Helping Clients Make The Most Of Studio Time Whether Mixing Or Recording
"We can't afford to record in a studio, so we'll record everything on our sanctuary and you can mix it". Sound familiar? Read More
Study Hall posts in Recording
Blurring The Line: The Evolution Of Live Recording In The Digital Era
A long-term, hard-earned perspective on the past, present and future of capturing it live Read More
Five Key Things Recording Engineers Should Know
Courtesy of Omega Studios. When folks talk of churning away the hours in the studio, images of sitting behind a console and turning knobs comes to mind. Yep, that’s part of… Read More
RE/P Files: An Interview With George Martin At A.I.R. Studio In London
A true legend talks about the creative process, technology, the Beatles and more... Read More
In The Studio: Going For That Vintage Sound
What the old-school folks did, and it worked well for them Read More
In The Studio: Re-Amplification Techniques
H.P. Lovecraft’s short story, “Herbert West: Re-Animator,” tells of a medical student obsessed with “re-starting” the dead. Well, I sometimes look at being an audio engineer the same way. A “sound scientist” bringing “dead” tracks back to life. For anyone… Read More
In The Studio: Instrument Roles & Creating Space
This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. The drums must provide the rhythmic foundation and centered and strong. The vocal has to be loud. The bass has to thump. The guitars have to… Read More
Bruce Swedien On Developing Your Own Sonic Personality
Excerpted from the excellent “Make Mine Music” by Bruce Swedien, available from musicdispatch.com. It’s my opinion that after all is said and done, psychoacoustics is really why we are interested in recording music in the first… Read More
In The Studio: Gain Structuring With Plugins
For those of us who toiled over faders back when the earth was still cooling, the concept of gain structure was fairly easy to grasp. Each separate box was a link in the audio chain, visibly connected via patch cables,… Read More
Drum Tuning Techniques Every Engineer Should Know
There’s no doubt that getting a drum sound is the number one priority for any recording that has a drummer. Sometimes you luck out and the drums sound great by just putting the mics in front of them, but other… Read More
In The Studio: Creating Mood In The Mix
This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. Mixing is more than making sounds louder or softer. It utilizes sonic illusions to support the song’s intended expressive aspects. In order to create a more… Read More
Successful Capture: Advice About Microphones In The Live Recording Quest
Early in my career, I heard there were two types of microphones: “live” models rugged enough to be used on stage and “studio” models that were only used for recording because they were fragile. As I learned more about our… Read More