Music workshops with Audiotech during Guitar Expo!
12.02.2026
During Guitar Expo 2026, music workshops prepared by Dominik Samborski and Audiotech will be held. During the hour-long meetings, the intricacies of recording and mixing guitars will be discussed. Both open workshops will be held twice—on both days of the fair.
Dominik Samborski
The host, Dominik Samborski, is a musician, producer, sound engineer, and bass guitarist for the band Wanda i Banda, with whom he has been performing on the biggest stages in Poland for 19 years.
From the very beginning, he has been closely associated with the School of Modern Music in Wrocław, where he teaches mixing and software, and actively works to develop the school as one of the most important centers of music production education in Poland.
Audiotech Workshop 1: "Recording electric guitar – decisions, not presets."
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Date: March 28 and 29
Format: practical workshops + live listening session
Level: open (for guitarists, producers, and sound engineers)
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About the workshops
How to record an electric guitar so that it sounds good in a song, not just in a solo?
During the workshop, various approaches to recording electric guitars will be demonstrated – from classic amp recording, through working with line signals (DI), to virtual solutions.
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Agenda
1. Introduction
• what constitutes a good guitar recording in the context of production
• recording as a decision, not a preset
2. Guitar from the amp – recording with a microphone
• basics of microphone placement
• the nature and limitations of such recording
• impact of performance on the mix
3. Guitar from the amp + DI signal
• signal split: microphone and line
• editing timing on the DI track
• reamping and its application
4. Guitar recorded virtually
• clean DI recording
• amplifier and speaker simulations
• advantages and limitations in production
Audiotech Workshop 2: “Hardware or software? Editing, mixing, and the consequences of guitar recording choices.”
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Date: March 28 and 29
Format: practical workshops + live listening session
Level: open (for guitarists, producers, and sound engineers)
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About the workshops
How to get 300% of the sound out of an electric guitar in your song? Has software replaced hardware? During the workshop, we will show you different approaches to mixing electric guitars, tips & tricks, and explain the rationale behind using hardware in everyday work.
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Agenda:
1. The relevance of hardware in everyday work
• Software or hardware?
• Preamp in everyday recording work
• The nature of compressors when working with guitar
2. The secret of guitar mixing
• band management
• parallel compression
• stability and clarity of the guitar in the mix
3. Tips & Tricks: How to achieve a wide sound?
• when to use left/right doubles
• how to obtain width without duplicates
• The Haas effect – principles and pitfalls
