Ongoing History Daily: Cool History of Audio Tape, Part 1
Before the 1930s, the only real way to capture music for playback later was on either a rotating cylinder or
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Recording Studios
Ongoing History Daily: Perfecting Sound Forever
If you’re looking for some summer reading on music, I must recommend a book called Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural
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A behind-the-scenes look at restoring tracks for The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia album
Reels and reels of two-inch multitrack tape were used in the recording of The Hip’s Road Apples in 1990. After
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Why do some songs fade out at the end of a record? Here’s the answer.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There are three ways you can bring a song to a
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Random music news for Thursday, May 7, 2020
The giant poop lizard. You’re welcome. Here’s music news for May 7, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: In the UK, nearly
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A fascinating story on the second (or third) lives of famous recording consoles
In the basement of an ultra-high-end villa on the ultra-high-end Caribbean resort island of St. Barts is a recording studio.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 876: Studio stories with producer Chris Birkett
Like a lot of music fans, I’m fascinated by what goes on in the kitchen: the recording studio. How is
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Recommended Reading Week continues: Looking inside the great recording studios
Technology has made it possible for anyone to make an album in their bedroom on their phone. But for decades,
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 827: More stories about famous recording studios
This may sound weird, but I love the smell of a proper professional recording studio. The air is kept clean
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7 Important Tips on How to Choose a Recording Studio
[Reader Darren Perkins, who runs Redrum Music Studio, has a few tips for musicians looking to move out of their
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Random Music News for Saturday, April 29, 2017
The LA riots after the beating of Rodney King started 25 years ago today. And now, the music news for
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