IMMERSIVE AUDIO
First Steps in Dolby Atmos
ACOUSTICS AND
MONITORING
Room Acoustics,
Monitoring, Home Studios
ON MICS AND MIKING
Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Bands, Drums, Percussion
Bass, Vocals
ON MIXING
Drum Mixes
Mix Studio
Multiband Dynamics
Tracking
FOR SONGWRITERS
Microphones
Music Business
Production Techniques
Recording Demos
FOR YOUR STUDIO
From The Outside In
Maintenance
Studio Infrastructure
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!
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.
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!
Tracking Your Band
On Stage and in The Studio
• On The Road in Ireland with 3 Pints Gone
• Making Nontraditional Locations Work
8 New Reviews
FEATURED REVIEW
Allen & Heath CQ-18T
Don’t be fooled by its size
Based in Cornwall, UK, Allen & Heath has been crafting professional mixing desks since 1969 and digital mixers since 1998. Today, we are looking at the compact CQ-18T. Despite its entry-level status, the CQ-18T is full of the digital features and DNA that make Allen & Heath so respected on professional stages around the world.
FEATURED ARTICLE
Tracking and Mixing for Solid Lows
Getting great drum and bass sounds starts at the mic and ends at the monitors
The quest for phat low end begins with recording and continues through the mixing and even mastering processes. The end goal is a low end that’s round but tight, deep but punchy. Anyone can just EQ-boost the lows, but this too often results is a soggy, indistinct mush underlying the track.
Behind the Scenes of the NY Philharmonic with Audio Director Larry Rock and Schoeps Microphones
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.
REC’s six monthly Sound Advice bulletins offer great advice:
- On Vocals: Useful advice on recording the best vocals.
- On Guitars: Miked or direct, electric or acoustic, ways to capture great guitar sounds.
- On Drums: Great techniques for recording drums.
- On Mastering & Mixing: Practical mastering topics for at-home users and tips on how to mix better songs.
- On Acoustics: Learn how to make your room sound better.
- On Digital Audio: All about digital and computer audio.
SAMPLE BULLETINS
