Classic Tracks: Pink Floyd 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'
Engineer Brian Humphries tells the story of recording Pink Floyd’s nine-part lamentation to their lost colleague, Syd Barrett.
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Engineer Brian Humphries tells the story of recording Pink Floyd’s nine-part lamentation to their lost colleague, Syd Barrett.
Is ‘burning in’ studio equipment (monitors, headphones, tube gear, and so on) of benefit to certain types of...
I keep reading that it’s a good idea to use reference tracks when mixing, but when should I be referencing other mixes...
Tracking lead vocals: We demonstrate why the element that demands most listeners’ attention also demands most of the producer’s...
These files accompany the Session Notes article in the December 2014 issue.
In 1980 AC/DC were on a roll and nothing — not even the death of their lead singer — was going to stop them.
A lot of the music I’m enjoying seems to be going back to an old-school sound of being swamped in lush reverb. Examples...
A mastering engineer told me that, when playing back source files from his laptop into a high-quality USB-connected D-A, the...
Yamaha no longer make their Subkick drum mic, so I was thinking of making my own from an old loudspeaker. Does it have to be...
I’ve been trying to find a keyboard, sample library, plug-in or synth that provides superb vocalisations for ‘...
Would it be overkill to add more compression to the EZdrummer kit as a whole on the bus channel?
I work in a facility where AES3 110Ω cables have been used to connect some splitter outputs to mic preamps. What kind of influence, if any, can this ‘impedance mismatching’ have on the signal quality?
Paloma Faith’s new song ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ has been recorded out of tune by about 50 cents. This means that unless you have a keyboard that can be detuned, you cannot play along! What would be the reason for doing this?
If a song is in A, you’ll have lots of 440Hz, 220Hz, 110Hz, 880Hz, and so on — but so what? What are you supposed to do with that information? And what about all the harmonics? And all the other notes in the key of A, and all their harmonics?
We overcome unfriendly acoustics and troublesome spill to capture a memorable gig.
Audio files to accompany the article.
Recording on location presents many challenges: this book will help you meet them.
From humble beginnings, Joey Sturgis has become a leading producer in the highly technical metalcore scene.