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!
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!
Acoustic Panels: The Treatment Is Only as Good as the Room
Get More From Your Studio!
• Modern Mixing Tools
• Know What Your Hear
• Audio Terminology Updated
14 New Reviews
Antares • Baby Audio • beyerdynamic • Cloud Microphones • Handcrafted Audio • KIT Plugins • KRK • Lake People • LEWITT • Mojave • PluginHub • sonible • Space Lab • Strymon
FEATURED REVIEW
Lake People G103D4
A Dante-Based, Boutique-Grade Dual Stereo Headphone Amp and Converter
Whether in the studio or on stage, getting a proper headphone feed to performers and mixing engineers is not always as simple as it sounds. There is no shortage of headphone distribution boxes to help with the job. Today, we’re looking at a straightforward, high-quality solution from Lake People: the Dante-based G103D4 dual stereo headphone amplifier.
FEATURED ARTICLE
AC Power Handling
There are lots of companies trying to sell you gear to “make your power better.” Here’s what you really need, and why.
Nothing in the recording field gathers as much misinformation and just plain nonsense as AC power issues. I’ve seen people spend huge amounts of money on power conditioning just because they thought they should—believing that they’d solve problems that, in fact, are totally unrelated to power issues.
Producer and Mix Engineer Douglas Romanow Upgrades Toronto Studio to All-Focal Immersive Mix Room
Philippe Mercier (CAS) Captures Explosive Drama and Fast-Paced Action for Québécois Medical Series STAT
RME ADI-2/4 PRO EX Combines Flagship Conversion with True Balanced Headphone Amplification
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
