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...
A good microphone locker offers a vast array of possibilities, with blurry borders and intangible contours.
Knowing how to choose the right ones can often seem like a daunting task at first. But through a technique I’d like to share, which is based on deep listening and simple, intuitive experimentation, Read more...
SOHO, MANHATTAN/WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Inside the floated rooms of New York City’s recording studios, research is always taking place. After the clients have left for the night, gearheads often turn their attention to mic checks of a different kind.
This intersection of art, aesthetics, and science was in full effect last Read more...
