August 2016 archive

The Ultimate Studio Bass Buyer’s Guide: Great Bassists on Choosing the Best Instrument for the Recording Studio

New technology for making guitars and basses has turned the luthier’s job into as much of a science as an art form.

Thanks to the advent of advanced “CNC machines” that now aid major guitar makers in some of their most difficult and time-consuming tasks, the fretted instrument market has Read more...

Single-Mic Techniques for Capturing the Perfect Acoustic Guitar Tone

What’s your preferred mic technique for recording acoustic guitars?

If you’re anything like most engineers, your answer may vary a bit depending on the arrangement, the purpose, the guitar player, the instrument and the song, but there are really just two or three commonly-used approaches that crop up again and Read more...

Mastering Analysis: Vlado Meller – “Security” by Stop Light Observations

For even more on mastering, try the new full-length course from SonicScoop Editor Justin Colletti, Mastering Demystified.

Take a mastering man out of the big city, and what happens? He raises his game yet again.

After decades of working his magic in Gotham a.k.a. New York City, audio icon Vlado Read more...

Playing Fair: A Musician’s Guide to Booking Great Shows, Getting Along With Venues, and Getting Paid For It

This story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, August 5th, 2013.

In January of 2011, singer/songwriter Gabriel Mintz performed at a popular Seattle music venue. At the end of the night, the venue gave Mintz a printout of incomes and expenses associated with the show.

The gross revenue Read more...

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