While a dynamic microphone is the original, robost option. It isn’t quite as precise as a condenser microphone. A dynamic mic is a great option for on the go concerts but a condenser mic is one you’d record in a…
Setting up a space to record music, podcasts, or voiceovers used to cost thousands of pounds. Today, you can build a remarkably professional setup in your own bedroom for less than the cost of a weekend away. If you already…
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The most important thing to understand is this: MIDI is not audio. It does not make any sound on its own. Instead, MIDI is data. It is a stream of digital instructions that…
If you have ever browsed the headphones section of an electronics shop or a music website, you will have noticed that some pairs are marketed for everyday listening, while others are explicitly labelled as studio monitors or reference headphones. They…
If you have ever found yourself sitting with a brilliant eight-second loop inside your music software, unsure of how to turn it into a full, three-minute track, you are experiencing the hardest part of songwriting: arrangement. Arrangement is simply the…
If you are new to the world of music production, you will constantly hear two words grouped together: mixing and mastering. They are the two final, crucial steps in turning a rough bedroom recording into a polished track ready for…
An audio interface is a piece of hardware that expands and improves the sound capabilities of your computer. Think of it as an external sound card. It acts as the bridge between the analogue world (real-world sounds like your voice…
DAW stands for Digital Audio Workstation. Put simply, it is a virtual recording studio inside your computer. Instead of needing a massive room filled with expensive physical mixing desks, tape machines, and rows of hardware effects, a DAW gives you…
If you have ever listened to a hip-hop track and recognised a drum beat from an old 1970s funk record, or noticed a pop song using a snippet of a vocal from a classic movie, you have experienced sampling. Sampling…
One of the most frustrating things about recording at home is finishing a take, putting on your headphones, and realising your voice sounds hollow, distant, or like you recorded it inside a public toilet. This happens because sound waves are…
