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Welcome to RECORDING Remastered.

Over the past four decades, RECORDING has amassed an extensive archive covering the science, art and craft of making and recording music. With this column, our goal is to revisit standout articles from years past and, when appropriate, update them with fresh insights and context for today’s readers.

This month, we head back nine years to our July 2017 issue for a discussion by Paul J. Stamler on recording acoustic guitar.