Your guitar cabinet is too loud. You don't want to

Your guitar cabinet is too loud. You don't want to turn it down. So what do you do?
If you are an electric guitar player, you will know that the ideal sound is only achieved at certain volume. Is there any way of 'soaking up' the sound so it's not so loud?

Can you make a stereo recording using two different microphones?
Not everyone is blessed with a microphone cupboard that is hard to close the door on. So if you don't have a matching pair of microphones, can you still record in stereo?

A few questions on microphones from an RP visitor...
An RP visitor has a few questions on microphones. Apparently he wants to be adventurous and go for the dull cymbal sound...

O.C. - Smoke & Mirrors
The former D.I.T.C member's fifth solo album is his first with hip-hop underground label giant Hiero Imperium. Although O.C. has suffered throughout his his eleven-year career from tiny exposure vs. formidable skills, Hiero took a winning chance on him. "Knowing...
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Your next hit song could last just sixteen bars!
Forget the three-minute single - the new unit of musical currency lasts just sixteen bars! Can you write a hit tune in just sixteen bars? (And will it make your fortune?)

Record-Producer.com getting sued over mastering? Still waiting for legal papers to arrive...
An RP visitor recently sent in flame over a feature we published on mastering. Another RP visitor responds...

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