Using a Studio

Understand how to use a recording studio effectively, whether you're a first-timer or working on your first project. Our guides cover studio equipment, working with producers, and making the most of your studio time.

Mastering the Album

Mastering is the final stage of making a CD before having it replicated. Every professional CD you hear has been mastered. But how can mastering finish off y...

Mixing Down the Music Tracks

Mixing the tracks you've recorded is every bit as important as the recording itself. It might even be more so - mistakes can be rescued (or buried) in the mi...

Music Studio Software

One of the most common ways of recording these days is on the computer, and there's plenty of software available to let you do it. It can be basic and easy t...

Selecting a Recording Studio

You, or your band or ensemble, are finally ready to make a CD. Rather than do it yourself at home, you want a professional sound, so you're paying to go into...

Song Arranging

Once you have a song, you're still only halfway to a finished product. The songs you hear performed live or on disc have all been arranged, either by the mus...

The Mechanics of Recording

There's a great deal more to recording than setting up a microphone and plugging it into a tape recorder. These days it's as much science as art. Live Or Ove...

The Producer

The engineer is the person in the studio with strong technical knowledge. But who exactly is the producer and what does he do? What A Producer Does You've al...

Working With The Engineer

You've selected a studio, agreed terms, and now you're in there to record. How do you work with the engineer? Tell Him What You Want By the time you go into...