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The human brain is a very unique thing. The plasticity of the brain alone allows for certain unused sections of this organ to be reallocated for other purposes. This is why a blind person tends to have "heightened senses". As an edu...

[ image dan1 type=center ] If you look back over the history of recording studios, you soon realize that in the '40s and '50s engineers used to have to custom build their own mixing consoles. Nobody was selling "ready-to-go&quo...

[ image kevin1 type=center ] Decades after the rise (and, arguably fall) of the B- 52's and R.E.M., the reach of the rock and roll Bethlehem that is Athens, Georgia can still be felt in contemporary pop. In 2005 the perennial critical da...

The lead vocal is one of the most important elements in many recordings. Fortunately, good engineering practices can go a long way towards capturing the best performance. The following are some tips that have proven useful again and again:

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In 2000, Eric Valentine invited us to come down to his now-former studio just south of San Francisco to listen to some music and talk about maybe making a record together. We arrived at the studio not really knowing what to expect. The place ...

What other city in the world has such a recording studio history? John and I spent several days in Memphis and barely scratched the surface of this legacy.

Dave Mattacks is arguably one of the world's best drummers. His recording credits include: Joan Armatrading, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, George Harrison, Jethro Tull, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page,...

Recording music is often a challenge of doing the most amount of work within the shortest amount of time. The demand is that the work be done well and immediately, if not sooner. This is usually due not only to time being in short supply, but...

Engineers are good at spreading information about recording techniques. In fact, most love to talk about recording as much as they love to make recordings. This magazine you're reading right now is an obvious example of that. The result ...

Equalization is a powerful weapon — something that can easily be abused and overused. We know frequencies are divided into lows, low mids, high mids and highs, but how helpful is that in terms of music? How and when should one use EQ?

[ image luppi1 type=center ] Italian-born film composer Daniele Luppi grew up listening to the groovy lounge sounds of Italian pop music in the late '60s and early '70s. Used in advertising, film, television and radio, this musical ...