As a studio owner, I get several calls and emails per week from people looking to break into the "glamorous" world of recording through interning. These people wish to gain experience in the studio,...
In issue #29 I wrote about an IC op amp upgrade for the UREI LA-4, a '70s-era optical limiter whose ancestors were the Teletronix LA-2 (vacuum tube) and the Universal Audio LA-3 (solid state). The...
I have always loved optical limiters, especially the classic Teletronix's vacuum tube LA-2A and its "solid- state" sibling, the Universal Audio LA-3A. Both were minimalist in terms of user...
The talkback mic is the usual way to communicate, one-way to your musicians out in the studio. But if you are recording all in one room a closely-mic'ed loud rock band, how do you hear them making...
(Disclaimer: This article is missing images and parts list. The writers originally offered up a kit of parts and stopped doing so many years ago. This is an incomplete article and please do not email...
I'm a Fizzer. I'm one of the lucky folks who own, play and love a "loveable loser" of a digital synthesizer with the funny name of Fizmo. It was available from synth and music company Ensoniq a couple...
When the chance came to interview Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, my hand shot up. The shadow of Kevin Shields looms large over my record collection, and the fanboy in me couldn't resist the...
The Neumann U-47 microphone is a much sought-after and expensive tube microphone, which does its job very well. However, the prospect of spending thousands of dollars for a microphone is out of the...
Twenty years after his death, the late Michael Bloomfield still exerts a gravitational pull over anyone who heard his ground-breaking blend of blues- rock guitar power and modal improvisations....
I'm trying to buy a laptop and whatever other hardware I need to record music at home, and I would really appreciate some help. First off, I play piano as well as electronic instruments (synths,...
I first became aware of this Andy Hong fella after hearing the latest Karate record "The Bed Is In the Ocean." Besides having great songs and equally great performances, the recording is just...
