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PSW Rec Pit. The industry's leading recording forum, moderated by a host of experienced professionals. Ask a question, get a host of great answers.

Be a better engineer. What are the common sense steps to making yourself a more effective studio engineer? Tim Crich lays it out.

Studio monitor upgrades. Outside of the monitors themselves, other factors can have impact in upgrading monitoring sound quality.

Get a recording job - Part 1. We present a series of insightful interviews from noted recording pros, starting with Leslie Ann Jones (of Skywalker Sound).

Live hard disk recording. A look at sound cards, testing accuracy, computer limitations and tips for optimizing results. By Sam Berkow, founder of SIA.

Chat with Rupert Neve. One of audio’s foremost designers of consoles, modules and other equipment talks about design concepts and processes of the past, present and future.

Building your own plate reverb. Excellent "how to" for quickly and cost-effectively building a device to emulate cool '70s and '80s "pillowy" sounds.

One tube mic from Berlin and one from Barstow. David Royer demystifies the design of the Neumann U-47, and explains how to adapt a Marshall MXL 2001 condenser to a circuit similar to that in the U-47.

Matching Mics and Preamps. Guidance on how to pair "mics" and "pre’s", with help from notables John Hardy and George Massenberg.

Basics of Digital Recording. Here's how it all works, from a technical perspective. With diagrams. From UCSC Electronic Music Studio.

The Art of Recording. Using recording technology as sound resources for the creation (or recreation) of an artistic product.

A Basic Guide to Video Sync. Crucial information to know when producing audio for video/film. Formats, terminology, more.

Don't Trash Those Archives! From the late Michael Gerzon, for the retentive gadget camper. Don't toss the tape just yet!

Mic Modeling. Can DSP turn a humble collection of dynamic mics into a prime vintage condensers? Additional commentary from AKG’s Norbert Sobel.

The rec.audio.pro FAQ Page (version 0.8). Wide range of useful info, from getting started as an engineer to differential lines.

The #1 Most Important Thing In Recording. Well, at least according to Bob Buontempo, its input signal. Agree? From the Rec Pit.

Tape Op Archives. An ever-growing collection of articles from recording's fastest growing magazine. Tech, how-to, perspectives.

Ainley on Analog/Digital, Parts 1 and 2. Chuck Ainlay discusses his innovative "hybrid" analog-digital recording techniques.

BPM to Delay Time Conversion Table.PDF  For quick matching of the timing of echoes and delays to the tempo of a song. (PDF format, 11k)

Mix Tips: Maximizing Levels. Views on how to raise levels without altering the lower frequencies (bottom end). From the Rec Pit.

 

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