Recording Tips
Secrets of the Masters - "Looks That Kill" by Mötley Crüe
April 15, 2010
Dissecting the foundations of Mötley Crüe''s sound
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Interview: Ken Scott, Part 2: Musicians’ Questions About Recording with the Beatles
March 19, 2010
In part two of our interview with producer/engineer Ken Scott, Premier Guitar turned the floor over to Beatles-hungry musicians with a desire for details.
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Recording Is a Battlefield, Part 1
March 11, 2010
How to be prepared for any recording situation, good or bad.
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Recording Ace Frehley's "Anomaly"
March 11, 2010
Guitars, amps, mics and three different studios: how Ace recorded tracks for his latest.
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Studio Preparation: What You Should Know Before You Go
March 11, 2010
Premier Guitar talks with recording artists and producers to get tips on maximizing studio productivity—and creativity.
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Recording at Home
March 11, 2010
Rich shares first-hand experience for optimizing your home recordings
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The Cult of Tone
March 11, 2010
How Vanity, Iconography, and Chance Dictate Six-String Spirituality
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Interview: Ken Scott, Part 1: Recording with The Beatles & Inside the Studio
February 26, 2010
In the first of our two-part interview, producer Ken Scott tells stories from inside the studio with the Beatles, and shares his approach to mic''ing guitars and drums.
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The Psychology of Tone
January 14, 2010
Is there a true holy-grail of tone out there, or is it all in our heads?
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Interview: Dann Huff, part 2: On Studio Preparedness and Recording Tips
December 30, 2009
Award-winning producer Dann Huff shares his studio tips
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Interview: Dann Huff, part 1: On Being a Producer and Keith Urban
December 23, 2009
In the first installment of our two-part interview, Dann Huff discusses Keith Urban’s guitar work on Defying Gravity, how he defines his role as a producer, and the pros and cons of plug-ins and effects.
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Secrets of the Masters: "Dirty White Boy” by Foreigner
December 21, 2009
Foreigner''s "Dirty White Boy" master tracks reveal a state-of-the-art late-''70s recording process
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Want Reverb? Your Choices Are Plenty
December 17, 2009
Using impulse response/convolution reverbs to help smooth out your sound.
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Secrets of the Masters: "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple
December 17, 2009
The sound engineers at OEM Inc. have spent thousands of hours with the original masters of the most famous songs ever recorded. In a new monthly feature, we''ll be bringing you their findings. This month, they share the stories behind Deep Purple''s "Smoke on the Water."
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Three Days Later with Jim Weider
November 18, 2009
Jim Weider talks recording at Allire Studios
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Amp Simulators 101
September 18, 2009
Options for mimicking amplifiers with software or hardware.
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