Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4”
Late one night in 1969, Robert Lamm returned home came home late from a gig and came up with a riff on a guitar...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Cheap Trick’s “At Budokan”
The live album that finally broke Cheap Trick in America had a treacherous journey to success, overcoming dodgy recordings, bad vinyl pressings and more.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: The Tubes’ “White Punks On Dope”
The studio version of The Tubes’ anthemic, zany, crowd favorite was also Al Kooper's "greatest engineering feat"—and it features one of The Eagles on...
Post and Broadcast
Deliverance: The Sound of ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ Part 5
The conclusion of Mix’s unprecedented five-part, 11,000-plus word exploration of how the film ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ painstakingly recreated the sounds of Bruce...
Post and Broadcast
Deliverance: The Sound of ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ Part 4
Mix’s unprecedented five-part, 11,000-plus word exploration of how the film ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ painstakingly recreated the sounds of Bruce Springsteen recording at...
Post and Broadcast
Deliverance: The Sound of ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ Part 3
Mix’s unprecedented five-part, 11,000-plus word exploration of how the film ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ painstakingly recreated the sounds of Bruce Springsteen recording at...
Post and Broadcast
Deliverance: The Sound of ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ Part 2
Mix’s unprecedented five-part, 11,000-plus word exploration of how the film ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ painstakingly recreated the sounds of Bruce Springsteen recording at...
Post and Broadcast
Deliverance: The Sound of ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ Part 1
Mix’s unprecedented five-part, 11,000-plus word exploration of how the film ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ painstakingly recreated the sounds of Bruce Springsteen recording at...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Al Stewart, “Year of the Cat”
Folk singer Al Stewart reinvented his sound when he met producer Alan Parsons, resulting in the classic "Year of the Cat."
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: The Edgar Winter Group’s “Frankenstein”
Edgar Winter bought a new ARP 2600 at Manny's Music in New York City so he could be more mobile onstage; what happened next...
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 4
T Bone Burnett, engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up, came together.
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 3
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up,...
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 2
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look Up,...
Music Production
Ringo Starr—Inside the Making of “Look Up,” Part 1
T Bone Burnett and a team of engineers and musicians take us on a deep dive into how Ringo Starr’s country album, Look...
Post and Broadcast
The Sound—And Studio Set—of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Part 2
'A Complete Unknown' follows young Bob Dylan through the early 1960s, complete with carefully crafted sound and an incredible recreation of Columbia Records' Studio...
Post and Broadcast
The Sound—And Studio Set—of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Part 1
'A Complete Unknown' follows young Bob Dylan through the early 1960s, complete with carefully crafted sound and an incredible recreation of Columbia Records' Studio...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: The Who’s “Baba O’Riley”
Legendary producer Glyn Johns shares how The Who’s “Baba O’Riley" came together and became a classic rock staple.
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 5: Finishing Up
In the final installment of our five-part series, the production team and Foo Fighters decamp to Henson Recording Studios to fine-tune the tunes and...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 4: The Gang’s All Here
In part 4 of our 5-part series, the band decides whether record playing together or separately, and percussion legend Omar Hakim shows up to...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 3: Miking The Foos
In part 3 of our 5-part deep dive into the recording of Medicine at Midnight, the production team starts miking up Foo Fighters to...
Recording
Recording Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 2: Setting Up Shop
In Part 2 of our five-part series, Foo Fighters and their production team figure out how to turn a rental house into a world-class...
Profiles
Foo Fighters in the House: Recording ‘Medicine at Midnight,’ Part 1
Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters always try out new ways to make a record, and the band's latest, Medicine at Midnight, is no exception....
Films-TV
The Music of ‘Genius: Aretha’
From pre-production with Raphael Saadiq to live vocals by Cynthia Erivo, the Queen of Soul gets authentic respect and a modern feel
Profiles
The Ultimate Remix: The Beatles 50th Anniversary Editions
Giles Martin, Sam Okell and Abbey Road Studios go back to the source—the original, individual, pre-submixed tracks—on a three-year journey through Sgt. Pepper’s, the...
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Classic Tracks: Be-Bop Deluxe’s “Ships in the Night”
By 1975, British rockers Be-Bop Deluxe had recorded and released two albums on EMI’s Harvest label without much notice in the States. The first,...
2019
The ‘Astonishing’ Dream Theater
Creating 'The Astonishing' pushed Dream Theater and engineer Richard Chycki to the limit during the recording process.
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin”
In 1966, pop music was changing drastically, and so were The Moody Blues.
Films-TV
Sneak Peek: Music for “A Star Is Born”
Since its release, Bradley Cooper’s Golden Globe- and Grammy-nominated film A Star Is Born has been moving audiences with his and Lady Gaga’s musical...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Track: The Cowsills’ “Hair”
Carl Reiner was pulling together a television special called "Wonderful World of Pizazz," which celebrated the hippie styling of the day, and wanted The...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Supertramp’s “Give a Little Bit”
By Matt Hurwitz. Though he no longer recalls precisely where or when “Give a Little Bit” was written, Hodgson explains, “I’ve always known that...
2017
The Beatles at Shea—How the First Stadium Concert Was Recorded
When the Beatles played the first stadium concerts ever at Shea Stadium in 1965, a team of recording pros—and 55,600 screaming fans losing their...
Live Sound
The Beatles Live! How the Legendary Hollywood Bowl Shows Were Recorded — and Revived Decades Later
The epic saga of recording the Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl -- from capturing the original shows with the tech of the day, to...
Classic-Tracks
Classic Tracks: Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself”
The completed track was seven and a half minutes long, with a piano interlude that changed keys four times...how to cut it for radio?
2016
Capitol, P&E Wing Hi-Res Symposium
On June 1, Capitol Studios in Hollywood hosted a symposium on the status and future of Hi-Res audio. The event was sponsored by The...
news
Capitol Studios Hosts Symposium on Hi-Res Audio
Don Was addresses the attendees of the Hi-Res Audio symposium held at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Calif. on June 1, 2016. Photo: Matt Hurwitz...