It’s December, so I’m getting a jump on spring cleaning… I also need to buy some of the great Thermionic Culture gear, so I’m waving goodbye to some items I no longer need. All items in “as new” condition. Apogee Converters and Big Ben Clock Apogee AD 16X and Apogee DA 16X 16 channels of […]
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Vocals: Recording, Editing and Mixing
October 5, 2012 
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Recording Vocals Here are some tips and suggestions for recording, editing and mixing vocals, from the perspective of a producer/engineer. Although my focus is rock music, some of the following suggestions should be useful for other types of music but which may require different approaches. In almost all articles about any type of audio recording, […]
Continue readingA Life In The Death Of Joe Meek by PalmDoorFilms — Kickstarter
October 1, 2012 0 Comments
The amazing Joe Meek, one of the most influential figures in British recording and production. I’m glad to see that a new Kickstarter project is born to help fund a feature documentary. From the site linked to below: “This feature documentary chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of Joe Meek. It shows, due in equal […]
Continue readingRecording and Mixing Rock Guitars
August 12, 2011 2 Comments
Here are a few “getting started” ideas, tips and tricks for recording and mixing electric guitars. I deliberately have written in generalities: I have seen posts on forums, and in some articles, blathering about “boosting 500Hz by 3.5 dB, cut 2 dB at 200Hz, add 5 dB at 3.35 kHz blah-blah, use a 4:1 compression […]
Continue readingCompression: An Introduction
June 12, 2011 1 Comment
A compressor can be described as an automatic volume control. By manipulating a compressor’s settings the incoming signal can be changed: louder parts of the signal can be reduced in level, leaving the quieter parts of the signal unchanged. This reduces the dynamic range of the signal. The compressed audio might then be raised in […]
Continue readingMixing .v. Mastering. The difference?
June 10, 2011 0 Comments
The words “mixing” and “mastering” are often incorrectly used synonymously and in this brief article I hope to offer an explanation of the main differences. They are two completely different processes, and I strongly advise you to keep them separate. MIXING Years ago, mixing engineers were called balance engineers, which I think is a better, […]
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