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  1. What to expect during your first professional recording sessionYour first professional recording session can feel exciting, unfamiliar and slightly intimidating, particularly when you are used to rehearsing in a bedroom,…
  2. How to Set Up a Home Studio for Remote Recording SessionsRemote recording can turn a spare bedroom, study or treated corner into a practical creative space. With the right combination of equipment, room control,…
  3. How To Create A Commercial Karaoke Backing TrackA karaoke backing track is a vocal-free musical production designed to support a singer, presenter, performer, or audience. When it is intended for commercial…
  4. Mastering a single track versus a full album projectWhen a band or solo artist walks into a studio with a freshly mixed record, the conversation always circles back to a few core questions. Are you mastering one…
  5. Track labelling habits that keep mixes movingA well-labelled session gives the mixer a map before a fader is moved. Clear names reveal the instrument, microphone position, performance status and intended…
  6. Capturing whisper vocals for an intimate production feelA breathy, barely-there vocal can transform an ordinary track into something that feels like a secret shared between the singer and the listener. When a voice…
  7. How to use equalization to carve space for every instrumentWhen a band piles into a control room in Sydney or Melbourne to track drums, guitars, bass, keys, and three-part vocals, the session can sound enormous in the…
  8. Choosing the Right Microphone for a Podcast InterviewA podcast interview lives or dies by the clarity of the conversation. Listeners will forgive a modest camera, a plain background, or an imperfect pause, but…
  9. Capturing a Live Drum Performance Without a Click TrackA drummer without a metronome in the headphones is not simply playing to a looser version of the same arrangement. The whole session changes. Tempo can…
  10. How to mix a song for different playback systemsA mix can sound impressive in a studio and fall apart on earbuds, a phone speaker, a ute stereo, or a club system. Every playback device reveals a different…
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Why LnL Recording

Built for Serious Sound

A studio designed around a custom PC platform — not an off-the-shelf solution — with decades of hands-on engineering experience behind every session.

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Custom DAW
A purpose-built PC workstation configured specifically for multi-track audio production, not a generic computer.
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Pro Mic Locker
AKG C414B-TLII, Shure KSM32/SL, SM57, SM81, Sennheiser e906, AKG D112, and many more — the right mic for every source.
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Instruments & Amps
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, Ibanez 540S, Marshall JVM410, Vox AD100VT, Korg Triton Pro, Kurzweil SP88, and a full drum kit.
The Equipment

Studio Gear

A comprehensive collection of microphones, preamps, outboard processing, instruments, and monitoring — all detailed on the Studio Gear page.

Microphones
  • AKG C414B-TLII — Large-diaphragm condenser
  • Shure KSM32/SL — Studio condenser
  • Shure SM57 & SM48 — Dynamic workhorses
  • Shure SM81, AKG C1000S — Small-diaphragm condensers
  • CAD Equitek E-100 — Supercardioid condenser
  • Oktava MC012 — Multi-capsule condenser
  • Sennheiser e906, E602 — Guitar cab & kick drum
  • AKG D112, EV N/D 468, Audix Fusion 6
  • Studio Projects C1
Preamps & Processing
  • Mackie MS1642-VLZ4 mixer
  • Black Lion Audio Auteur Quad preamp
  • Black Lion Audio B173 preamp
  • Joe Meek VC1QCS channel strip
  • ART TubeMP tube preamp
  • Radial J48 active DI
  • Rocktron Intellifex effects processor
  • BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer
  • Rolls RA62HA — 6-output headphone amp
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