The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 75
LearningWhen you talk about electric guitar, it's inevitable to think about the instrument and an amp. To the point that when you mention "direct recording" to some guitar players, they cry "heresy!" and shu…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 74
LearningIn this new installment I will suggest some mics and DIs to record electric guitar. By no means is this list meant to be an exhaustive one. As usual, I will stick to the standard solutions which have…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 73
LearningGranted, the techniques you saw last time are not exactly meant for beginners. That said, I think they allow you to get results that easily compensate for the headaches that thinking about the "routi…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 72
LearningSecond part dedicated to trying to solve the question of whether you should record an electric guitar with or without effects.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 71
LearningToday we'll tackle a rather delicate topic: Should you record with or without effects?
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 70
LearningToday we will discuss direct recording an electric guitar.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 69
LearningThis week I will show you a technique that is pretty widespread when it comes to recording electric guitar (but not only), namely: double-tracking!
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 68
LearningToday I will show you a nifty trick derived from the previous installment which will allow you to get an quasi-stereo electric guitar sound with two mono takes.
Talking music production with renowned producer, engineer and mixer Bob Power
LearningWhether it's producing, tracking, mixing or mastering—Bob Power has done it. He's been around long enough to have seen the changeover from analog to digital, the demise of the record industry, the ri…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 67
LearningIn this installment we'll see in which cases it might be useful to record your guitar amp with several mics.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 66
LearningThis week we retake the recording of electric guitar with the installment you've all been waiting for: the recording itself!
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 65
LearningToday's article is somewhat special but serves to illustrate perfectly the advantages of splicing into episodes this sort of series.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 64
LearningSecond installment of the chapter dedicated to recording electric guitar. Today we'll discuss a small accessory that many guitar players are fond of to see how it impacts the sound and how you can ma…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 63
LearningThis week we'll start a new construction site dedicated to recording electric guitar. This chapter will have a lot in common with that of the bass – some of you might even think that certain passages…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 62
LearningFollowing the previous article, I think it's appropriate to discuss a crucial topic when you want to take recording seriously: the knowledge of the tools at your disposal. That's why today I will sho…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 61
LearningA series like this wouldn't be complete if it didn't have an article dedicated exclusively to the recording tool by excellence: the microphone. For a change, I'll start today with some theory and the…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 60
LearningThis week I will digress a bit to reflect upon recorded music and demystify it all a bit...
Talking technique with Tony Maserati
LearningGrammy-winning engineer and producer Tony Maserati has worked with countless high-profile artists including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Jay-Z, and Jennifer Lopez, to name just a few.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 59
LearningThis week we'll discuss an issue that might seem less exciting than the rest we've seen so far but which was specially demanded by some Audiofanziners. It's basically a lean and mean list of mics and…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 58
LearningToday's topic is somewhat off-topic. In fact, while the tricks you've seen so far allow you to improve "soft" and average electric bass lines, they can certainly be used both during tracking and mixd…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 57
LearningWhen you begin recording in a home studio, the first thing you realize is that your main limitation are the room acoustics. And yet, with certain instruments you can forget completely about this issu…
Mix engineer David Tolomei takes in-the-box mixing to the next level
Interview / PodcastDavid Tolomei is one of the top mix engineers and producers on the indie and underground scenes. He cut his teeth as an assistant at New York's Avatar studios, which, at the time, was one of the most…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 56
LearningIn this new episode dedicated to recording bass guitar, we'll deal with a somewhat thorny issue: should you record the bass with or without effects?
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 55
LearningOkay, now that we've settled once and for all the question of phase correlation, the time has come to mix our bass tracks.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 54
LearningI guess some of you are a bit unhappy about how I closed the last installment. And you probably won't like me any better when you realize that the first paragraph still doesn't dive into the topic I …