Music Production
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Drum sounds are an integral part of a song's production. However, recording drums at home presents its own unique challenges. Andrew provides solutions, such as microphone choice and placement.
0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Challenges of Recording Drums at Home
2:15 - Many Parts, One Instrument
2:45 - Drum Tuning and Head Choice
3:25 - 1 Mic, 2 Options
6:00 - 2 Mics (Glyn Johns)
8:08 - 4 Mics (Glyn Johns w/kick & snare)
10:29 - 4 Mics (Spaced Pair w/kick & snare)
12:30 - 4 Mics (Blumlein Pair w/kick & snare)
13:18 - Options for Using
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Are you recording your music at home? Not sure how to approach recording an electric guitar? Andrew shares a few mic setups, showing you how microphone choice and placement affect your sound.
0:00 How Electric Guitars Work
1:00 Simple & Budget Setup
2:33 How Does Mic Position Affect The Sound?
3:40 How Dynamic Moving Coil Mics Work
4:41 Over-Driven Electric Guitar Sound
6:35 What Other Dynamic Mics Can You Use?
8:02 Using Ribbon Microphones
10:39 Two-Mic Setups
14:04 Condenser Mic Options
14:58 Adding a Room Mic
16:48 Outro
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Home recording is more accessible, but how do you make your instruments sound good? Andrew shares how to get the most out of your experience recording music at home. In this episode, you’ll get a crash course on acoustic guitar recording at home, as well as mistakes to avoid. You’ll learn how to choose a microphone, where to place your mic, how to record acoustic guitars in an untreated room, and more. As always, Andrew will demo each mic position and share its pros and cons.
0:00 - In This Tutorial
1:00 - Basic Mic Placement
2:23 - How
Reverb gives sound verisimilitude. Think of it as the persistence of sound after it is produced—a phenomenon of multiple clashing and diverging sonic reflections whose characteristics are defined by the surfaces and materials they contact. It reveals the nature of a physical space in infinitesimal detail.
Reverb defines the tangible nature of space and our place within it—something that sighted and hearing humans often take for granted. You can infer a ton of knowledge about an environment simply by listening to what it sounds like.
The
Akai carries on the MPC’s mythos at NAMM 2026 with the announcement of the new flagship Akai Professional MPC XL, a computer-free music creation station that may very well set the benchmark for complete standalone music production machines.
Akai Professional MPC XL
Akai’s newest offering is a technical powerhouse: The MPC XL features a new 8-core processor with 16GB of RAM, boasting quadruple the power of previous MPCs.
Rupert Neve Designs carries on its legacy of creating unique and powerful outboard audio gear, unveiling their brand new OptoFET Dual-Stage/Dual-Band Compressor. The OptoFET is an aptly named piece of gear, featuring both an optical compression circuit (Opto) and a newly designed field effect transistor compression circuit (FET) in a single one-space rackmount device.
The OptoFET makes it quick and simple to take
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DPA Microphones' 4099 is already a beloved instrument mic, so how does the CORE+ version improve on what was already impressive? Andrew and Gabe are joined by Marco Panascia at the Atomic Sound recording studio to put this supercardioid microphone to the test. As always, we will share the final track as well as the raw, unprocessed audio.
0:00 - Overview & Today's Recording Session
1:01 - Demo
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DJ and Producer extraordinaire Laleyna Gomez (a.k.a. Amore Querida) demos the Akai Professional MPC Live III Standalone Music Production Workstation at the Engine Room. Bringing the old-school style of flow into a portable, modern unit, the MPC Live III is a full production studio that does not require a laptop. Laleyna shares how new features--such as the MPCe 3D-sensing pads--allow you to accomplish your
Equalizers are the most powerful tool any audio engineer or musician has in their arsenal. Like many tools in the world of pro audio, while its concept and function are simple to understand, the different philosophies of a given EQ’s design and application can result in numerable sonic outcomes. Understanding how an EQ works is extremely helpful in deciding when and where to use a certain type and will work wonders for live setups, mixing, mastering, and perfecting tone.
In this tutorial guide, we’ll begin with the basics of equalization and
teenage engineering expands its funky fleet of musical machines with the new EP-40 Riddim and EP-2350 Ting, a sampler/sequencer/composer and stand-alone mic that boldly carry on their manufacturer’s tradition of aesthetic eccentricity and skeuomorphic design.
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The Antelope A4-1B Analog Automated Opto Valve Compressor combines the warm, smooth sound of vintage analog compression with the precision and flexibility of digital control. Andrew is in the recording studio to break down how the A4-1B Opto-Valve works and how you can use it in your music production. Thank you to Alana Alexander and Atomic Sound in Brooklyn!
0:00 - About Tube Compressors
1:06 - Singing Performance
1:33 - Settings
2:24 - Vocals: Uncompressed vs. Fixed Timing
2:45 - Hybrid Timing Setting
3:33 - Vocals: Hybrid Timing
4:00 -
Barefoot Sound is one of the leading manufacturers of pro-audio studio monitors for recording, mixing, and mastering. The company was founded in 2004 by Thomas Barefoot, who started hand crafting monitors out of his garage in San Franscisco, CA. His designs have set the bar for studio monitoring, often blurring the lines of traditional distinctions between nearfield, main, and mastering monitors.
My first experience with Barefoot Sound was at an AES convention, where I was wandering the crowded corridors of music technology vendors. I was
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Gabe makes his first stop at SuperBooth 2025 at the Moog booth to discover the Moog Messenger. This new member of the Moog mono-synth family brings back legendary Moog components reimagined to fit the needs of contemporary musicians and producers. Join Gabe as he takes a tour of the synth and demos it on the show floor.
0:00 - About
0:38 - Music Sample
1:25 - Architecture
2:05 - Front Panel Overview
3:56 - VCOs & Oscillators
5:46 - Moog Ladder Filter
7:17 - Envelopes
7:32 - Sequencer & Arpeggiator
8:11 - Back of Unit & Connectors
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Andrew puts the Antelope Audio Edge series modeling microphones to the test in a recording studio and home studio. He tests the Edge Note, Solo, Duo, and Quadro mics.
0:00 - Today's Setups
1:01 - "Better Late Than Never" Andrew Swift (feat. Milton Vann)
2:18 - Recording Locations
2:46 - Mic Setup for the Drums (Edge Duo & Quadro)
5:12 - Bass (Edge Duo)
5:50 - Upright Piano (Edge Duo)
6:14 - Horns (Edge Solo & Note)
6:47 - Antelope Audio Orion Studio Synergy Core Audio Interface
7:30 - Vocals (Edge Duo)
8:07 - Guitars (Edge Note &
Content creators, podcasters, streamers, and musicians will find capturing and streaming high-quality audio extraordinarily easy with the Zoom UAC-232, the company's first dedicated, 2x2 USB Audio Interface with 32-bit float recording. The UAC-232 uses dual AD converters and 32-bit float technology to capture clip-free, low-noise recordings no matter how loud or quiet a performance gets. While this can save takes that