Recording Tips

The digital age has brought us the unbelievable ability to craft chart-topping albums from the comfort of our bedrooms, but bedrooms are hardly ideal acoustic environments... We know that sound is heavily...

How many times have you mixed a song, thought it was finished, then despised it 2 days later? I used to do this all the time, but now I do rigorous testing with my mixes before I consider them...

Music production is something you will never master. It's an ever-growing art that requires constant learning and innovation. Every recording engineer had to start somewhere, though. There are a lot of common...

Incredible. Guitar. Tone. Now let me guess, the first thing that came to mind was probably a $5,000 guitar, and $3,000 amp, about $7,000 in microphones and another $20,000 in preamps and analog gear, right?...

In the world of digital production, it has become easy for musicians to record in their bedrooms without the hassle and expense of an analog-based music studio. A massive benefit of digital guitar recording is...

If you've read our Compressor Basics For Guitar article, then you probably at least have a basic idea of what compressors are and how they work. If you haven't read that, I'd strongly suggest it before reading...

When getting amazing guitar tone already feels like an endless battle, how can we hope to win the war? Easy... By knowing what to listen for, and how to fix it. Once you’ve dialled in your amp or...

It doesn’t get better than a thick, heavy, aggressive, articulate, and bone-crushing guitar tone! But how do we get there? Let us show you. Treble, middle, bass. That’s it, right? I mean, when...

So, you've decided you'd like to try recording a live amp? These days, a lot more people are familiar with the recording process compared to 20 or so years ago. The funny thing is, a lot of us (myself...

Understanding what each part of a compressor does is essential, but having a strategic approach in how to dial in those settings is the key to getting great results! If you haven’t already, check out our...