Advice on what to look for in a commercial studio when considering your first recording venture.

Reverberation - the key to professional recordings - is fully explained. How it's created, and how to use it.

Dave Simpson relates the saga of how his recording dreams became a reality. The Thatched Cottage sixteen track studio must be every home recordist's idea of a success story.

Dave Simpson concludes the saga of Thatched Cottage Studio and how it came about.

Bass Guitar and how to record it.

The intrepid Dave Simpson looks back over the basic types of microphone in common usage and touches briefly on the principles behind their operation. As he gets paid by the word, he's already planning to write a sequel.

Audiosource RTA1 Spectrum Analyser

Dave Simpson takes a break from counting his savings to tell you what he's spending it all on.

More About Microphones

Dave Simpson winds up the section on microphones with a few words on impedance matching and balancing

Vesta Kozo Sampler

Another goodie for your overflowing 19" effects ruck, this one offers pitch-controllable sampling and a full-function DDL into the bargain. Dave Simpson grabs a microphone and decides it's worth making room for.