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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 11:11 AM, 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 03:31 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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Thursday, June 09, 2011A Wide Variety Of Microphone Techniques For Drums
Barry Rudolph 06/09/11 08:32 AM, 0 CommentsOf all acoustic instruments, drums and percussion instruments seem the most elusive to capture with a compelling sound. Pop recordings are (mostly) driven by an unique and attractive drum sound. The definition of what makes a “good drum sound” has… View this post
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Thursday, June 02, 2011Bruce Swedien On Loudspeakers, Amplifiers, The Control Room, Techniques & More
Bruce Swedien 06/02/11 10:18 AM, 1 CommentEditor’s note: If you missed the earlier discussion from Bruce, click here. Over the years, I have been very fussy about the volume levels that I use in the control room. I have always tried to observe the American OSHA… View this post
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Friday, May 27, 2011Tech Tip Of The Day: Mixing Safely Is Critical
PSW Staff 05/27/11 09:12 AM, 0 CommentsProvided by Sweetwater. We’re running this Tech Tip Of The Day sans-question because it is so important to your music career and your quality of life that it can’t be ignored. Plus, there’s no better way to remind you… View this post
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Friday, May 20, 2011Recording Techniques: The Effects Of Microphone Placement On Banjo Tone
Bruce Bartlett 05/20/11 09:11 AM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Bartlett Microphones. Some time ago I decided I wanted to find out how the location of a microphone near a banjo affects the tone quality you hear. To make these tests scientific as well… View this post
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011Five Tips To Keep In Mind For Better Vocal Recordings
Jon Tidey 05/11/11 11:02 AM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. Recording vocals can be extremely tricky even under the most perfect of circumstances. However, as we well know, the perfect circumstances aren’t encountered by everyone from day to day. So, here… View this post
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011Recording Techniques: Virtual Instruments To The Rescue!
PSW Staff 05/10/11 09:08 AM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by Home Studio Corner. I recently finished up a fun little EP project with an artist who is a phenomenal female singer/songwriter. Early on in the project she told me she wanted everything to have… View this post
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011Remastering Three Jazz Classics: The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Art Pepper, and Sonny Rollins
Bruce Bartlett 05/03/11 08:03 AM, 0 CommentsIt’s a joy to hear old recordings of a favorite musician remastered on CD. Especially when the remastering is done so well that you can enjoy the music more than ever. What’s more, a great remastering job clearly reveals the… View this post
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Friday, April 29, 2011Audio Basics: The Often Misunderstood Points Of Threshold Based Effects
Bruce A. Miller 04/29/11 11:02 AM, 0 CommentsThis article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. In the world of recording there are numerous kinds of effects. However, often there are more terms and details specific to each device than the average engineer would care to learn before jumping… View this post
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Thursday, April 28, 2011Video: Equalization Explained By George Massenburg
PSW Staff 04/28/11 03:36 PM, 1 CommentOne of the topics most discussed here on ProSoundWeb is EQ. However, it can often be difficult for beginners and experts alike to take the skills off the page an apply them in the studio. Thankfully, today we have a… View this post
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011Audio Basics: A Beginner’s Guide To Audio Connections
Bruce Bartlett 04/27/11 04:00 PM, 2 CommentsThis article is provided by Bartlett Microphones. An audio system has so many cables and connectors, it’s easy to become confused. What plugs into what? This article will help you sort out the various types of audio cables and… View this post
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011Recording Quality: Let’s Keep Moving Forward, Please
j. hall 04/26/11 04:35 PM, 0 CommentsIt seems to me that over the course of many years and many technological “advances,” we have once again come to an age-old question: where is the line of acceptability? As recording techniques, and production ethics change as quickly as… View this post
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One Of The Most Overlooked Steps Of Recording
Joe Gilder 04/26/11 09:58 AM, 2 CommentsThis article is provided by Home Studio Corner. When I started recording more seriously, I was spending most of my time in professional studios. Fancy studios are awesome. You’ve got a pretty control room with a big console, patchbay,… View this post
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Friday, April 15, 2011Recording Microphone Techniques To Produce Warm, Spacious Stereo
Bruce Bartlett 04/15/11 09:08 AM,Renowned recording engineers Jack Renner of Telarc Records and Marc Aubort of Nonesuch Records describe spaced omnidirectional microphones as their favorite technique for stereo recording of symphonic ensembles. Of all the stereo mic techniques available, the “spaced-omni” method is especially… View this post
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011Behind The Glass: The Wall Of Sound Deconstructed
Howard Massey 04/06/11 10:23 AM, 3 CommentsHe was making hit records long before most of us were born. Together with a legendary producer, he fashioned a distinctive sound that was to dominate the industry for decades and inspire countless musicians and producers (including a young genius… View this post
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011Video: Edison Wax Cylinder Recording Session
PSW Staff 04/05/11 10:25 AM, 2 CommentsRecording to an original Edison Cylinder machine is an incredible experience to watch. Thanks to Gerald Fabris of the Edison Historic Site, Bruno Caruso (great grand nephew of Enrico), the Hot Tamale Brass Band, the AES, the Audio Program at… View this post
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Simulating A Live Drum Solo In The Studio
Bruce Bartlett 04/05/11 09:42 AM, 2 CommentsSuppose you just recorded a band in a club to create a live album. A few days after the gig, the drummer asks, “Can I play a drum solo in your studio, and have you add it to the album?… View this post
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Friday, April 01, 2011RE/P Files: Studio Design And Construction
Paul D. Lehrman 04/01/11 09:20 AM, 0 Comments“The most important piece of equipment in a recording studio is the control room,” says Phil Greene, chief engineer and part-owner of Normandy Sound, located in Warren, Rhode Island. It’s that kind of thinking that led Normandy, one of the… View this post
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011Video: The Loudness Wars Exposed
PSW Staff 03/30/11 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsWhen mixing, we’re all surely guilty of distorting sounds to make them seem louder from time to time. Unfortunately, sound quality suffers. So, in debate of the loudness wars, why don’t we take a look at a real example? As… View this post
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