Studio 101 - Part 1: The Essence of Sound

Readers of our very first issue (October 1987) will remember an article called “Studio 101,” an introduction to the (at the time) modern personal recording studio. Things have changed a lot since then, and I’m proud to present the first in a monthly series of articles on the subject by my colleague Darwin Grosse. Darwin is a musician, engineer, sound library composer, computer software guru, and famed music interviewer, with over 200 episodes in his Art+Music+Technology podcast, which you can check out at artmusictech.libsyn.com. In this series, Darwin will bring a modern touch to educating readers on the basics of sound and recorded music. The aim will be to embrace modern tools and get confident with them rather than poking at them suspiciously and expecting them to bite. I’ve enjoyed working with Darwin on starting this series, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning from him as we go.—MM