Category Archives: Recording Geekery

Nashville, a set on Flickr. I’ve just returned from a trip to the states and spent the best part of a week in Nashville. Man what a cool place. Also, what great people. Met some absolutely lovely folk and made … Continue reading →

When it comes to recording at home using Logic, I’ve been blithering on about tape plugins for a little while to anybody who will listen. They’ve produced some great results in getting some more analogue tones, sweetening the lifeless landscape … Continue reading →

I thought I should bring these new additions to your attention, they make me very happy indeed. I’m also very happy to report that I have shot of my old Tapco S5 monitors which sound like arse and were nigh … Continue reading →

Gearslutz.com has been awash with posts on the subject of tape emulation, mainly talking about plugins. Paul White’s leader piece in Sound On Sound this month (Feb 2011) is about tape emulation. So everybody’s going crazy for tape emulation. This … Continue reading →

I have just wasted an evening recording a song without properly considering what I was doing. We have a song which is very ‘James Bond Theme’ and I thought what with the sad passing of John Barry I’d have a … Continue reading →

Phil Collins’ new album, ‘Going Back’, is a collection of Motown covers recorded using a whole heap of vintage equipment in order to try and recreate the original sound. I’ve had a listen on Spotify and they sure have done … Continue reading →

One of my most enjoyable methods of recording is when I’m composing as I go, which is the case for many songs as they don’t always present themselves as fully-formed arrangements. I love how I can be improvising harmonies as … Continue reading →

In September 2010 The Honey Ants went into a great recording studio to record our debut EP (here’s a video). The quality of the resulting masters is amazing and the experience was a valuable part of my learning process. Scott … Continue reading →