You could spend $40,000 building a studio and lose it all. Or you could get that money back. Which would you prefer?

Every studio needs a tube microphone. It is such a popular sound that we simply do not want to work without it. But why don't we apply the same logic at the other end of the signal chain and have tube loudspeakers?

Can a plug-in really provide quick, professional-grade mastering? Or is mastering a craft and art that requires careful and detailed consideration?

An Audio Masterclass website visitor has a problem amplifying his acoustic guitar on stage.

There are few rules in recording. But sometimes you just have to know where to set the pan control.

If your drum reverbs are hanging around too long, they could be confusing your sound. How long should a drum reverb last?

An Audio Masterclass website visitor has a sizeable choir to record, with only five mics in his toolkit. How can this be done?

There is so much folklore about sound insulation, commonly known as soundproofing, but the science and technology is easy to understand. Perhaps because it is expensive and difficult to achieve really good results, people look for 'magical' solutions...

Gain... Level... Are you confused? And does it make any difference if you are?

When phantom power was first invented, it was designed so that any mic that didn't need it wouldn't be affected by it. So why do we now worry about switching it off?