Over the years, I’ve had the chance to work with a lot of compressors—from boutique gear to plugins that promise analog warmth in a digital world. But there’s one piece of kit I keep coming back to, especially when I want fast, musical results without overthinking things: the DBX 163X.

If you're no...

I saw a post where someone found a iso booth for his drum room.

I'm sure it would be great to have in a house. You can play drums late into the night.

I've actually had one in my house. It didn't block the drums totally, and you could still hear the kick drum in the back yard. The cymbals sounded ...

Small rooms can be hard to work in. In light of my course Pro Recording in Small Rooms, I'm going to give you my top 3 issues of smaller rooms, and some tips to address them. 

1. Room Size and Low Frequencies - It's tough to judge low end in a small room. During recording you may have low frequencie
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When I first started out, I had a single condenser mic.

I had to use that mic in a lot of different ways during a recording session, and I really mastered that mic.

Some of my best memories in the studio are that I had no choices. I had 1 good mic, and all of my energy went into getting the mic pl...

Just like a microphone, cymbals also have a null. They have a large null at the top (pointing at the ceiling), and a very narrow null at the edge (pointing at the drummers chest). You can use the top null as a tone shaping tool and it can be really helpful. If I want to hear less of the cymbal ring,...