Analog Rejuvenation: The Joy Of Getting Back To Basics
Who would have thought revisiting the “old school” could be so exciting?
Who would have thought revisiting the “old school” could be so exciting?
Minimizing the setup down to its core, utilizing the bare essentials to get the job done efficiently and as quickly as possible.
Mix engineer Brendon Harris details the efficient strategy he utilized in working solo to support the Nashville-based roots-rock band on the Blood Harmony 2023 series of dates.
Even in challenging situations, with a little bit of forward planning and careful preparation prior to show time you should still be able to produce a quality result for the audience.
Just because we’re able to add a microphone (or two) to every source on stage, does it mean we should?
The early-to-mid-1970s saw numerous advances in the evolution of the modern analog mixing console that continue to have an impact to this day – let’s have a look back to that seminal time.
Regardless of the size of the console – or if it’s analog or digital – sometimes we have to be a little “creative” to get the desired results. Here are some things I do.
The difference between VCAs and subgroups becomes important when we have individual channels routed to different destinations.
Let’s zoom out for a second and forget about all the tools that can help make a mix sound great so that we can talk about the building blocks that make up 99.9 percent of music.
While on the surface it may seem that stereo offers just a version of dual mono, there is a lot more to it than just two simple channels…
We have to be in control of the mix. We can’t become hoarders of frequencies and processors or the result is a sonic cesspool of unnecessary junk.
I’m a big fan of standardization. It makes it a lot easier to move between venues and host different sound techs if everything is more or less the same. So, what is the standard board layout?
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