Chris Lord-Alge Conducts Second Annual Csaba Petocz Master Class By PSW Staff • October 4, 2018 Audio-Technica, the Recording, Radio and Film Connection (RRFC), and Clyne Media recently hosted the second annual Csaba Petocz Master Class… Read More
In The Studio: A Drum Recording Checklist By Bobby Owsinski • September 28, 2018 With a strong foundation, you can build almost anything on it that you or your clients can imagine Read More
In The Studio: Control Room Techniques To Foster Great Vocals By Barry Rudolph • September 26, 2018 During a session, I remember when an artist was on mic, out in the studio ready to start vocal overdubs, and the producer asked: “How… Read More
Digital Audio Basics: Sample Rate And Bit Depth By Wesley Smith • September 25, 2018 Although discussions of digital audio conversion have filled several books, a fundamental understanding of two terms is particularly important to correctly using your computer-based recording… Read More
In The Studio: Recording The Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar” Sessions By Bruce Borgerson • September 21, 2018 If you’ve seen the Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter movie, you might recall Jimmy Johnson’s brief speaking role. He was the one coaching Keith Richards on… Read More
In The Studio: Sound Layering By Peter Novak • September 17, 2018 Simple techniques to help your mix translate properly to other monitors once you take your song out of the studio. Read More
Seven Traits Of A Good Assistant Studio Engineer By Bobby Owsinski • September 17, 2018 You may never work in a studio that has an assistant engineer, and if you own your own gear, you may never be one yourself,… Read More
Effectively Using Parallel Compression In Mastering By David S. Eley • September 13, 2018 This chapter will teach you about a powerful way of using a single-band compressor – parallel compression. Outlined are some of the downsides to using… Read More
Sonarworks Expands Reference 4 Software Headphone Calibration Profiles By PSW Staff • September 4, 2018 Sonarworks announces that its Reference 4 software has added 26 new headphone calibration profiles, supporting additional models from AKG, Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic, Bose,… Read More
In The Studio: Keeping Fresh The Art Form Of Recording By Jackson B. Jackson • August 27, 2018 I saw Pink Floyd’s epic film “The Wall” for the first time when I was 12 years old. It was quite possibly, at that time,… Read More
In The Studio: The Mystery Of Compression By Bruce A. Miller • August 23, 2018 The compressor is a wonderful tool when used properly, however, often the basics of compression are misunderstood, leaving audio that would have been better left… Read More
“You’re Not A Real Audio Engineer Until You’ve (Fill In The Blank)” By Jon Tidey • August 22, 2018 I didn’t really expect serious answers... Read More
In The Studio: Recording Vocals With Large-Diaphragm Condensers By Bill Mueller • August 21, 2018 Lusting after large diaphragm condenser (LDC) microphones has become a national pastime. Newbies devour the recording magazines and read about this artist and that artist… Read More
Recording Techniques: The Effects Of Microphone Placement On Banjo Tone By Bruce Bartlett • August 16, 2018 Some time ago I decided I wanted to find out how the location of a microphone near a banjo affects the tone quality you hear. Read More
Understanding And Applying Audio Data Compression—MP3s, AACs & More By Daniel Keller • August 15, 2018 Love it or hate it, data compression (not to be confused with audio signal compression, which is a different issue) schemes like MP3, FLAC, AAC,… Read More
