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- Tuning Your 808s With Melodyne
- Using Avid’s HEAT To Get That Tape Sound
- The Power of Absynth – Ambiance & Texture
- Understanding Microphones
- The Beat Maker vs. Producer debate
- Dance Medleys
- New auxiliary rig at CCM! $25/hr for the budgeted artist!
- Tips on Recording and Mixing Vocals with LA-610, Distressor and Clariphonic Parallel EQ
- A pesky kick or hi-hat triggering the snare gate in your mix? There’s a side-chain fix for that…
- Your Studio Project Checklist
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The Power of Absynth – Ambiance & Texture
Native Instruments‘ famed synthesizer, Absynth, is an incredible piece of software capable to generating anything from smooth, flowing pads to tooth-gritting leads and heavy bass lines. It is undoubtably complex at first glance, but after spending enough time with it … Continue reading
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Understanding Microphones
Here at CCM Studios we use a wide variety of microphones in order to capture the source media with precision and quality. Some say that it’s not the “mic” but it’s the positioning of the mic. That being said, a … Continue reading
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The Beat Maker vs. Producer debate
Go on any audio production forum these days and you’ll find numerous threads arguing the endless debate of Producer vs. Beatmaker and what each role means. You have to remember that the title of “Producer” dates back to the years … Continue reading
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New auxiliary rig at CCM! $25/hr for the budgeted artist!
This past Tuesday (March 20th) we put together a new rig in our front studio space; we found that many hip hop vocalists and singers/songwriters needed a simpler, cheaper way to get recorded, and at CCM Studios we found a … Continue reading
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Tips on Recording and Mixing Vocals with LA-610, Distressor and Clariphonic Parallel EQ
Here’s a few ideas on how I like to record and mix lead vocals…
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Medleys, Mashups, Client Communication & Garth Brooks
I was recently given the opportunity to do a project for a client that turned into one of my favorite projects I’ve worked on here at CCM. My main thing is beatmaking and electronic music production in Logic, and I do lots … Continue reading
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Check Out Our Awesome DAW Choices. We Be Ballin.
In the days of modern audio editing your computer and your Digital Audio Workstation are your most powerful tools, and the basis of a studio rig. There are many choices out there and each has its benefits. We offer the … Continue reading
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The Importance of Registering and Updating Gear
CCM Studios runs all the latest pro audio and video editing gear from Avid Pro Tools 9, to Apple Logic 9, to Final Cut, to a G5 MacPro. As important as it is to have the essential gear in a pro studio, it is … Continue reading
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Independence in Recording
These days a DAW is the norm, and “mixing in the box” is a common practice. Back when music was made on hardware mixing boards and stacks of rack gear the recording studio and a good sound engineer was necessary. … Continue reading
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Sessions Made Quick and Easy
Here at CCM Recording Studios clients want top quality sound as quick as possible and it isn’t always easy to accomplish. Such as clients that book an hour long session that sometimes need two songs recorded and mixed. That’s why knowing your surroundings in the studio … Continue reading
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