Articles 7: Instrument Tips (Tracking) Categorized by instrument. See also: Effects, Miking, Mixing, and Synths

Bass Bassic Instinct: Recording Bass Instruments (by Paul White - SOS - Oct 2001) Bass Guitar (Wikipedia 2007) Bottom Line, The (by Michael Cooper - Electronic Musician - Aug 2000) Carol Kaye's Bass Playing Tips (by Carol Kaye - carolkaye.com) Getting A Louder Bass Sound (by Paul White - SOS - Nov 1999) How To Get A Great Bass Sound (by Looperman - looperman.com - May 2006) How to Get Great Bottom End In Your Mix (by Michael Cooper - Electronic Musician - Aug 2002) Kick in the Bass, A (by Bruce Richardson - ProRec - Aug 1998) (The) Lowdown on Bass Recording (by Maureen Droney - Mix - Aug 2004) Recording Bass Guitar (by Joe Shambro - about.com) Technique for Recording Acoustic Bass (Doghouse - 2005) Choir & a cappella Hella a Cappella (by Brian Knave - Electronic Musician - Sep 1999) Recording a Choir On Location, Part 1 (by Hugh Robjohns - SOS - Sep 1999) Recording a Choir On Location, Part 2 (by Hugh Robjohns - SOS - Oct 1999) Rocking with the Remixers: Capturing the Choir (by Randy Alberts - Mix - Aug 1999) Drums (playing, programming, recording) 9 Drum Tracks in 2 Days (by Bruce Valeriani - Blue Bear Sound - Feb 2001) 20 Tips on Creating Realistic Sequenced Drum Parts (by Sam Inglis - Sound On Sound - Oct 1999) Adding Feel to Your Rhythm Parts (by Paul White - SOS - Feb 2002) Banging Out the Bits (by Gino Robair - Electronic Musician - May 2001) Basics of Drum Kit Miking, The (Eric Scot Porter - acousticdrums.com - Aug 2001) Big Bang, The (by Michael Cooper - Mix - Aug 2002) Capturing the Kit (by Brian Knave - EM - July 2004) Drum Libraries 101 - What You Need to Know (by Marty Cutler and Erik Hawkins - EM - Sept 2002) Drum and Rhythm Section Tracking (by Barry Rudolph - ProRec - Jan 2001) Drum Miking Techniques (by Barry Rudolph - ProRec - Nov 2000) Drums: Sizzle, Punch, and Groove (by Brian Knave - EM - June 2004) Drumming 101: The Art of Tuning (by Jeff Williams) Effective Drum Programming, Part 1 (by Nicholas Rowland - Sound On Sound - Feb 1998) Effective Drum Programming, Part 2 (by Nicholas Rowland - Sound On Sound - Mar 1998) Effective Drum Programming, Part 3 (by Nicholas Rowland - Sound On Sound - Apr 1998) Effective Drum Programming, Part 4 (by Nicholas Rowland - Sound On Sound - May 1998) How To Choose the Right Cymbals (by Daniel Glass) How to Make Better Sounding Drum Tracks (by Stephen Sherrard - music-and-technology.com - 2002) How to Mic Drums (by the Recording Website staff - 2001) How to Record a Kick Drum (by Richard Alan Salz - Electronic Musician - Jul 2002) Live Drums and the PC/Mac - "Undone" (from midiwarehouse.com) MIDI Drum Tips, Part 1: Make Your Drum Tracks Come Alive (by Rich the Tweak - tweakheadz.com - 2002) MIDI Drum Tips, Part 2: Write Drum Tracks Fast and Furious (by Rich the Tweak - tweakheadz.com - 2002) Practical Drum Kit Recording, Part 1 (by Benedict Grant - Sound On Sound - Dec 1997) Practical Drum Kit Recording, Part 2 (by Benedict Grant - Sound On Sound - Jan 1998) Primer on Recording Drums at Home, A (by Andy Hong - kimcheerecords.com - Apr 2002) Prof. Sound's Drum Tuning Bible (drumweb.com - 2000) Programming Live-Sounding Drum Tracks (by Peter Willems - Orion-Central - Apr 2001) Recording Audio Drum Tracks (by Frank Basile - pcrecording.com) Underground Drum Sounds (by Myles Boisen - Electronic Musician - Jul 2001) Whole Enchilada (Percussion), The (by Karen Stackpole - Electronic Musician - Oct 2002) Guitars (see also Articles category at Guitarsqa) Acoustic Guitar Pick-ups, Part 1 (by William Cumpiano - Cumpiano.com - 1998) Acoustic Guitar Pick-ups, Part 2 (by William Cumpiano - Cumpiano.com - 1998) Acoustic Guitar Recording Techniques (by Michael Cooper - humbuckermusic.com - Jul 2000) Alternate Tunings for Guitar (by Pat Kirtley - 1992) Big Guitars in Small Spaces (by Orren Merton - EM - Jan 2006 Bob's Handy Hints: Live Sound