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Multi-track recorders enable you to record several separate sound sources, at the same time or individually, and then play them all back simultaneously (this is known as a Mix). This recording approach has many benefits: By recording each...

In its basic form, a mixer combines several channels of audio; in the Pro Audio world, however, mixers have many more functions. To start with, most have at least two channels of microphone pre-amplification and some form of EQ in order to accept...

Monitors - the only part of your Studio that you actually hear! You wouldn't try to paint a picture with tinted sunglasses on, so if you're still using a Hi-Fi system or - even worse - headphones to record, play back and mix your work, isn't it...

The type of microphones (often shortened to mics) that you use in the studio will differ from those used in a performance. Studio vocal microphones will be the large diaphragm condenser type such as the Rode or Samson ranges and for live work you...

Accessories: The bits we all forget about until the last minute, or even later than that sometimes! Of course it's important to pick the correct workstation, monitors and microphones, but don't forget about these vital components that enable us to...

Sometimes known as a stomp box, an effects unit is a small metal chassis used by guitarists, bass or acoustic players to make changes to the clean sound generated by the guitar. They are called effects pedals as they simply sit on the floor and you...