There’s more than one “best way” to record piano.
Choosing the right microphone placements and approaches depends heavily on the genre and context your piano is meant to fit into.
There are several core mic techniques that can perform absolutely brilliantly (or terribly) depending on what kind of sound you Read more...
How do you go about mic’ing up an acoustic guitar?
Whether with a single mic or in stereo, steel string or nylon string, Justin Colletti offers up some of the most popular and proven approaches to getting a truly great sound.
On deck are techniques like horizontal XY, Vertical XY, Read more...
Stop popping those Ps! Get yourself a decent pop filter if you don’t have one already. And if you already have one… maybe get a better one?
Justin Colletti compares the most popular options for pop filter styles, goes over their strengths and weaknesses—and offers some totally free DIY solutions Read more...
Justin Colletti tries out the Black Hole microphone from JZ Microphones. Should it replace his JZ Amethyst and Shure SM7B on the podcast? How does it sound on instruments like guitar, drums, piano and more? You be the judge!
Enter to WIN this mic at sonicscoop.com/contest til June 4 2020. Read more...
After solid growth since their conception in 2007 JZ Microphones has decided to officially expand their line from high end microphone production to their first channel strip, the JZ Track.
The JZ Track complements their microphone line with a pre-amp, de-esser, compressor/limiter, 3-band EQ and output stage complete with metering. Read more...
