We’re almost at the end of a big year on Audiotuts+. I’d like to send out a huge thank you to our authors and the larger community. I’ve spent hours today exploring all we achieved in 2011, and I’m impressed. Out of everything we’ve posted this year, here are the Top 20 posts according to the interest of our readers.

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Understanding phase can help you diagnose problems when miking or mixing. This post is a clear explanation and helpful overview of the topic from Mark Garrison’s book Encyclopedia of Home Recording.

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Rockable Press have just released a new book: How to Record Great Music by Audiotuts+ regular and audio engineer Björgvin Benediktsson. And you can get $6 off the eBook version for the next four days – just in time for Christmas. That’s not long, so hurry!

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Problem. There’s five days till Christmas, and you still don’t know what to get your muso friend. While most musicians do wear socks and undies, here’s a list of ideas that they’ll appreciate even more – that you can buy at the last minute without breaking the bank.

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Nile Rogers gives great guitar advice. Bobby Owsinski recently posted the video on his blog with this comment: “One area that Nile really knows is funk, and in the following video, he gives probably the best lessons I’ve ever seen on what is funky and what isn’t in terms of playing. This should be a must see for every guitar player, regardless of if you play in the genre or not.”

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Knowledge is power, and experimentation is key. But there are shortcuts to becoming a better engineer. Read everything you can get your hand on by anyone that knows their craft. Steve Albini (Producer: Nirvana, Pixies, Bush, PJ Harvey) once said in an interview, “Read, read as much as you can” when he was asked for advice on becoming a better engineer. While his advice is solid, there is just so much information to learn that you quickly get information overload.

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