Watch leading recording engineers talking on camera about recording in the pro and home studios. Learn their unique and special recording tips, learn how to record and mix better.
Drum Recording Without Tom Mics classic Drum Recording Techniques
Armchair recording pundits may recoil at the idea of recording drums like this, using no tom mics, but a drummer in the expert recording hands of Owain Fleetwood Jenkins can be assured that the sound that they need for a particular track can be captured...
Master recording the Piano proven Techniques & Tips with 3 Pianos
Watch how leading engineers and composers setup and record piano for film and general music recording.
Mastering the Beat a comprehensive drum recording tutorial
Shot at ARC Studios with Damo Webster playing the drums and 2 x Grammy winning Cameron Craig producing, this short video captures the spirit of the studio and the engineers expertise and helps explain why Matt Taylor won the British MPG's Rising Star award 2022.
Upright Piano Recording matt Taylor shows his techniques
Watch and hear how easy it can be to record a great piano sound for your track using affordable microphones.
Drum Recording with Dave Pemberton
Dave Pemberton's Drum Recording session walkthrough - Dave shows how he recorded a classic Ludwig kit.
Grand Piano Recording using Stereo Ribbon mic with AKG 414
Using the amazing Bechstein grand piano at StudiOwz (a lovely converted chapel in Wales) engineer Owain Fleetwood Jenkins shows his approach - getting a beautiful piano sound using a Hum Audio Devices RS-2 (stereo ribbon) microphone and a pair of AKG 414 mics.
Piano Recording a different approach
There are many well tested ways to record and capture great piano sounds but there may be another approach that might suit a particular track but having time to experiment is always an issue.
Drum Recording with a USB Mic tracking drums
Can an affordable USB mic with multiple capsules give results good enough to make a record? Recording engineer and musician Russ Cottier tests a unit from SSL (better known for mixing consoles) out to find out how technology has advanced - Put on your headphones...
Guitar cab recording phase align using pink noise
Dan Austin is a leading British producer & recording engineer well know for his amazing guitar and drum sounds.
Upright Piano Recording recording techniques comparing several microphone set-ups
GloWorm Studios has a great upright piano that we discovered on a studio tour feature (look up our GloWorm video) so we were keen to ask engineer Iain Hutchison to show us his various methods for getting a great piano sound - we've got a...
Drum Recording with Dan Weller
Renowned in the metal scene with bands including SikTh, Enter Shikari and Young Guns, Dan gives us a behind the scenes look (and listen) at his drum recording setup with a tour around the kit to look at mic's and tuning etc on a session...
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals with 1 Microphone
Getting a good sounding recording with a guitarist that's also singing can be challenging. Top recording engineer Russell Cottier shows 3 tips on how to get the best acoustic guitar and voice recording using a single microphone.
Mixing Tips with Al Groves
Al Groves has produced, recorded and mixed many big name artists, here he shows us a load of great ideas and things to try while sat behind his SSL Duality mixing desk in his fantastic Liverpool studio, UK.
How to record a live band in a studio
Recording a band live in the studio can be great fun, it can increase the tension but also musicians can produce a performance that can be hard to beat - assuming the musicians are good and that they play well together.
How to Record & Mix Drums (30 minute special feature)
Grammy winning engineer Mike Exeter shows his great sounding Drum Recording methods with top session drummer Karl Brazil.
Acoustic Guitar Recording - 7 mic setups with Sean Genockey
Sean Genockey is a London-based record producer, mixer, songwriter and guitarist and in this video shows 7 mic placement techniques - you can substitute the more expensive microphones with cheaper alternatives.