Dave’s 5-step Speedy Vocal Microphone Audition

Written by Dave Martin on July 21, 2021.

How do you choose the right lead vocal mic for a project? There are many approaches; one engineer friend would regularly spend a half day or more auditioning various microphones with the artist, while...

Sweetwater Studios Engineer Rachel Talks GearFest

Written by Rachel Leonard on July 14, 2021.

Join our very own Rachel Leonard for a deep dive into June at Sweetwater, including highlights from GearFest Online 2021! You won't want to miss out on a special segment on why GearFest 2021 was so...

Rachel Talks Latest Music Gear News From May

Written by Rachel Leonard on June 9, 2021.

Join Sweetwater Studios’ own Rachel Leonard for a deep dive into everything from MXL Microphones joining the Sweetwater family to getting everything ready for our annual GearFest. Things are heating...

Rachel talks latest music gear news from April

Written by Rachel Leonard on May 12, 2021.

Join our very own Rachel Leonard for a deep dive into April at Sweetwater! You won’t want to miss out on a special Q&A segment with Sweetwater’s newest content creator DJ E-Clyps, Synth Clips...

421 Day Recording Session Using Only Sennheiser 421s!

Written by Bobby Dellarocco on April 21, 2021.

During a break from an evening session on 4/14, I was grabbing a snack from the Sweetwater diner and checking Instagram when I came across an appreciation post for the AKG 414. It took me a moment to...

Sweetwater Studios engineer Rachel Leonard talks about the latest music gear news from March 2021

Written by Rachel Leonard on April 16, 2021.

Sweetwater Studios engineer Rachel Leonard talks about the latest music gear news from March 2021 — special thanks to Shure, Epiphone, Blackstar, Jared James Nichols, and Sweetwater Studios for making...

Sweetwater Studios Engineer Rachel Talks NAMM, Nita Strauss & Yamaha! (Video)

Written by Rachel Leonard on March 8, 2021.

Sweetwater Studios engineer Rachel Leonard talks about the latest music gear news from February 2021 including our NAMM Gear Roundup, Yamaha YC88 88-key Stage Keyboard Demo and Jordan West performing...

Lavine

Written by Dave Martin on March 2, 2021.

Elkhart, Indiana-based band Lavine came to the Sweetwater Studios a while back to do their first project with engineer Bobby Dellarocco, a four-song EP recorded and mixed in Studio A over three days....

10 Things to Have on Standby in the Studio

Written by Rachel Leonard on February 24, 2021.

Sweetwater Studios assistant engineer Rachel Leonard breaks down her top 10 must have items to have on standby to ensure a successful studio session. Power and lots of it! Power strips, extension cords,...

Latest Gear News for December 2020 with Rachel Leonard

Written by Rachel Leonard on December 9, 2020.

Join our very own Rachel Leonard as she offers an exclusive look at a new live concert from We Came as Romans and Sweetwater Studios! She also covers the month's new gear from Neural DSP, Breedlove...