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 Articles, interviews and reviews of the people and equipment plus tips and advice of getting the best out of your equipment. Some articles will be featured in the relevant instruments pages but we will be providing links here for the avid readers among you. All the article links on this page open in a new window so you can read the article then come back to the next one - Enjoy!!
Please Note:- Articles found in this section are not part of the MagPortal Search & can only be found via the Articles section, Relevent Instrument section or our own site search engine.
A new series of articles provided by professional studio designer John Storyk starts with advice on Internal Room Acoustics and Home/Project Studio design.
Home Recorders Should Partner With Professional Recording Studios
Architecture & Acoustics - Costs
Create Unique Recordings
More Bandwidth
Ergonomics & Room Layouts
Compare Mix?
Delay or Reverb
Making Unique Mixes
Mixing Made Easy
Room Layout Principles
Small Rooms - High Frequency Control
Small Rooms - Low Frequency Control
Surface Applied Acoustic Treatments
Music Metadata - Coding your recordings for maximum royalties by Peter Spellman **NEW**
Furniture
Tips and advice on furniture for use in home recording studios by Beth Walters and John Storyk
How to get a great Bass Sound in your Home Studio
Tips and advice from Michael Laskow TAXI CEO
How do I record an Organ?
Advice and tips on recording Hammond Organs.
How do I record a Synthesizer
Is it easier to Mix if each part of the Drum Kit has been recorded onto a Seperate Track?
Tips and Advice from Studio Buddy by Michael Laskow TAXI CEO
How do I record a Snare Drum
Tips and Advice from Studio Buddy by Michael Laskow TAXI CEO
The Slice & Dice of Music Editing
Music Editor Brett Perry spills the beans.
Roadies
Helpful info and links for Roadies.
Free Recording Handbook
Read it online or browse the JeepJazz Question and Answer section.
Studio Recording Engineer
An interesting forum for sound engineers and those who are interested in seeking a career as an audio engineer.
Free Technical Manuals
Very useful downloadable online manuals and sound charts in .pdf format (the free Adobe Acrobat Reader required). Includes synths, amplifiers, monitors, mixers, signal processors, digital processors, performance tools, power products, drum, guitar and recording equipment
The Studio Musicians Jargon Buster
An online glossary of terms taken from the book which provides a glossary of musical technology and recording. Nearly 2000 essential terms and processes for home and studio musicians, fully explained, illustrated and cross referenced Click Here to buy the book!
The Beginners Guide to CD Mastering
Good mastering can make the difference between your tunes sounding like dodgy demos or polished, professional products. Fear not: it's not as mysterious an art as you may think...
Studio Nightmares
Want to work in a recording studio? That dream job may just hold a few surprises...
How To Record A Band
Your guide on recording a band's entire demo CD
Carling Live
Their 'Behind The Scenes' section presents a series of interviews with people in the biz including: Do You Want to be a Promoter, Do You Want to Be a Live Sound Engineer, Do You Want to be a Band Manager, Do You Want to be the Head of Music at a Radio Station, Do You Want to become a Venue Manager and Do you want to be a booking agent?
Sound on Sound magazine have a wide range of informative tutorials and articles on sound production, equipment and recording including a neat Technical Glossary of Terms.
Choosing a recording setup
A five part series of articles from Sound on Sound magazine who have a wide range of articles on sound and recording from their regular magazine.
Cubase Notes: Interactive Phrase Synthesizer
The Interactive Phrase Synthesizer is one of those parts of Cubase that most of us know exist, but which few have actually used. We take a look at what it can do, as well as offering some handy tips on setting up loops and introducing the idea of controlling your computer remotely...
Cubase Notes: An Introduction to Cubase's Studio Module
The Studio Module allows PC and Atari users to select configurations and patch names for their synths within Cubase. Paul Nagle guides you through the basics of creating a Studio Module setup.
Introduction To Mixer Automation: Part 1
Paul White introduces the concept of VCA and moving-fader mixer automation in the first part of a short series on automated mixers and their applications.
Introduction To Mixer Automation: Part 2
Paul White concludes his short series on mixer automation with a step-by-step guide to setting up and running an automated mix.
Testing1212
Site for live sound engineers in the UK
UnpluggedSound contains neat articles and information on Acoustic Sound Reinforcement and audio engineering by Anton Niedersteiner including general PA operating tips, Kamloops resources, offline references, links n more.
Recently discovered John Vestman's site which contains some rather cool information and tips for bands and musicians on Mastering and other recording related subjects - great for beginners!
Vocalist motivation
Secrets of Miking
Success Tape Series
How to Prepare for Mastering
Suprising Differences
Cutting a Hot CD
Mastering Procedures
What to Expect from Mastering
Tips for better Mixing
Tips for Recording Vocals
The Myth of Digital Sound
Cassette Mastering Tips
Compression Explained
Studio Monitor Madness
A - Z Sound Glossary
Excellent sound glossary explaining each term used in sound and recording with cross-referances to related terms. The site contains text descriptions and information about mixing desks, input devices, wireless microphones, processors and how to use them suitable for beginners to intermediate users. This is a USA site so please remember that their electricity supply works at a different ampage from UK. USA readers should also check out his links section which contains manufacturers, dealers, distributors, hire companies and reference sources.
