Computer-Based Studio Recording or Standalone Hardware?
Newcomers to recording often wonder what the best way to get started is, which systems offer the best features, which is the cheapest, which is the easiest, and so on. It's only…
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Recording Lessons.
A Tour of Audio and MIDI Interfaces
The word “interface” has become very fashionable in recent years. The Spanish Royal Academy's dictionary defines the Spanish term interfaz as a “physical and functional connection…
Figure-8 Microphone Techniques
We have all heard a recording that made us wish ours sounded that good. We wonder how it was possible for it to sound with such quality, definition, realism, dynamics and power…
Studio Monitors: A Deeper Look
What is a monitor? A loudspeaker cabinet designed for monitoring in recording studios, radio or television stations, by sound operators in general, and by musicians on stage…
MIDI, Chapter III: A Dictionary of MIDI Messages
We can separate MIDI messages into two categories: channel and system. The second type (system) sends a message to all the devices, and each element of the system will respond to…
Troubleshooting MIDI Problems
Having presented a series of case studies, we're taking a small turn in this issue's Our Home Studio section. Today we'll tackle MIDI technology, looking at the possible problems…
Case Studies (III): Problems and Solutions in Our Mixes
We now come to the third chapter of our home studio series devoted to home recording, looking more closely at some of the most common mixing problems and uncovering a few little…
Case Studies (I): Problems and Solutions in Our Mixes
So much theory runs through our heads. It's incredible how much information we musicians have to learn. Information that is often foreign to music itself: hardware, software…
An Introduction to the Voice
One of the oldest, best-known and most versatile instruments of all those that exist and have ever existed: the voice. It is more than important to know in depth each of the…
Thoughts on the Power Amplifier
Today we delve into a chapter that deals with an element that at first glance seems irrelevant: the power amplifier. And I say irrelevant because we often don’t pay enough…
Synchronizers and Time Codes
Once again we turn to the tools the market offers our small (or not so small) home studio. In this chapter we're going to take a closer look at some little devices that seem…
Loudspeakers and Speaker Cabinets
Today we’ll cover another aspect of vital importance for our recording and listening sessions: loudspeakers. This is certainly a broad field, so my idea is to start by describing…
Sources and Nuisances: Noise
It may seem odd that we have to refer to noise as an integral part of musical compositions and/or recordings. But that is how it is: noise is absolutely tied to music and to…
Microphone Distances and Pickup Techniques by Instrument Family
As promised in the chapter on microphones, today we get into the second part. It is based on describing microphone techniques according to the pickup distance and sound capture…