How much would you love to be able to record without latency? In the old-fashioned analogue days you could. Now – perhaps – you can.

If there’s a power cut, then you can’t work in your home recording studio. Or can you? Perhaps there are lots of things you can do to make your recordings better.

Yes of course you can add reverb to any instrument or vocal with a reverb plug-in. But this isn’t *real* reverb. It’s a digital imitation. Wouldn’t you rather have the real thing?

In audio you need to know your left from your right. And here they are...

Does your choice of cables affect the sound quality of your recording? Well of course, anything makes a difference. But does the degree of difference make a difference to your end product?

What is a suitable loudness level for YouTube? Theory has it that -14 LUFS is ideal. But there may be problems. The pro audio experts all seem to think differently.

You can learn more about levels and LUFS with Audio Masterclass https://www.audiomasterclass.com

If you had to choose just one microphone for your recording studio, which type, make and model would it be?

The Warm Audio WA-2A Opto Compressor has a huge VU meter right in the middle of its faceplate. So how do you use it to measure gain reduction, and why?

So many bloggers and commentators encourage fear, uncertainty and doubt about audio. But what should really be taking up your attention and time in the studio?

In the future, microphones won't be like the microphones we use today. We won't have to hook them up to a preamplifier. Whoa this is heavy...