Recording Technique
Recording and gain staging — from the session to the finished track.
Recording a replacement track correctly
How to set up a recording session so your take lines up with the reference track from the start — instead of nudging it onto the beat afterward.
Gain chain: pedal → interface → DAW
Where gain actually gets set in a typical chain of modeler pedal, audio interface/mixer, and DAW — station by station.
Gain staging in the DAW: where and how?
Why a clean level is set at the source, not on the DAW fader — and what target range makes sense while recording.
Understanding latency while playing along
Why playing along over headphones can sometimes lag ever so slightly — and how direct monitoring avoids the problem entirely.
Comping: combining multiple takes into the best result
Why the best take is often assembled from several recordings — instead of being a single, flawless attempt.
Mic'ing an acoustic guitar: close or room?
Where a microphone should go for an acoustic recording — and why position matters more than the microphone itself.