Can you make significant money as a middle-class musician?
The money in music is divided like this - the top 1% get nearly all of it! But soon it might be possible for the 'middle-class' musician to make a decent living. Read more...
The money in music is divided like this - the top 1% get nearly all of it! But soon it might be possible for the 'middle-class' musician to make a decent living. Read more... What is FLAC? Is it more than a waste of FLACCING time?
There are more audio formats than you could possibly shake a stick at. But could you find a use for FLAC in your recording process? We think you could. Read more...
There are more audio formats than you could possibly shake a stick at. But could you find a use for FLAC in your recording process? We think you could. Read more... To eliminate feedback is it good to reduce the gain and raise the fader? (Part 2)
An RP reader has feedback problems. But will clever manipulation of the gain control and fader provide the cure? In Part 2 of this two-part article, we look at the relationship between these two controls. Read more...
An RP reader has feedback problems. But will clever manipulation of the gain control and fader provide the cure? In Part 2 of this two-part article, we look at the relationship between these two controls. Read more... Q: Should microphones have USB cables?
A RecordProducer.com reader has a USB microphone. Would he be better off with one that has a normal cable and connector? Read more...
A RecordProducer.com reader has a USB microphone. Would he be better off with one that has a normal cable and connector? Read more... If your microphone had no diaphragm, how much better could it sound?
Every microphone used in pro audio has a diaphragm. Suppose that a new technology could detect sound in a non-invasive way. Surely that would be much more accurate than the mics we now have? Read more...
Every microphone used in pro audio has a diaphragm. Suppose that a new technology could detect sound in a non-invasive way. Surely that would be much more accurate than the mics we now have? Read more... Why you should put the soloists behind the choir for recording
For performance, the soloists stand in front of the choir. But for recording, perhaps they should stand behind. Here's why... Read more...
For performance, the soloists stand in front of the choir. But for recording, perhaps they should stand behind. Here's why... Read more... Does microphone preamplifier gain increase the proximity effect?
A interesting question asked by an Audio Masterclass student. Well does it?? Read more...
A interesting question asked by an Audio Masterclass student. Well does it?? Read more... "I Dream of the Autobahn" by Raw Refined
Like 'the Botanists' I am also a one man operation. All instruments are written, performed and recorded by one guy, Henry Moss.... Read more...
Like 'the Botanists' I am also a one man operation. All instruments are written, performed and recorded by one guy, Henry Moss.... Read more... The first rule of acoustic treatment
If your studio doesn't have acoustic treatment, then you're not making great recordings. But what is the first thing you need to know? Read more...
If your studio doesn't have acoustic treatment, then you're not making great recordings. But what is the first thing you need to know? Read more... Q: Do I lose quality in some way when I consolidate an audio track?
My tracks get pretty messy by the time I'm done editing, then if I want to do something like move the track in time, it's hard. But if I consolidate the track to make it easier to work with, will it still sound the same? Read more...
My tracks get pretty messy by the time I'm done editing, then if I want to do something like move the track in time, it's hard. But if I consolidate the track to make it easier to work with, will it still sound the same? Read more... Q: How similar is live sound equipment to recording equipment?
I have been recording for some time now, but I would like to get into live sound. How relevant will my existing experience with recording equipment be? Read more...
I have been recording for some time now, but I would like to get into live sound. How relevant will my existing experience with recording equipment be? Read more... USB microphones - has their time come?
Why do we still plug our microphones into old-fashioned mic preamplifiers when we could be plugging them in directly via USB? Read more...
Why do we still plug our microphones into old-fashioned mic preamplifiers when we could be plugging them in directly via USB? Read more... Conquer clipping, once and for all
Clipping is an eternal problem in audio. It causes terrible distortion and cannot be corrected. Here is the VERY BEST tool to prevent you getting a clip ever again... Read more...
Clipping is an eternal problem in audio. It causes terrible distortion and cannot be corrected. Here is the VERY BEST tool to prevent you getting a clip ever again... Read more... An amazing new ground-floor opportunity in production!
It's not often a genuinely new opportunity comes along, but one is about to very soon. Anyone can have a go at it. Those who succeed will hit the big time. Read more...
It's not often a genuinely new opportunity comes along, but one is about to very soon. Anyone can have a go at it. Those who succeed will hit the big time. Read more... YouTube Review - The Pulse: You won't find me there
Take a trio of rhythm guitar, bass and drums. Add a vocal, add some overdubs. Oh, and someone find a lead guitarist for the solo... Read more...
