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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...

A MIDI keyboard is one of the most common and useful instruments to have in a home studio. But how do you connect the keyboard to your computer so you can record the MIDI information into your DAW...

EQ (equalization) is one of the most powerful tools we have to adjust our mixes. But should we always EQ every track in the mix, or should we be a bit more selective? You should not EQ every track...