Category: Techniques and Products

After spending three weeks screaming rapid-fire verses in my untreated home studio to find the best microphone for rapping, I noticed that most budget condensers either muddy the mid-range or clip on...

While tracking acoustic guitars in my drafty home studio last winter, I realized how much a room's ambient noise can ruin the hunt for the best microphone for music. Over the past four months, I...

After sweating through dozens of three-hour sets in cramped, poorly ventilated venues, I quickly realized how easily a bad stage setup can ruin a vocalist's night. I spent the last six months of...

Singing into a dozen different grilles in my drafty, untreated spare bedroom for the last six weeks taught me exactly how ambient household noise can ruin an otherwise perfect take. I put these...

There is a muddy midrange frequency that cheap capsules introduce when jammed right against a vibrating grill cloth, which is why finding the best microphone for guitar amplifier requires real-world...

I spent three weeks shouting callouts over the deafening clatter of my mechanical keyboard to pinpoint the absolute best microphone for gaming pc setups. Throughout sixty hours of late-night Discord...