There’s long been a quiet debate in recording: do you track everything live or build it part by part? Both methods have their strengths, and most sessions today… Read more: Recording Live vs Overdubbing

Before plugins, automation, and even tape, every recording began with one simple stage: the preamp. It’s easy to overlook now — a single knob on a console or… Read more: Inside the Signal Chain: The Mic Preamp

In modern production, it’s easy to rely on plugins to create space. Convolution and algorithmic reverbs can simulate rooms of every size, from tight booths to vast cathedrals.… Read more: Natural Space in a Digital World

Few instruments carry the warmth and nostalgia of the Rhodes electric piano. The unmistakable chime of its tines has defined countless records across genres—from jazz and soul to… Read more: Gear Spotlight: Rhodes Seventy-Three Mark I

Attaining the musical ‘glue’ in a mix is one of the more nebulous pursuits in production. What are we actually searching for in the quest? Essentially, it’s the… Read more: Finding the Glue in Your Mix