[Feature Article] Of Polepieces and Magnetic Fields - How to Adjust Your Guitar Pickups for Best Sound
It occurred to me that for all the tweaking guitarists do with their tone — rolling tone controls up and down on both their guitars and amps — very few ever touch the pickups. Most guitarists I know …
[Feature Article] The Top 10 Products of Musikmesse 2012 - Best of Musikmesse 2012
The 2012 edition of Musikmesse at Frankfurt closed its doors on Saturday. The Audiofanzine team, has rounded up for you the top 10 products that made their mark at the show, in no particular order.
[Feature Article] Masterclass with George Massenburg on… - In The Studio with George Massenburg: In the Control Room, Part 1
After a tour around the studio, George Massenburg takes us into the control room to share with us some of his choices and habits at work. And it's fascinating!
[Feature Article] Interview with Ned Douglas - Super Heavy Sound Made in L.A.
Last may, we heard that Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Mick Jagger had teamed up to form SuperHeavy, an international "superband" also formed with Joss Stone, Damian Marley and AR Rahman (film compos…
[Feature Article] From the Basic to the Esoteric, Here … - Vocals Processing Tips: Part 1
It was late at night, at a live-in-concert recording session in Germany. As several thousand fans waited anxiously, the vocalist walked onstage, and picked up a set of headphones. I saw him plug them…
[Feature Article] Sometimes Little Improvements Add Up … - Quieter Recordings - One dB at a Time
The whole is equal to the sum of its parts…as anyone who ever used analog tape will attest. Who can forget that feeling of hearing yet another contribution to the noise floor whenever you brought up …
[Feature Article] Meeting Multiple Needs for the Bigges… - Live Sound: 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
It wasn’t the promise of a performance by Lady Gaga that drew me in to watch the Grammys this year, but rather, some added motivation in having the opportunity to check out the live and broadcast sou…
[Feature Article] Tips for Mixing Rap Vocals - Mixing Rap Vocals
If I had to pick the most frequent question I get asked on a regular basis – it would have to be “how do I mix rap vocals?” Or some variation thereof. At least once a week, if not more often.
[Feature Article] All About DC Offset - DC Offset: Case of the Missing Headroom
It was a dark and stormy night. I was rudely awakened at 3 AM by the ringing of a phone, pounding my brain like a jackhammer that spent way too much time chowing down at Starbucks. The voice on the o…
[Feature Article] How to Compress a Guitar or Bass - Dynamics Processing Meets Rock Guitar
Dynamics processing with studio-oriented processors? Been there, done that. But have you re-visited it lately in a guitar context? Dynamics control for vocals or program material is very different co…