Denver Recording Studio

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 [...]

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

This week at the studio I got to sit drivers seat and run Pro Tools on one of Darrens sessions. I have learned how to turn on all of the gear and set up the system for recording. I now know the difference between mixing boards and pre-amps; mixing boards are fine tuning devices for [...]

Audio tracks let you record to the hard disk and play back from the disk any recorded or imported audio files.
Auxiliary Input tracks can be used for effects sends, destinations for submixes, as bounce destinations, as inputs to monitor or process au - dio (such as audio from external MIDI instru- ments), and for many [...]

After a long session, it is often beneficial to “zero out” or start over with your mix.  This gives you an opportunity to start fresh and give yourself a new perspective.  “Zeroing out” refers to the removal of all automation (panning, volume changes, etc) plug-ins, sends and any other alterations made to the dry mix that changes [...]