RECORDING WEEK 2023: Vocals, along with acoustic drum kits, are without doubt among the hardest musical components to record to a professional standard, particularly if you don’t have access to a ...

Perhaps you’re putting together your first demo. Maybe you’ve landed an audition and need to record some sides. Or you’ve booked the job and will soon head into the studio—congratulations! While ...

The Beatles were pioneers in many ways. From their singular songwriting efforts to their experimental sonic changes, all their contributions to the rock world are indelible. Perhaps their most widely ...

RECORDING WEEK 2025: These days, it’s perfectly possible to create the majority of your sounds inside your computer, but if you never bother to capture any real-world audio, you and your music will be ...

But using the right mic can make a huge difference to your performances, and be the key to producing a great vocal recording. With countless options available – dynamic or condenser, single ...

Sometimes, bands and musicians have to get a little weird to properly take creative liberties. These four bands and artists famously used some wild recording techniques in their music, and the choice ...

Once a series of backing vocals were quickly taped by the pair, the vocal recording process was completed. It took just five hours in all to capture one of the most affecting vocals in music history. ...

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Many of the vocal artists you know and love today, including Jacob Collier, Amber Liu, Claudia Emmanuela and Ric Wilson, have already found their right mic match – and with a little know-how, so can ...