--- title: Studio Recording description: Studio Recording covers the techniques and equipment used to capture high-quality audio in a controlled environment. Learners will understand microphone placement, signal flow, acoustics, and tracking processes to produce professional-grade vocal and instrumental sessions. category: music-audio subcategory: audio-engineering difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/studio-recording --- # Studio Recording Studio Recording covers the techniques and equipment used to capture high-quality audio in a controlled environment. Learners will understand microphone placement, signal flow, acoustics, and tracking processes to produce professional-grade vocal and instrumental sessions. ## Available Resources 2 Books • 5 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Recording Revolution Graham Cochrane's home-studio education site, with free articles and videos on tracking, mixing and mastering using modest gear. Beginners learn to set up a basic recording chain and finish songs without relying on expensive equipment. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.therecordingrevolution.com/ **Tags:** home-recording, mixing, audio-engineering, music-production ### 2. Gearspace Large audio engineering forum, formerly Gearslutz, where working engineers and hobbyists discuss microphones, preamps, room acoustics, tracking and mixing technique. Useful for researching gear decisions and seeing how professionals solve specific studio problems. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://gearspace.com/ **Tags:** audio-engineering, recording-gear, studio-acoustics, mixing, forum ### 3. soundonsound.com Sound On Sound is a long-running audio recording magazine and website. It publishes in-depth tutorials, gear reviews, and practical how-to articles on recording, mixing, mastering, microphone technique, DAWs, plugins, and studio setup. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://soundonsound.com **Tags:** websites, music-performing-arts, audio-engineering ### 4. mixonline.com Mixonline.com is the online home of Mix Magazine, a professional audio trade publication. It features news, reviews, feature stories, and buying guides about mixing consoles, studio and live sound gear, and audio production technology. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://mixonline.com **Tags:** websites, music-performing-arts, audio-engineering ### 5. recordingrevolution.com Recording Revolution is a home-studio recording and mixing resource. It features tutorials, videos, and courses on microphone technique, mic placement, and other audio production workflows. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://recordingrevolution.com **Tags:** websites, music-performing-arts, audio-engineering ## Podcasts ### 1. Tape Notes **Author:** John Kennedy Podcast hosted by John Kennedy that reunites an artist and their producer to reconstruct how a record was made, playing demos and original session stems. Listeners understand real studio decisions about song ideas, arrangement, instrumentation, recording and mixing. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://tapenotes.libsyn.com **Tags:** music-production, recording-studio, songwriting, producer-interviews, arrangement ## Books ### 1. The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook **Author:** Bobby Owsinski First edition of Bobby Owsinski's guide to audio mixing, covering balance, panning, EQ, dynamics, effects and 5.1 surround mixing, alongside interviews with leading engineers such as George Massenburg, Allen Sides and Bruce Swedien. Readers learn the working methods behind professional mixes. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0872887235?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** audio-mixing, mix-engineering, equalization, surround-sound, studio-recording ### 2. Recording Secrets for the Small Studio **Author:** Mike Senior Mike Senior's practical guide to capturing good sound on a limited budget. Covers microphone choice and placement, room acoustics, tracking instruments and vocals, and session management, with assignments that train you to get mix-ready recordings at the source. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0415716705?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, music-performing-arts, audio-engineering --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/studio-recording