Home Studio Registry where musicians and composers can swap information and tips.
Sound Advice originally started as a column in a local music newspaper and has since grown to include over 500 internationally published articles on all aspects of live and production sound in publications like EQ Magazine, Gig Magazine, Pro Audio Review, Pro Sound and many others. The articles listed below are written by by Mike Sokol whose book 'The Acoustic Musicians Guide to Sound Reinforcement and Live Recording is available for purchase.
Voices on the Wire:
using MP3 to transport voice-over tracks
The Veronique Factor (EQ Editorial)
A Good Man(ual) is Hard to Find (EQ Editorial)
Burning for Surround - Make a CD-AC3 Disc that plays 5.1 music from your CD player
Brauner VM-1 Mic Review (EQ Magazine)
Apples and Oranges (EQ Editorial)
Quick Press Mult (EQ Tech Tip)
Stop the Insanity (Monitor Levels)
Placing the Bass - 5.1 Mixing Techniques
Getting Up with Imus in the Morn'
Your Band's Makeover
Zounds
Microphone Selection
A Crossover Primer
Acoustic Microphone Techniques
Whirlwind Qbox Review (EQ Magazine)
Live Recording Techniques (TV Technology)
Delay Basics (101) (TV Technology)
Community XLT Loudspeakers (Pro-Audio Review)
Building Bus'tr (passive adder/splitter box)
Mixing Board Basics Part I (TV Technology)
Mixing Board Basics Part II (TV Technology)
WAV Editing Music
MIDI Theory Part I
MIDI Theory Part II
Microphone Theory Part I
Microphone Theory Part II
Analog Tape Basics
Transistor Amplifier Listening Test
Tube vs. Transistor Debate
Guitar Monitor Wedge
Speaker Impedance Primer
Sounds On The Internet
WAV Conversion to 8 Bits
Crown CM700 Review (Pro-Audio Review)
Barcus-Berry Piano Pickup (Pro-Audio Review)
Internet-Capades (TV Technology)
3-D Surround Sound Processing
Mid-Side Mic Techniques for Video Production
Producing Audio for Interactive Computers
Producing a Great Narrative Audio Track
Intermusic is the online version of the FutureMusic group containing articles, tips and advice from a range of music publications like Guitar Magazine and others in their catalogue. They have a wealth of articles on sound engineering and related subjects, some of we have provided direct links to below.
15 Reverb tips by Intermusic
23 Compression tips by Intermusic
Digital Mixing by Intermusic
Enter Soundman by Intermusic
Guide To Gating by Intermusic
How To Buy Your First Multitracker by Intermusic
How to sound lo-fi by Intermusic
Line 6 In-Depth by Intermusic
Make More Of Your Synths And Samplers by Intermusic
Making Your First Home Demo by Intermusic
Miking Up Acoustic Instruments by Intermusic
Pickup Tricks 1 by Intermusic
Pickup Tricks 2 by Intermusic
Pickup Tricks 3 by Intermusic
Pickup Tricks 4 by Intermusic
Recording Acoustic Guitars by Intermusic
Recording Real Instruments by Intermusic
Speakers' Corner by Intermusic
Stereo Monitoring by Intermusic
The Motown Sound by Intermusic
Ultimate Guide To Pickups by Intermusic
Ultimate guide to remixing part 2 by Intermusic
Music and Technology how to guides on recording and production.
Can you really do it all yourself?
can you get major label quality recording at home?
Compression - A simple explanation
Automated Mixing and other articles by MusicRecording
Mastering
Midi
Mixing
The Programmer
Recording Studio Techniques for the Record Producer and Recording
Studio Building for home and project studios
Tracking & Overdubbing
Vocals
"Computer-based vs. standalone recorders - what is the difference?
By Dennis Kambury "When it comes to multitrack recording, the options can be overwhelming. Host-based or native, all-in-one or standalone - how does one make sense of it all, and pick the best system? We'll try to de-mystify the choices and give you a better idea of what it all means in relation to your recording needs. There are two main categories of recording technology: computer-based and standalone. We'll take a look at both of these, then see how they compare.
MusiciansFriend.com Article
Recording Vocals by Rick Ording
The article explains how to master the psycological and technical process of recording a singer including everything from preparation and mics to trouble shooting and mixing. Aimed at songwriters, dj's producers and sound engineers.
Speech Intelligibility
Factors that affect intelligibility in sound systems article from Meyer Sound Laboratories includes diagrams and charts.
