Recording Guitar
Welcome to the April issue of RECORDING Magazine.
April is all about recording guitar: acoustic, electric, and bass—covering mics, mic pres, processors, and plugins. We spotlight the concepts, tools, and techniques shaping today’s guitar-driven productions to help engineers, producers, and musicians get the most out of their axe-driven adventures.
Reviews
On the guitar tip, this issue features in-depth reviews of the Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo Pedal, the ADDAC System Mixology Dual Effect Chain Router & Feedbacker Pedal, the Useful Arts BF700 Class A Preamp/DI and Class D Power Amplifier, and, to mic it all up, the Roswell Pro Audio Cab Mic.
On the virtual amp side of things, we check out the IK Multimedia TONEX Plug Headphone Amplifier and the Neural DSP Archetype: John Mayer X plugin. Finally, we explore the updates in PSPaudioware PSP InfiniStrip Earth and the rebranded and redesigned Fender Studio Pro DAW (formerly PreSonus Studio 1).
Each review places these new products in real-world studio contexts, highlighting how modern guitar tools integrate into personal and professional workflows.
Interviews
Our interview section includes a featured conversation with José González about recording his new album, Against The Dying Of The Light. We also present a roundtable on heavy guitar recording discussing practical tips, creative techniques, and evolving production aesthetics to achieve thick, powerful recorded guitar tones. [GET IT HERE]
Features
In Studio 101, Joe Albano continues his lesson plan on essential audio terminology with a practical look at distortion, overdrive, saturation, and related concepts every engineer should understand. [GET IT HERE]
Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby examines the signature studio tones of renowned session guitarist Carl Verheyen. [GET IT HERE] In Field Notes, Giles Reaves considers how guitar and guitar effects can expand the sonic palette for non-guitarists in the studio. [GET IT HERE]
RECORDING Techniques with Dave Martin continues its rhythm-section focus by shifting from drums to bass guitar, [GET IT HERE] while RECORDING Remastered revisits Paul Stamler’s classic July 2017 article, So You Want To Record An Acoustic Guitar?, covering the fundamentals of capturing great acoustic performances. [GET IT HERE]
…And More!