In this blog I'm going to show you how to go about recording the trumpet and demonstrate the different characteristics of various microphone designs with a five mic, mic shootout. 

Over the years I've found recording the drum kit to be one of the most rewarding jobs in the studio. It's a significant challenge to get right and offers many opportunities to practice mic technique in both stereo and mono configurations. In this blog I'm going to show you how I tackle it.

How do you record a grand piano? What mics work well and where do you place them for that jaw dropping ECM piano sound? 

Over the years I’ve had many opportunities to record guitars and so consequently have gained a fair amount of experience in this particular corner of the audio engineering world, some of which I’d like to share with you in this blog.