Tips & Techniques

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.

Sylvia Massy recording setup and explanation
Sylvia Massy recording setup and explanation

Russell Cottier and the RecordProduction.com crew visited Edge Studios in Cheshire , UK, on a rainy day to find out about the famous recording techniques that Sylvia is known for - recording guitars through cheese and light bulbs, using hose pipe to get a different...

Tape flange feature one way to get a flanging effect
Tape flange feature One way to get a flanging effect

A group of recording engineers met up at Rimshot Studios, a lovely recording studio in the UK's Kent countryside, to try out some ideas, share techniques and hang out.

Ian Shepherd tries wearable binaural mic's on a studio session
Ian Shepherd tries wearable binaural mic

March 2017 - We were at Rimshot Studios recording a new production series for the site with musician Nigel Powell, pop producer superstar Gary Stevenson and ace engineer / producer George Shilling.

Production masterclass with Nigel Powell featuring Clint Murphy, Mike Exeter & George Shilling
Production masterclass with Nigel Powell Featuring Clint Murphy, Mike Exeter & George Shilling

Three engineers on one session? How did we avoid a punch-up?. Actually, the three people working on the session all come from different backgrounds but surprisingly to us, they got on really well and we may have inadvertently created a production team by mistake.

Metal recording workshop feature with top recording engineers
Metal recording workshop feature with top recording engineers

Engineers Clint Murphy and Mike Exeter got together with Stuart Jones at Woodworm studios to record a feature for us following the recording of a complete track with a band to compare various recording approaches and methods.

Robert Carranza recording acoustic guitar and vocals
Robert Carranza Recording acoustic guitar and vocals

We met up with music producer Robert Carranza in L.A where he spoke about his technique for recording acoustic guitar and vocals at the same time and keeping the different microphones in phase with each.