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Got great news for you today! Recording64 just got a complete website makeover! It took me a lot of time, more than planned actually, but I’m happy to say it is finally ready. Things have changed on different layers, but essentially this new layout was developed to be more functional to you. Here’re some of …

If you just discovered Recording64 in the recent weeks or months, then this post is for you! Yes, because today I want to take care of all of you new readers and subscribers. First off, thank you for sticking around! Your support is crucial. Next, this blog is meant to give you proven mindsets and tips …

Headphones are one of those essential tools every studio needs… However, they’re not all created equal! You likely have heard there are basically 2 different types of headphones around: closed-back and open-back. They might look fairly similar but their design, sound and field of application are pretty different, indeed. I found sometimes all these differences are …

You know that guy with the moving needle found on every piece of analog equipment, right? Well, that’s a VU meter. It’s one of the first devices introduced back in the analog days to measure and display the intensity of signal levels in audio equipment, making it possible for recording engineers to hit the recording …

Maybe you’ve been told you absolutely need a condenser microphone to make a solid studio recording (did they tell you why, at least?) You know what? I don’t think so. I think you can get really good stuff out of a cheap dynamic microphone as well. That’s what I want to write about today, while answering …

If you read the advices I’m sharing with my free eBook “The Recording Roadmap”, then you know you should set your recording levels by keeping them around -18dBFS on average, with peaks jumping a bit higher. That’s one of the most important steps to consider when setting everything up for recording! But… The problem is that the meters …