Recording sessions can be a bit intimidating or nerve wrecking. We've accumulated some general tips on how to prepare and take full advantage of your time at the studio.

Try not to over think it :: probably the number one…

Neumann's U87 is arguably the most recognizable and widely used microphone in the audio industry. It's a go to microphone for singers and voice actors, as well as overheads on a number of different sources. One of our favorite applications…

Jecklin disks are one of our favorite stereo or binaural micing techniques. It creates a more natural stereo image by adding some amount of isolation between the two microphones being used. We're essentially simulating the dampening that a human head…

We recently purchased a Flock audio patchbay for the studio and we love the agility and flexibility it provides. Unfortunately, one fairly important aspect of the product (to us, at least) is missing from Flock's marketing materials. 

The problem is…

Patchbays are one of the things that tend to separate a project or home studio from a commercial one. If you feel like you need one and the flexibility it allows, you probably already invested a non-negligible amount of money…

A side chain is essentially a copy of the input signal used to modulate (or control) how a device operates. If a device does not have a side chain send/return option, that means it will either use a copy of…

Polar patterns are the shape of the area around a microphone's capsule where it will pick up audio.

There are five main shapes:

 cardioid

omnidirectional

supercardioid

figure eight

hypercardioid

Most of the time, the polar pattern comes into play when…