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  • Monday, February 07, 2011
    History Files: Inside The Development Of What We Know As Digital Audio Workstations
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    Mel Lambert 02/07/11 08:40 AM, 0 Comments
    In the beginning there was analog tape. And it was seen to be wholesome and healthy, and could be cut with a pair of scissors or a razor blade. And thus there entered a new word into the producer’s vocabulary: editing. Which meant that we could tag together sections from different takes and, with some luck, turn a so-so performance into a potential hit. But analog tape was not without its problems. In the analog era, we made tradeoffs: noise… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Consoles • Digital • Education • Mixer • Signal • Studio • System

  • Monday, October 25, 2010
    Recording The “Brown Sugar” Sessions
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    Bruce Borgerson 10/25/10 03:49 PM, 1 Comment
    If you’ve seen the Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter movie, you might recall Jimmy Johnson’s brief speaking role. He was the one coaching Keith Richards on the proper Alabama pronunciation of “Y’all come back, y’hear.” For three nights in December of 1969, the Stones cut basic tracks and live vocals for three songs: “You Gotta Move,” “Wild Horses” and “Brown Sugar.” The sessions took place at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios-the “burlap palace” at 3614 Jackson Highway-a nondescript former casket factory which… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Analog • Audio • Consoles • Microphone • Mixer • Signal • Studio • System