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Immersive Audio

IMMERSIVE AUDIO
First Steps in Dolby Atmos

Acoustics and Monitoring

ACOUSTICS AND
MONITORING
Room Acoustics,
Monitoring, Home Studios

On Mics and Miking

ON MICS AND MIKING
Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Bands, Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals

On Mixing

ON MIXING
Drum Mixes
Mix Studio
Multiband Dynamics
Tracking

for songwriters

FOR SONGWRITERS
Microphones
Music Business
Production Techniques
Recording Demos

for your studio

FOR YOUR STUDIO
From The Outside In
Maintenance
Studio Infrastructure

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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!

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The official online forum for the RECORDING Magazine community! This is the place to share tips and tricks, look at new gear, and ask questions about microphones, monitoring, studio acoustics, signal processing, and more… basically, all things recording studio related.

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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!

The Making of Lori Brooke’s Light of the Moon with Dave Martin

Dig It All!

• Evolution of the DAW
• Plugins That Do It Right
• Choosing Your Computer

10 New Reviews

Ableton • EastWest • KIT Plugins
Lynx Studio Technology • Musik Hack
Oberheim • PSPaudioware • RME
Steinberg • Universal Audio
Ableton Live 12.1 (and 12.2 Beta) GUI screenshots

FEATURED REVIEW

Ableton Live 12.1 (and 12.2 Beta)

Next level supplemental upgrades

I have been an Ableton Live user for the majority of my professional career and I am always excited whenever the company releases a major update. It’s been just over a year since we looked at the new features found in Live 12 (reviewed in April 2024). Today we are checking out Ableton Live 12.1 and rarely have I seen an incremental upgrade pack such a punch and offer so many new features! Let’s dive right in.

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Setting Levels and Making Connections

FEATURED ARTICLE

Mixing in the Virtual World

Take the fear out of learning to mix “in the box” with these strategies

Mixing… well, that’s a bottomless pit of a subject if there ever was one! As I sat down and thought about how my own approach to mixing had evolved over the years, I realized that the single biggest change I had made was moving from traditional console-based mixing (on classic hardware mixing boards) to the powerful but often challenging world of virtual mixing, using the software-based mixer and effects within my digital workstation (Apple Logic Pro on the Mac).

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Modular Synth Expert Chris Meyer Builds All-Focal 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos Studio

Modular Synth Expert Chris Meyer Builds All-Focal 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos Studio

Sound Particles releases inDelay 1.5

Sound Particles releases inDelay 1.5

Dillinger Labs Updates Death From Below SKAA-Enabled Battery-Powered Mobile Subwoofer

Dillinger Labs Updates Death From Below SKAA-Enabled Battery-Powered Mobile Subwoofer

British Songwriter Wins Top Honors in USA Songwriting Competition. Photo of Julian Gardner

Deadline Looms for the 30th Annual USA Songwriting Competition

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.

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REC’s six monthly Sound Advice bulletins offer great advice:

  1. On Vocals: Useful advice on recording the best vocals.
  2. On Guitars: Miked or direct, electric or acoustic, ways to capture great guitar sounds.
  3. On Drums: Great techniques for recording drums.
  4. On Mastering & Mixing: Practical mastering topics for at-home users and tips on how to mix better songs.
  5. On Acoustics: Learn how to make your room sound better.
  6. On Digital Audio: All about digital and computer audio.

SAMPLE BULLETINS

Sound Advice Guitars Sample
Sound Advice Digital Audio Sample
Sound Advice Drums Sample