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Thursday, January 12, 2012RE/P Files: Construction Of A Live Echo Chamber
Scott Putnam & Tom Lubin 01/12/12 10:22 AM,A live echo chamber can be a considerable asset for any recording studio, that is providing that it is a good one. That’s the problem — how do you construct a good echo chamber? When someone builds a chamber, they… View this post
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012Inexpensive Studio Monitoring Upgrades
PSW Staff 01/03/12 12:06 PM,“I recently purchased a really good (expensive) set of studio monitors for my studio, but I still find that my mixes sound drastically different as I listen to them on other systems. What am I missing?” While the studio monitors… View this post
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Thursday, December 22, 2011Twenty Questions: Dynamic Details
Rick Kreifeldt 12/22/11 02:41 PM,Go ahead and see how much you really know or don’t know about Compression. This mini-test gets progressively more difficult and is a good indicator of where you stand in this area of pro audio science. Rick Kreifeldt, Harman Professional… View this post
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Education • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • Studio • System -
Monday, December 12, 2011Solving Acoustical Microphone Interference
Tim Vear 12/12/11 03:30 PM,An important consideration in microphone use is acoustic interference, which can occur whenever delayed versions of the same sound are mixed together, acoustically or electrically. With mics, this may happen in several ways: mics of reverse polarity picking up the… View this post
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011Live Sessions: Multitrack Recording Made Easy
Bobby Owsinski 12/07/11 07:31 PM,These days it seems that almost everyone has a digital audio workstation (DAW) and a common 8-channel interface from Avid, MOTU, Edirol or some other manufacturer. Believe it or not, these small, inexpensive rigs pack more power than The Beatles… View this post
Filed in: Church Sound • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Digital • Microphone • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Tuesday, November 22, 2011In The Studio: Stereo Microphone Techniques
PSW Staff 11/22/11 09:29 AM,One of the most popular specialized microphone techniques is stereo mic’ing. This use of two or more microphones to create a stereo image will often give depth and spatial placement to an instrument or overall recording. There are a number… View this post
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Friday, November 04, 2011RE/P Files: The ‘Planet Waves’ Sessions - Recording Bob Dylan At The Village Recorder
Gary D. Davis 11/04/11 09:43 AM,R-e/p: Dick, how did you choose an engineer for the Dylan album? Dick LaPalm: I left the decision up to Rob. I asked him who should do it. At the time we had 3 guys. Rob came back after a… View this post
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011How To Build Your Own Plate Reverb: A Concise Step By Step Process
Bob Buontempo 10/11/11 12:05 PM,As Larry Crane, editor of Tape Op magazine, noted, “Plate Reverb. Many people ask me about this and I usually tell them to listen to some records from the ‘70s and ‘80s and look for reverb with a thick, pillowy… View this post
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Friday, August 26, 2011RE/P Files: An Interview With The 1971 NARAS Engineer Of The Year Roy Halee
George Koch 08/26/11 09:01 AM, 2 CommentsWhen a child is learning to walk, he is able to do no more than put one foot in front of the other and shift his weight. He learns quickly (after a couple of falls), that he must master these… View this post
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Monday, August 22, 2011Guerrilla Recording: Adding More Dynamic Range To Your Mixes
Karl Coryat 08/22/11 05:35 PM, 1 CommentThis article is excerpted from Karl Coryat’s Guerrilla Home Recording - 2nd Edition. Even with today’s inexpensive recording systems, it’s possible to achieve a dynamic range of over 90 dB—in other words, the loudest sounds you record can be over… View this post
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Friday, August 12, 2011RE/P Files: Recording Techniques To Create Echo Effects From Basic Four Track
Brian Ingoldsby 08/12/11 07:39 AM, 0 CommentsBy using basic four track equipment, three very desirable and unusual variations of echo effects can be created. Duplication of these effects using other methods requires the use of additional tracks, more equipment and more time. The first effect, which… View this post
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Thursday, August 11, 2011The Role Of Critical Distance In Overall Microphone PlacementPSW Staff 08/11/11 12:47 PM, 0 CommentsA microphone is the first component in any speech recording or transmission system. Its function is to convert acoustic sound waves into an equivalent electrical signal. This signal can then be recorded, transmitted, amplified, or modified. However, a microphone cannot… View this post
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Friday, August 05, 2011RE/P Files: Wally Heider Recording Sammy Davis, Jr. LIVE at the “NOW Grove” (1970)
Chris Huston 08/05/11 12:05 PM, 1 Comment10:30 PM . . . the ‘NOW GROVE’. . . the comedy team has slipped back behind the curtain . . . the room is hushed . . . expectant. . . apprehensively darkened . . . unaware that tonight’s… View this post
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Friday, July 29, 2011Church Sound Recording: Start By Making The Right System Connections
Bruce Bartlett 07/29/11 04:42 PM, 2 CommentsAt first glance, recording the audio of worship services might appear to be a relatively simple procedure. Just connect a recording device to the sound system, set levels, press “record” and you’re ready to roll, right? If only it were… View this post
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011Maintaining Optical & Magnetic Media & Recovering Data From Damaged Storage Devices
Patrick Killianey 07/26/11 06:21 PM, 1 CommentNot long ago, I took some aspiring engineers to a trade show where some “antiques” were on display. Namely, some CD/DVD players, along with a few analog multitrack’s. Over the last 30 years, audio equipment has certainly followed the better-smaller-cheaper… View this post
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Helping Clients Make The Most Of Studio Time Whether Mixing Or Recording
Bruce Bartlett 07/26/11 06:01 PM, 0 CommentsIn a tough economy, an increasing number of bands, musicians, and church congregations are finding themselves financially strapped. When it comes time to record the next big album, be it praise music or hard rock, the DIY route is being… View this post
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Thursday, July 14, 2011Live Sessions: Enhancing Portable & Board Recordings
Bobby Owsinski 07/14/11 11:12 AM, 0 CommentsI know what many of you are thinking. “I love doing live sound but I’m really not that interested in recording.” Or, “Clients are asking for it, but I’m a little uncertain on how to get quality results.” Not to… View this post
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RE/P Files: Carole King, Lou Adler, And Hank Cicalo In Session At A&M Records
George Koch 07/14/11 10:31 AM, 0 CommentsThe door of Studio B at A&M in Hollywood sports a sing which reads, “CLOSED SESSION - NO ADMITTANCE PLEASE.” Inside, Carole King, looking much more like a friend that the superstar she is these days, is recording her third… View this post
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011Studio Techniques To Get Great Sounding Vocals, Part 2: In The Control Room
Barry Rudolph 07/06/11 12:11 PM, 0 Comments(See part 1 of this series.) During a session, I remember when an artist was on mic, out in the studio ready to start vocal overdubs, and the producer asked: “how do we look in here from out there?” Interesting,… View this post
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Friday, June 10, 2011RE/P Files: Producing A Controllable Phasing Effect
Jerry Ferree 06/10/11 04:31 PM, 0 CommentsEveryone who listens to pop music has at some time heard that weird swishing effect swooping down through a drum solo or a vocal group making them sound rather like a long-distance short wave broadcast. Most engineers will tell you… View this post
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