Brian’s Bedroom

Hi guys, I have recently stumbled upon an excellent series of books/ebooks that explain how to get the most out of your home recording studio. It’s written in an interesting and down-to-earth manner, however the author, Brandon Drury, doesn’t leave out any of the gory details. The details are particularly gory because this book collection [...]

As Mike said in the previous post, things have been a little hairy on this side, so I must apologise for the lack of new content over the last few weeks. With the formalities out of the way, let’s get started with the good stuff… When recording acoustic guitars, it is typically best to use [...]

Ah, sound proofing… a term which is thrown around by newbie sound guys who have heard of it but don’t necessarily know what it means. They may have heard something about egg boxes, seen really expensive studio setups or heard of some funny stuff like bass traps, suspension ceilings and the like. This one’s for [...]

Hey guys, I’ve come across an excellent set of articles all about guitar tone. Have you ever wandered what makes a guitar sound the way it does? These articles deal with exactly that. Each part of the guitar affects its tone. The author cleverly discusses these parts individually. They are: The Strings The Neck The [...]

Alright, by now we’ve probably seen the prices of good quality studio monitors. You may very well be asking: “Why are they so expensive?”. To which your smart arse friend probably answers: “Because they are good quality.” They are good quality because they have a flatter response than normal speakers, i.e. they output roughly the [...]