Features Pro Audio The Fairchild compressor: an elusive icon of the studio by Dan Shaw There’s an unmistakable allure to the studio gear of the past. Some pieces were commercially successful and therefore exist higher in numbers. The Fairchild compressor is a paradoxical blend: it’s…
News What was it like to record with Lennon and McCartney? A conversation with Sgt. Pepper sound engineer Richard Lush by Riley Fitzgerald Riding in on the crest of a wave of counterculture, rock idealism and recording innovation Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band broke ground in nearly every direction. Nearly half a…
News Get into the Beatles’ studio with The Masters of Sgt. Pepper: a conversation with Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush by Happy On the 50th anniversary of the iconic album, the engineers of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush will be fixing a hole in the hearts of…
Features Pro Audio Masters of the mix: unsung heroes of the recording studio world by Dan Shaw We occupy an age where knowledge about the recording studio is abundant. Yet it was a few short decades ago where this was definitely not the case. The pioneers and…