Reinforcement (by Bob Brozman - bobbrozman.com -1999) Country Guitar: Getting "That" Sound (by John B. Black - Guitar Nine Records) DADGAD (by Mark Hanson - Accent on Music) Guitar Miking: Getting a Great Guitar Sound, Parts 1 & 2 (by Barry Rudolph - Musician's Friend) Guitar Miking: Getting a Great Guitar Sound, Parts 3 & 4 (by Barry Rudolph - Musician's Friend) How to Mic a Guitar Amp (by the Recording Website staff - 2001) More on Fingernails and Fingerpicking (by Mark Hanson - Accent on Music - Jan 1999) Pickup Combinations: Who Uses What and Where (by Greg Gualtieri - Pendulum Audio) Recording Acoustic Guitar (by Paul White - SOS - Aug 2001) Recording Tips for Acoustic Guitar (by Stephen Sherrard - music-and-technology.com - 2002) Recording Electric Guitar (by Barry Cleveland - Mix - May 1999) Recording Electric Guitar (by Myles Boisen - Electronic Musician - Oct 1999) Recording the Acoustic Guitar (by Michael Laskow - Audio Recording Center - 2000) Tone to Tape: Tips for Recording Electric Guitar (by John B. Black - Guitar Nine Records) Tuning Your Guitar with Octaves (by Mark Hanson - Accent on Music) Harmonica Taming of the Shrill (by Brian Knave - Electronic Musician - Jan 2002) Horns Honk if You Love Horns (by Myles Boison - Electronic Musician - Jan 2000) Recording Brass AND Woodwinds (by Blair Jackson - Mix - Jul 2001) Keyboards Capturing the Keyboards (by Rick Clark - Mix - Sep 1999) Nature/Natural Sounds Foley Goes to Sea (by Michael Axinn - Mix - Aug 2002) Sound WITH Character (by Michael Axinn - Mix - Sep 2000) Sounds in the Key of Life: The Foley Effect (by Karen Stackpole - Electronic Musician - Sep 2001) Sounds of Summer, The (by David John Farinella - Mix - Sep 2001) Piano Acoustic Piano Miking Techniques (by Bobby Nathan - 1985) Capturing the Wild Piano (by Elizabeth Papapetrou - Electronic Musician - Mar 2000) Choosing a Studio Piano (by Rob Shrock - Mix - Jan 2001) Recording Acoustic Piano (by Hugh Robjohns - SOS - May 1999) Strings and Orchestra Changing Landscape of Orchestral Recording, The (by Paul Verna - Mix - Nov 2000) Real Thing, The (by Gary Garritan - Electronic Musician - Oct 2000) Recording on Location: Cheshire Youth Orchestra (by Mike Skeet - SOS - Feb 2002) Recording Real Strings (by Hugh Robjohns - SOS - Apr 1999) Sound Reinforcement for the Boston Pops: Miking the Orchestra (by Mark Frink - Mix - Mar 1999) Stereo Recording Procedures (by Bruce Bartlett - Cassette House - 1999) String Fever (by Myles Boisen - Electronic Musician - Sep 2000) Time for a Change in the Orchestra Pit (by Jonathan Deans - Mix - Aug 2000) Synthesizers See: Synths Vocals Audio Production for Spoken Word (by Philip De Lancie - Mix - Oct 1999) Comping a Vocal Track (by Scott R. Garrigus - Electronic Musician - Nov 1999) Contemporary Vocal Sound Techniques (by Stephen Sherrard - music-and-technology.com - 2002) Faking Ensemble Vocals (by Paul White SOS - May 1999) Making a Joyful Noise (by Myles Boisen w/ Cary Sheldon - Electronic Musician - Aug 2001) (Rev. Sep 2001) Off-Kilter Vocals (by Sean Carberry - Electronic Musician - Oct 2001) Path of Least Resistance, The (by Gino Robair - Electronic Musician - Sep 1999) Performing for the Microphone (by Miles Wakeham - troubledclef.com - 2002) Recording a Vocalist Playing Acoustic Guitar (by Robin Hood Brians - ProRec - Dec 2001) Recording the Voice-Over (by Peter Bergren - Mix - Apr 2000) Recording Vocals (by Blair Jackson - Mix - Nov 2002) Recording Vocals on a Computer (by Paul White - SOS - Nov 2001) Recording Vocals: FAQs (by Paul White & Mike Senior - SOS - Jun 2001) Vocal Basics (by Jay Kahrs - ProRec - Aug 1998) Vocal Recording: In Their Own Words (by Loren Alldrin - Mix - Apr 1999) Voices Have It, The (by Jeffrey P. Fisher - Electronic Musician - Dec 2002) World Percussion All the World's a Stage: Miking World Percussion (by Karen Stackpole - Electronic Musician - Nov 1999)

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