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Recording Studio

Music History 

The mobile recording studio that changed rock

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mobile, National Music Centre, Recording Studio, Rolling Stones

The third verse of Deep Purple’s iconic “Smoke on the Water” contains these lines. We ended up at the Grand

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Music Industry 

The drum sound that defined rock

June 10, 2020June 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Glyn Johns, Recording Studio

With so many people recording at home now, it’s a great chance to learn about how some of the great

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Gadgets 

A long overdue studio gadget: MixChecker Pro shows what your music will sound like on various devices

July 27, 2018July 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audified MixChecker, Mixing, Recording Studio

If you go into any recording studio, the first thing you’ll notice is the massive recording console. Then your eye

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Music Industry 

So You Want to Work in a Recording Studio, Do You?

August 29, 2015August 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fail, Recording Engineer, Recording Studio

Working as an engineer or producer in a recording studio sounds like a super-cool job–and it is. But occasionally, you

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Music News 

A Visit to Abbey Road in Pictures

June 21, 2015June 22, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Abbey Road, Beatles, Recording Studio

On Friday morning, I had the privilege of wandering through Abbey Road Studios in London on a tour led by

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Music News 

Buy Rush’s Recording Studio for $18,000

June 11, 2015June 24, 2015 Alan Cross 19 Comments Le Studio, Michael Baxter, Quebec, Recording Studio, Rush

If you were a fan of Rush in the early 80s, you’ll remember this video. This clip was shot where

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Music News 

So You Think You Can Remix?

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mother Mother, Nimbus, Recording Studio, Remix

By Amber Healey of Geeks&Beats Nimbus School of Recording & Media kicks off annual remix contest with tracks from Mother

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Music News 

SUPER Cool Timesuck! A Virtual Tour of Abbey Road Studios

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Abbey Road, Recording Studio, Tour, Virtual

A couple of years ago, a friend who worked high up at EMI, owners of Abbey Road Studios, arranged for

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Music News 

Windmill Lane, U2’s “Spiritual Home,” Has Been Demolished

April 8, 2015April 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dublin, Recording Studio, U2, Windmill Lane

I was JUST THERE in February. At least they saved some of the graffiti walls. From The Journal of Ireland:

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WTF? 

Worst. Studio Session. Ever.

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Country, Crazy, Producer, Recording Studio

This can’t be real. Can it? We can hope. (Via Tom) Which brings me to this–sort of. It’s an article

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Music News 

If You’ve Ever Been in a Recording Studio, You’ll Appreciate This

December 3, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Recording Engineers, Recording Studio

It’s called “Things Audio Producers Say in the Studio.”

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