The art of audio engineering is more democratised than ever. The early days of Soundcloud rap and bedroom pop were nothing compared to the ubiquity of audio equipment today – a levelling of the ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Record drums? Why would you bother when it’s so easy to simply launch Superior Drummer or BFD, bash out a quick beat on the keyboard, hit the quantise button and get stuck into ...

I've been using the HyperX FlipCast microphone, a dual USB/XLR mic with impressive recording capabilities, but a high price tag and no mount in the box.

When it comes to home recording, a killer interface can’t do all the work on its own. What goes into it counts just as much, and as a vocalist especially, I can’t stress enough how important it can be ...

Each year CES is home to a myriad of world firsts in the tech world, and this year's event is no different. Shure, a brand synonymous with some of the best microphones you can get your hands on, has ...

Any voice actor can speak to the importance of having access to a quality home recording studio. The right space and tools can help you create crisp, clear audio recordings, whether you’re trying to ...

As immersive video formats grow in popularity, NPR audio engineers have been experimenting with techniques for how to record high-quality spatial audio — an audio format that allows a listener to ...

All computers come with a native audio recording program, like Voice Memos for Macs or Sound Recorder for Windows PCs. These programs allow you to record sound using the computer's internal microphone ...

Your station's studio, with its suspended microphones and sublime acoustics, is on lockdown. You've read how NPR correspondents create makeshift studios and report from home. Now you have your own ...

I’m back home from CES 2026, and there’s a lot of news still to come. Shure launched its new MV88 USB-C stereo microphone ...