ingredients, ideally organic. Next you need good tools with which to actually do the cooking. You can definitely use some creativity, good taste (doh!) and a palate for experimenting and trying out new things. But most importantly you need the knowledge and experience that can only come with lots of cooking…

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Auto-Tune® Empowers Spanish-Speaking Music Creators with New Dedicated Website and Tutorials

Auto-Tune® Empowers Spanish-Speaking Music Creators with New Dedicated Website and Tutorials

AES NY 2023: Solid State Logic to Debut New Hardware and Software, While Showcasing Next-Gen Consoles, Controllers, and Plug-Ins

AES NY 2023: Solid State Logic to Debut New Hardware and Software, While Showcasing Next-Gen Consoles, Controllers, and Plug-Ins

Meyer Sound Joins the Celebrations for Telluride Film Festival’s 50th Anniversary

Meyer Sound Joins the Celebrations for Telluride Film Festival’s 50th Anniversary

Grammy-winning Engineer Bobby Campbell Opens “Denver Atmos” All-Focal 7.1.4 Mix Room

Grammy-winning Engineer Bobby Campbell Opens “Denver Atmos” All-Focal 7.1.4 Mix Room

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: Gargoyle Circus  Title: Killroy Was Here   Genre: Pop-Punk

 

“Killroy Was Here” is a pop-punk track written by Andrea Parigi and performed by Parigi (Guitar and vox) and Cristiano Trionfera (guitar), as Gargoyle Circus.

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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