What Microphone Should You Buy? Well, friend of the blog and Grammy-nominated producer Greg Wurth has taken time to assemble an excellent free PDF guide to help.
He says of the guide…
“After years of being asked the same question over and over, I decided to make this free guide called ‘What Microphone Should You Buy?’. You can get this free guide by going to my website and entering your email. Then you’ll receive a download link. Now go make some killer recordings!”
The guide includes information about the different types of microphone, polar patterns and other fundamentals to help give the buyer the basic knowledge when making their purchase.
To grab the guide simply head over to Greg Wurth’s website and enter your email address for an immediate download.
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