Acoustic Guitar Microphone Shootout [Video]
What would happen if we compared a $1000 microphone on acoustic guitar to a $100 mic? Well just a couple of weeks ago I found out. After wrapping up day 2 of the Simply Recording Academy in Nashville we did a little microphone shootout on acoustic guitar featuring...There Is No Magic To Mixing
The more you mix the more you realize that there is no “magic” to getting a great track. Rather it’s the cumulative zffect of many simple, yet smart decisions. At our most recent Simply Recording Academy, we spent a whole day teaching guys how to mix...The Perfect Triangle Of Recording
I recently witnessed the perfect triangle of recording in action. Last week I was in Nashville Tennessee putting on a recording and mixing workshop and I spent a couple of days hanging out with some friends and stopping in some studio sessions for fun. I was fortunate...Is It OK To Use Stock Plugins? [Reader Question]
What is it about the lure of other plugin bundles that makes us loathe the stock plugins that shipped with our DAW? My guess would be probably some great marketing hype mixed with confusion on the part of a newbie mixer. We’ve likely all been there, but today I...Drum Crushing Fun [Video]
Sometimes you just want the drums to sound aggressive and crushed to bits. Well, maybe crushed to bits isn’t what you need, but something a bit more edgy. I had just that problem during the mixing day of The Simply Recording Academy workshop a few weeks ago. We...About Graham Cochrane
My name is Graham Cochrane and I'm the founder of The Recording Revolution, one of the world's most loved audio recording and mixing blogs with over 200,000 readers each month. Read more...