Take a trio of rhythm guitar, bass and drums. Add a vocal, add some overdubs. Oh, and someone find a lead guitarist for the solo... Read more... Do you have problems, or are YOU the problem?
We all have problems of one sort or another. But are you suffering from problems, or creating them yourself? Read more...
We all have problems of one sort or another. But are you suffering from problems, or creating them yourself? Read more... Are your recordings too QUIET?
We receive a lot of recordings here at RecordProducer.com and Audio Masterclass. Some are strangely quiet. Why should this be? Can quiet ever be good? Read more...
We receive a lot of recordings here at RecordProducer.com and Audio Masterclass. Some are strangely quiet. Why should this be? Can quiet ever be good? Read more... What is the difference between gain and level?
Gain... Level... Are you confused? And does it make any difference if you are? Read more...
Gain... Level... Are you confused? And does it make any difference if you are? Read more... How Isabel Fay got noticed on YouTube
The average YouTube music video gets a few tens of views. Isabel Fay's gets 683,649. How come? Read more...
The average YouTube music video gets a few tens of views. Isabel Fay's gets 683,649. How come? Read more... One hundred ways to record the snare drum
Are there a hundred different ways to record the snare drum? The answer is 'Yes!', and you need to understand them all... Read more...
Are there a hundred different ways to record the snare drum? The answer is 'Yes!', and you need to understand them all... Read more... - Are certain mic/preamp combinations special?
An RP reader finds that a certain combination of microphone and preamp works much better than he expected... - Why haven't you had a Hot 100 hit yet?
Anyone with a home recording studio now has the means to create a hit. So why haven't you yet? - Can guitarists be trusted with their own equipment?
What sounds good to the electric guitar player doesn't necessarily sound good to the audience. A live sound engineer explains... - What is your main concern if your interest is voice over?
So you're setting yourself up in the voice over business. What should you think about before anything else? - Can you print a vinyl record on a 3D printer?
Amazingly, the answer to this question is - almost - yes! - An interesting microphone setup for violinist Nigel Kennedy
If you're miking one of the finest violinists in the world, should you point the mic at the double bass instead? - To mic or not to mic the backline? That is an interesting question raising fascinating further possibilities
An RP reader fears losing cabinet resonances if the backline of his band is miked up through the PA. But perhaps it is innovation in live sound that has been lost over the years. - When working in a new theatre, always find out where the tielines go
Any theatre would have tielines from the stage to the sound control booth. But from one side of the booth's window to the other? - Top producer 'steals' song as part of massive publicity stunt
A major producer has 'stolen' a song from a pair of unknowns. A crime, or normal everyday life in the music business? - If AKG makes a USB microphone, does it mean that the time has come for USB mics?
AKG makes some of the best mics in the world. AKG also makes a USB mic. A great USB mic? - Would you record vocals like this?
Two singers, one microphone. Could it cause an Internet sensation? - Hum - Can you hear it, even if you can't hear it?
If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound (if no-one is around to hear it?) If you can't hear hum, then is there no hum? - Preparation for mastering: Don't do any mastering yourself
Are you planning on getting your tracks mastered? Then the first rule of preparation is not to master the tracks yourself. - A hum generator plug-in? We want one!
You can get a plug-in to emulate virtually any analog audio process these days. But what about hum? Where's the plug-in for that? - An inside view of the weirdest recording session ever, at the BBC!
Take a 300-year old bass line, a cello player with just seven days' experience, and some highly uncool-looking musicians... and make a recording that is really top of the pops for weird! - Would you put your head inside a piano? No? Then why place a microphone there? [with video]
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Sometimes unusual microphone placements can capture an interesting sound. In this instance, the sound is completely wrong. - When is a click not a click? When should you fix a click, and when should you leave it alone?
Clicks occur for all kinds of reasons - imprecise editing, random noises, gremlin infestation. But when do you need to do something about them? - Should you make decisions as you record, or keep your options open until later?
There are so many decisions to be made during the process of recording. Should you make them one at a time as you go along, or let them pile up so that you have a mass of decisions to make in the mix? - Is Pro Tools 11 really the 'new standard for audio production'?
Audio production - it's all about the DAW isn't it? Well that's what marketers would have you believe. - Avid's new upgrades - great for mere 'content production'
Content can be art. Art can be content. But when content is just a commodity, there is surely something going wrong.