Fun Stereo Mic Techniques: Fun Stereo Mic Techniques
by Martin Chittum
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Poor Man's Mellotron
by Bruce Harvie
Studio Interns: So You Wanna Be an Intern?
by Larry Crane, Geoff Sanoff
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,...
Compressor Tips: Dynamics Processor Tips
by Eddie Ciletti
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...
LA4 Mods: Hot Rodding the LA-4 Limiter
by Eddie Ciletti
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...
Talkback Mic: The Fantastic Automatic Talkback Mic
by Barry Rudolph
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...
Build a Plate Reverb: Building Your Own Plate Reverb!
by Bob Buontempo
(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...
Fizmo: The Synthesizer That Was And Is
by Jeff McLeod
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...
My Bloody Valentine: Kevin Shields Tells All
by Eric Tischler
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...
One Tube Microphone from Berlin and One from Barstow: A Do-It-Yourself Tube Mic & De-mystifying the Neumann U-47
by David Royer
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...
Norman Dayron: Recording Mike Bloomfield
by Ralph Heibutzki
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....
Make Your Own Pop Filter
by Craig Gurwich, Jeff Saltzman