I have been using a good set of open-back headphones for editing, mixing and mastering for many years in my home studio. These headphones rarely get used while recording though, as there are a few...

Sometimes, you can have worked for hours and hours on a mix, yet whatever you do it just sounds muffled, muddy and lifeless. There are several common reasons for this, and some actions you can try to...

Whenever you see film of a singer recording vocals in a studio, they are usually standing up. Does this mean that a singer should always stand up to record their singing, or can you get good results...

If you record music, at some point you're probably going to want to record an acoustic guitar, most likely by placing a microphone in front of it. Can good results be obtained by using a standard...

When I first started getting interested in playing electric guitar in the late 1980s, I didn't even realize that you needed an amplifier to be able to hear the sound. Eventually, I learned there...

Mixing and mastering are vital steps in the music production process, yet are often thought of as the most difficult. I struggled with mixing and mastering for years, and even though the principles...