Recording Lounge

In this episode, we take a deep dive into recording acoustic guitar. In this episode, we talk about mic selection and placement, as well as various microphone techniques. For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we take a deep dive into recording acoustic guitar. In this first episode, we focus almost exclusively on the source itself -- how to get different sounds out of the guitar, guitar and pick selection, and so on. For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this interview, we answer some more questions from a "Beginnermediate" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this interview, we answer some more questions from a "Beginnermediate" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this interview, we answer some more questions from a "Beginnermediate" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this interview, we answer some questions from a "Beginnermediate" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we discuss TWELVE pitfalls that make you seem like an amateur audio engineer / producer / studio owner. For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we discuss the Top 10 things that will make your mixes suck! Updated for 2025. For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In today's episode, we tackle the question "does technical knowledge really matter?" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In today's episode, we tackle the question "why do all of my recordings sound the same?" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In today's episode, I explore the question "if I could go back in time, what things would I warn my former self about, or what things would I change?" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In today's episode, we take a deep dive on DYNAMICS. My goal is to expand your definition of dynamics to be something much deeper than just "volume." For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we continue discussing some of the most misleading pieces of audio advice For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we discuss some of the most misleading pieces of audio advice For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we look at some considerations for those looking to get into outboard gear. For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we take a deep dive into overhead mics - choosing microphones, placements, and processing. To download photos and audio examples from this episode, check out our Discord Chat! For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we take a look at why EQ and tonal balance is arguably the most difficult thing we do in audio. For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

This episode is Part 2 of our discussion of the "Top 15 Existential Crises of Audio Engineers" For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this episode, we tackle a different kind of "Top" list - this time we're talking about the top existential crises of audio engineers. This is a strange, difficult career path, and many of us face the same hurdles and challenges, and I've gotten a lot of the same questions from many listeners over the years...so I'm going to try my best to answer them! For Episode Suggestions, Questions, or Comments, Contact Us! For community discussion, Join us on Discord! Check out our Youtube Channel! To Support RL via Patreon or Paypal Donation, Click Here!

In this VERY NOISY SAGA, I'm going to tell the tale of how I reduced the noise in my studio rig over the last 10 years.