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The result is that when listening back on headphones, you gain the impression that you are in fact presence in the recorded space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6713baa63353703365f5f9f3/4dee352c-9a31-4b8c-8e22-f50f0555c011/a577824e94d926f506fc59ad5b0f3855.1000x1000x1.jpg Blog - Coming From and Into Silence - The Quiet of Mark Hollis and Talk Talk - Make it stand out The album artwork for Mark Hollis (1998) https://www.benjaminnicholson.co.uk/blog/does-physical-media-change-the-way-we-listen monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://www.benjaminnicholson.co.uk/blog/why-i-oppose-music-playlists monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://www.benjaminnicholson.co.uk/blog/bowies-blackstar-ten-years-on monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6713baa63353703365f5f9f3/5fcfd075-a9e3-4122-b994-33e875f814f1/Blackstar.jpg Blog - Bowie’s Blackstar - Ten Years On - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.benjaminnicholson.co.uk/blog/where-is-the-recording-studio-headed monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6713baa63353703365f5f9f3/e27c2186-2394-4f11-8c4e-42946be59ad3/tempImageUBmGyq.jpg Blog - Where is the Idea of a Recording Studio Headed? - Make it stand out Abbey Road’s Student Studio, The Custom 75, a little dream of a place that I was lucky enough to use as a student… https://www.benjaminnicholson.co.uk/blog/portisheads-dummy-a-mostly-mono-masterpiece monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6713baa63353703365f5f9f3/7306db51-ad3a-411a-86f5-631c5eed2ae5/f17857cb3577a8c04cc194f649367a12.1000x1000x1.jpg Blog - Portishead’s Dummy, A (Mostly) Mono Masterpiece - Make it stand out Dummy, 1994 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6713baa63353703365f5f9f3/b6193b49-76c7-4669-b07d-5390db4a897d/Dummy+Drums.png Blog - Portishead’s Dummy, A (Mostly) Mono Masterpiece - Make it stand out The Pro Tools session and plug-in settings. https://www.benjaminnicholson.co.uk/blog/less-conventional-recording-re-amping-and-pedals monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6713baa63353703365f5f9f3/dd96e689-e5ab-4769-98e5-912ae0672574/IMG_9849.JPG Blog - Less Conventional Recording: Re-Amping and Pedals - Make it stand out My Radial Re-amp Pro. You don’t necessarily need this one! 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