Tips & Techniques

Live band recording and mixing techniques

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.

Live Band Recording in the Studio session walk through with producer Jack Trubshaw
Live Band Recording in the Studio Session walk through with producer Jack Trubshaw

In this video, experience the creation of a finished master, recorded entirely live without any later effects, tweaks or overdubs — just pure musical talent with the band SANTÙ, and expert engineering, arrangement and production.

How to record a live band in a studio
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.

Andrew Dudman takes us around his live recording setup
Andrew Dudman Takes us around his live recording setup

Around 80 producers and engineers met up at  Abbey Road's Studio Three  in October 2018 to participate in a live recording workshop with senior Abbey Road Studios engineer Andrew Dudman.