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Recording Engineer's Quarterly is an online magazine about recording and the recording industry. The articles are primarily "educational" in nature featuring techniques in recording, music production, industry trends and promotion/marketing techniques for music. It's geared for the musician and home recordist but has articles in depth enough to be interesting to professional in the field. The magazine is co-published by Recording Institute of Detroit (an audio recording/production vocational school in its 25th year of operation) and Alexander Magazine.
Between 1986 and through the end of 1997 the Recording Institute Of Detroit published a printed magazine called "Engineer's Quarterly." It was distributed to about 35 music stores in Southeastern and Mid Michigan each month, as well as being mailed out to about 1000 former students. The magazine was 24 pages and was a tremendous task to put out each issue. We began selling advertising space to help offset the costs of making and distributing this "free" publication. After many years of publication, its creation was getting in the way of the main function of RID, which was to teach recording, music and production to its students. The publication frequency dropped to bi-monthly and then quarterly. In the beginning of 1998, we decided that we could reach more people, with less expense, by utilizing the World Wide Web. The first issue was put on line in April, 1998.
There are different aspects to this answer. Probably the most important reason for us is that we are serious about recording and the recording field. We want serious readers. We also want statistical information about where the readers are on the globe. We want to be able to communicate to readers to find out what they want or don't want in the magazine (although we don't "bug" readers with a lot of e-mail). When we do accept sponsorships, the numbers and statistical data are very useful. There is also a security reason regarding copyright protection.
Right now subscriptions are free and we intend to keep it that way as long as possible (forever?). Subscribing is easy - just fill out the subscription form and you get your registration in less than a week.
| Our most popular feature is the TIP OF THE WEEK where 1 to 3 tips are posted each week. Some tips are for Subscribers only and Subscribers can access the REQ Tip archives over over 90 tips. |
| Of course we have the CURRENT ISSUE online and you can reach previous entries with the "last issue" links. |
| In co-operation with The Recording Website, REQ readers have access to a USER MESSAGE BOARD to get questions answered by other readers and home recordists. |
| Our AUDIO TERMS GLOSSARY is the largest reference for audio definitions on the web. |
| Our MOTOWN SECTION has a tour of this famous Detroit Record Company that went #1 and includes links to Motown Artist Pages as well as history stories. |
| Our RID HOME PAGE allows you to find out about campus and online training available. |
| Out TASCAM PAGE gives you free interactive study modules on Tascam Products and links for free downloads |