Outta Here -- More Tips From Studio Buddy© Let's face it: the lead vocal is probably the single most important element in selling a song. Here's how to make the most out of yours. By Michael Laskow.
Music, Money & Sampling Part 1
by Jeffrey & Todd Brabec of ASCAP Covers the areas of Sampling and the implications to recording including permissions, negotiations and payments.
Music, Money and Sampling, Part 2
Sampling: When can you do it? Who has to approve it? How is the money divided? Read about these and other important issues. By Jeffrey and Todd Brabec.
Phil Ramone is one of the most respected and most commercially successful producers in the music business. His Grammy-winning and sometimes technologically ground-breaking recordings with everyone from Billy Joel to Paul Simon to Frank Sinatra have sold, collectively, in the hundreds of millions. Read an interview with this legendary producer.
Unsung Studio Accessories By Dennis Kambury
Everybody knows the basic components of the project studio: mics, recorders, mixers, monitors, compression, and effects. This week, we'll take a look the unsung heroes of the studio that belong on every engineer's must-have list...
MusiciansFriend.com Article
Compression By Dennis Kambury
Compression is one of the staples of virtually every recording studio, from basement demostations to world-class super-studios. But just what do you do with it? Here are five ways of using compression to squeeze the most out of your music...MusiciansFriend.com Article
Studio Tech Tip - Reverb By Dennis Kambury
Probably one of the first effects known to man, reverb and its distant cousin echo have long added their magic to the sounds we make. Who hasn't enjoyed their vocal prowess in the shower or shouted "hello" to themselves across a rock or high-rise canyon? For thousands of years, acousticians have sought to build structures from the coliseums of ancient Rome to the most modern concert hall that enhance our audio endeavors. These effects have been natural partners with man and music, but let's face it not even Bill Gates has room in his house for a coliseum or the Grand Canyon!
MusiciansFriend.com Article
"Match Maker - GT Electronics Vipre Variable Impedance Mic Pre-amp" by Emile MenaschéGuitarWorld.Com Article
Sample Rate and Bit Depth - An Introduction to Sampling by Dennis Kambury
If you've ever pondered the specs for digital audio, and weren't quite sure what numbers like 16-bit/44.1kHz really mean, this tutorial will give you the information you need to understand the basics of digital audio...
MusiciansFriend.com Article
"Computer-based vs. standalone recorders - what is the difference? By Dennis Kambury"
When it comes to multitrack recording, the options can be overwhelming. Host-based or native, all-in-one or standalone - how does one make sense of it all, and pick the best system? We'll try to de-mystify the choices and give you a better idea of what it all means in relation to your recording needs. There are two main categories of recording technology: computer-based and standalone. We'll take a look at both of these, then see how they compare.
MusiciansFriend.com Article
"Tracking Hound: Tascam 788 Digital Portastudio" by Dominic Hilton
GuitarWorld.Com Article
"Outta Here Studio BuddyT Is Coming To A Computer Near You!" by Michael LaskowTaxi Article
"Review: Digimax Eight-Channel Mic Pre-amp" by Barry Rudolph
Musician.Com Article
Compressors & Limiters
Compressors reduce a signal's dynamic range. They do this by reducing the gain when the signal level is high, making louder passages softer, and the dynamic range smaller. They are used in audio recording, production work, noise reduction, and live performance applications...
Musiciansfriend.Com Article
"Tips on Digital Recording, And Reasons for Liking It
You've recorded your rhythm guitar and bass tracks. You want to add a steel drum track but discover that the steel drum is grossly out of tune (as they often are). With most digital recorders, this is no problem. The recorder's speed can be changed to match the steel drum or keyboard or whatever. After the instrument is recorded, the machine can be returned to its original track speed with everything in tune.
Musiciansfriend.Com Article
"Roll Your Own Thunderbird" by Rip Rowan, Editor
ProRec.Com Article
"Sonar - New Technology, More Power" by Rip Rowan, Editor
ProRec.Com Article
"Turning Windows 2000 for Audio" by Jose-Maria Catena, Contributing Editor
ProRec.Com Article
"Brendan O'Brien: Producer & Mixer"
Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Limp Bizkit, are among the many platinum acts produced or mixed by Brendan O'Brien.......Musician.Com Article
Expanders and Noise Gates
Expanders are dynamic processors that increase the dynamic range of a signal. They make loud sounds louder and soft sounds softer...
"EMTEC PRO MEDIA - A New Name; A Proud Legacy."
Mention the name EMTEC, and you may get quizzical looks. Then drop the name BASF, and you immediately get nods of recognition. And that's no wonder. BASF has been at the forefront of developments in magnetic media since 1935. The company's pro recording tapes have become a staple in audio and video production facilities worldwide while its various data media products have grown to become the de facto standard in digital production...Musiciansfriend.Com Article
Ian Pooley: House Gone Global
This year, it's Pooley's turn to wake up the world to what he can do as a house selector and producer.
Musician.Com Article
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