A Brief Guide to: Nearfield Monitors
With more people than ever producing music from home (or away from purpose designed acoustic spaces), demand for high quality nearfield monitors has never been greater. Positioned up close to the listener and at relatively low volume, the impact of imperfect room...
A Guide to EQs
EQ can be used to create or correct sounds, but is not the only way to do either. When well used at the recording stage EQ can produce sounds characterised as full, round, warm and natural; these are then open to any manipulation you choose to put them through. When...
7. A Brief Guide to: Small Modern Consoles
Today’s recordists are a different breed from yesteryear. Many work in small production rooms or have sophisticated rigs at home, often without machine rooms, three phase electricity or air conditioning. Nevertheless, master quality recordings can be made using a...
Sound Bites: Neumann U87
The Neumann U87 is possibly the most famous and widely used vocal mic in the world.Countless classic tracks have been cut using the U87 for vocals, guitars, pianos and even wobble-board. In short, it’s one of the most versatile microphones ever made.When clients are...
4. Small Neve Classic Desks
When I was a young child, my grandmother took me to the Halifax Odeon to see a movie called ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man’. I remember it clearly for two reasons; firstly, it was one of the first films I ever saw, and secondly it left me curious as to my stuffy...
2. A guide to analogue mixing consoles
More and more clients and potential clients are calling to ask my advice about buying an analogue console. While I understand the desire to return to the golden age of sonic splendour, I am concerned at the misconceptions and poor advice promulgated by the internet....