Denver Recording Studio

Here’s what Westword has to say about the Meadowlark, down on 27th and Larimer:

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Beginning September 29th, 2010, CCM Studios will begin a monthly workshop open to the public to teach anything from software setup and gear choices, to mixing 101 and advanced tricks for the pros. The classes will feature CCM engineers sharing their tips, techniques and tricks to getting professional results; even in the most undesirable recording/listening spaces.The best part about it is that the workshop topics will be guided by YOUR comments and questions. Read more »

You’ve gotten your mixes where they need to be.  Now they just need to be mastered.  Simple, right?  Wrong.  Mastering is never simple.

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For the last several months I have been recording my Postal Service-esque project Random Battles’ first EP, entitled ‘Masters’.  This project was meant to be not only a continuation of my work in the Video Game Music community, but also a crash course in recording rock/metal music, mixing and, over the last week, mastering.  Essentially I set out to not only learn the ropes of being an engineer, but also to have a product at the end of my first big, all-encompassing lesson.  ‘Masters’ is that product.

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It’s been a fantastic learning experience these past nine months, and now the action-packed debut EP by Random Battles, ‘Masters’, is hitting stores!  Read more »

Need help creating fat, thick, in-your-face rhythms and searing hot, vibrant lead guitars?  Do you feel your tones are too muddy or “soft”, that you can’t make your guitar really come alive in the mix?  I’m here to help.

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When making beats or mixing drums, it is very important to make sure that your kick drum is in tune with the rest of the music… When making hip-hop beats, it is EXTREMELY important! Read more »

For me, coming into CCM for the first time as a new intern opened up a lot opportunities for me. From getting a first impression of the studio as well as being brought in to see how the engineers work with their clients. After getting to know the engineers, i noticed that they all had their own genre and music preferences making it a reliable experience to any client knowing that the engineers have a true connection with the music that they are working on. Read more »

At CCM studios we record a lot of different genres of music and placement of the vocals in the song is critical in the final mix. Place them too low and they will get masked by the other instruments in the mix… place them too loud and they become an unbearable ear-sore. The most important thing to remember is how they operate within the song. Read more »

How should you track your drums?

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