The Room · September 11, 2026 · 3 min readThe room is an instrumentRooms are not neutral containers for sound. They are part of the recording, and the only question is whether you chose the part they play.
Technique · September 11, 2026 · 4 min readGuitars and amps: the part that happens before the microphoneThe largest tonal decisions on a guitar track are made by the player, the instrument, and the amp settings. The mic only records what is already there.
Technique · September 11, 2026 · 4 min readMicing a drum kit: where the decisions actually areMost drum sounds are decided before a microphone comes out of the case. Tuning, the room, and where the overheads go account for nearly all of it.