This composer was so obsessed with his image, he posed for his own deathbed...
We think of image-obsession as being a feature of the the current media age. But Sir Edward Elgar was at it 80 years ago...
View ArticleAvid's new upgrades - great for mere 'content production'
Content can be art. Art can be content. But when content is just a commodity, there is surely something going wrong.
View ArticleShould you make decisions as you record, or keep your options open until later?
There are so many decisions to be made during the process of recording. Should you make them one at a time as you go along, or let them pile up so that you have a mass of decisions to make in the mix?
View ArticleWhen is a click not a click? When should you fix a click, and when should...
Clicks occur for all kinds of reasons - imprecise editing, random noises, gremlin infestation. But when do you need to do something about them?
View ArticleWould you put your head inside a piano? No? Then why place a microphone...
Sometimes unusual microphone placements can capture an interesting sound. In this instance, the sound is completely wrong.
View ArticleAn inside view of the weirdest recording session ever, at the BBC!
Take a 300-year old bass line, a cello player with just seven days' experience, and some highly uncool-looking musicians... and make a recording that is really top of the pops for weird!
View ArticleA hum generator plug-in? We want one!
You can get a plug-in to emulate virtually any analog audio process these days. But what about hum? Where's the plug-in for that?
View ArticlePreparation for mastering: Don't do any mastering yourself
Are you planning on getting your tracks mastered? Then the first rule of preparation is not to master the tracks yourself.
View ArticleHum - Can you hear it, even if you can't hear it?
If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound (if no-one is around to hear it?) If you can't hear hum, then is there no hum?
View ArticleWould you record vocals like this?
Two singers, one microphone. Could it cause an Internet sensation?
View ArticleTop producer 'steals' song as part of massive publicity stunt
A major producer has 'stolen' a song from a pair of unknowns. A crime, or normal everyday life in the music business?
View ArticleWhen working in a new theatre, always find out where the tielines go
Any theatre would have tielines from the stage to the sound control booth. But from one side of the booth's window to the other?
View ArticleTo mic or not to mic the backline? That is an interesting question raising...
An RP reader fears losing cabinet resonances if the backline of his band is miked up through the PA. But perhaps it is innovation in live sound that has been lost over the years.
View ArticleAn interesting microphone setup for violinist Nigel Kennedy
If you're miking one of the finest violinists in the world, should you point the mic at the double bass instead?
View ArticleCan you print a vinyl record on a 3D printer?
Amazingly, the answer to this question is - almost - yes!
View ArticleWhy haven't you had a Hot 100 hit yet?
Anyone with a home recording studio now has the means to create a hit. So why haven't you yet?
View ArticleCan a pianist's wrong note played in 1962 be fixed in 2013?
A wrong note that has resonated for more than half a century is fixed - without the aid of a time machine.
View ArticleSFX Machine Pro for Windows (VST), 64-bit version
The Sound Guy, Inc. has announced the release of a 64-bit compatible version of SFX Machine Pro for Windows. SFX Machine, a flexible multi-effects and sound design tool, will now work with 64-bit VST...
View ArticleIs it possible to *produce* classical music?
Classical music just needs to be recorded, doesn't it? Well in some cases it really can be produced.
View ArticleWhat information do you need on your CD (to make money)?
Getting the music done is one thing, getting the artwork finished is another. But what about all the other information a CD needs?
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