10 Tips for a Successful Studio Career
So you want a career as an studio engineer or record producer. You’ve chosen a path that could be littered…
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Vintage Rewind: AKG C414 Microphone – An Underrated Workhorse
An underrated workhorse, the AKG C414 microphone has grown in popularity thanks to its flexibility and clear sound… What’s your…
Music For Picture: The Ultimate Guide – Establishing the Mood
There are more videos being produced right now than ever before… and every single one of them can be improved…
Music For Picture: The Ultimate Guide – Composing Your Score
In part 2 of our ultimate guide to making music for picture we bite into the meat of the subject…
Music For Picture: The Ultimate Guide – The Final Act
You’ve identified the mood and tone, composed your score and now you need to mix and review. Here we look…
6 Ways To Get A Vintage Vibe
As music styles and tastes cycle around, there will always be the need to produce a vintage sound. Thankfully there…
Recording Spotlight: Air – Moon Safari
A stunning debut that took a long time to assemble, the serene beauty of Air’s first album highlighted the versatile…
Record A Track For Free – The Ultimate Freeware Hub
Whether you’re low on funds or just looking to get creative without any outlay, our ultimate freeware hub collates our…
The Top 8 Freeware Creative Effect Plug-Ins
In this mini freeware roundup, we look at some of the more creative effects on offer out there, which you…
The Essential Guide to Plug-In Effects (Part 2)
Plug-in effects are important tools in your armoury and can also be used creatively in the compositional process. This month,…
How To Get The Classic Studio Sound: Modern Genres
And so we fast-forward to more recent times for a look at the staples of the modern studio. Technology has…
How To Get The Classic Studio Sound: 80s Rock, Pop and Hip-Hop
Hairspray that could punch a hole in the ozone layer, mobile phones the size of a brick and shoulder pads…
How To Get The Classic Studio Sound: 70s Rock, Pop and Disco
The 70s gave rise to a multitude of new and exciting genres of music, and with more technology and people…
How To Get The Classic Studio Sound: Classic Rock, Motown and Soul
In the 1960s there wasn’t much gear to experiment with, but now we are inundated with countless pieces of technology…