RECORDING WEEK: Picked acoustic guitar can be very quiet, so not only does it call for high mic gain and, ideally, a condenser mic, but also a very quiet recording space. Here, we cover three steps to ...

You’re sitting at home, just your voice and your guitar, writing a song. You have the lyrics and the chords down, and it feels like you have something good. You record it on your phone or your DAW ...

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One of the struggles songwriters have when it comes to recording their music is capturing the sound. We all know the excitement we feel when a new idea presents itself and the record button is pressed ...

I am constantly confronted with choices as I continue on my journey of recording my first music album. For a guitar player one of those choices is the tone you want for a song, or even a particular ...

It's a given that you need solid instruments, good-quality microphones, and the proper playback and post-production software to achieve just the right sound when recording guitar. But have you spent ...

Some of the most innovative guitarists in the world -- and the engineers who record them -- share their scientific, artistic, psychological, and sometimes complex approach to capturing a good acoustic ...

About the time The Who were performing at the halftime ceremonies of the Super Bowl a couple weeks ago, Australian guitar whiz Tommy Emmanuel was preparing to wow a sold-out crowd of fans in Chico, ...