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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 Mastering

ON MASTERING
The Mastering Process
DIY Mastering
Q&A’s

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!

Interview: Emmy® Award-winning composer & recording artist Michael Whalen 

Upgrade Your Studio!

• Everything but the Gear
• Make Your Studio a Cool “Hang”
• Downgrading to Upgrade

19 New Reviews

Arturia • Barefoot Sound • Black Rooster • Focal
IK Multimedia • Imaginando BAM • KIT Plugins
Lauten Audio • MCAudioLab • On-Stage • PhantomFocus
Shure • Strymon • Toontrack
RECORDING Magazine November 2024 cover
Barefoot Sound Footprint 03 in use

FEATURED REVIEW

Barefoot Sound Footprint03

This impressively compact 3-way monitor makes a great impression

Based in Portland, Oregon, Barefoot Sound has a significant pedigree within the pro audio industry. Barefoot monitors are always easy to spot—striking aesthetics, dual woofers and sealed cabinets. I have mixed on a pair of MicroMain27 models a few times, but the new Footprint03 is my first experience with the more approachable and compact Footprint series.

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Start With The Room

FEATURED ARTICLE

Start With The Room

Everyone wants you to start building your studio with gear—here’s where you should start instead, if you want the best sound!

This article is aimed at beginners—people new to this great adventure of home-based recording. But to the readers who have been doing this for a few years: stick with me, there’s plenty here that you can use too.

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80% Off?!?! Safari Plugins Black Friday Sale is the Wildest of the Year

80% Off?!?! Safari Plugins Black Friday Sale is the Wildest of the Year

BF24 – Orchestral Tools Announces Black Friday Sale – 50% Off Everything*

BF24 – Orchestral Tools Announces Black Friday Sale – 50% Off Everything*

Roland Future Design Lab Introduces AI-powered Tone Explorer Technology Preview

Roland Future Design Lab Introduces AI-powered Tone Explorer Technology Preview

Spitfire Audio announces availability of ÓLAFUR ARNALDS CELLS, working with innovative Icelandic namesake to create collaborative tool to harness string orchestra power

Spitfire Audio announces availability of ÓLAFUR ARNALDS CELLS

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: Meteor Street   Title: I Need a Vocation   Genre: rock   Rating:

 

“I Need A Vocation” is a rock song from Meteor Street with an unusual subject matter. It concerns the evolution of the workforce from the Industrial Revolution onwards, with a healthy dose of ironic commentary on the anthropomorphizing of the corporate world and work-from-home culture.

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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