Mixing DJ Elements and Turntable Scratches
Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 25th, 2008
Mixing DJ Elements and turntable scratches is not a tricky task, but it is often overlooked in the creative mixing process.
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Using Rewire
Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 25th, 2008
Incorporating ProTools or Logic, Cubase, etc. with Reason is made easy and efficient with Rewire. The process is like this
Advice on placing vocals in a mix
Posted in Recording Sessions, Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 18th, 2008
At CCM we record a lot of band projects and placement of the vocals is one of the most critical processes in creating a final mix.
Quick Organizational Tip with Aux Busing and Lots of Tracks
Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 13th, 2008
Quick Tip with Aux Busing: Good organization in your song files is essential when creating complex mixes with numerous routings. Forming consistent, repetitious habits is the key here to streamline your efficiencies in all the mixing work you do. For example,
Recording Back-Up Vocals
Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 13th, 2008
Continuing from the end of my last post about creating a “macro” lead track, it’s time to stack the back-up vocals.
Creating a sonic sandwich
Posted in Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 11th, 2008
When recording a full band or large ensemble of any style one of the most critical processes that needs to be handled with care is the stereo or spatial imaging done while in mix mode. So, youve just finished your recording session, things went well and youve got possibly many many trax to work with […]
Processing Vocals with Compression
Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice, Studio Gear on Aug 11th, 2008
Continuing from my last post about stacking vocals, it is now time to process them with compression.
Audio EQing - Quick Tip
Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice on Aug 11th, 2008
Sometimes when I am doing positive EQing - boosting frequencies - I like to locate my boosted frequencies individually, or rather, independently of each other. By this I mean that I will EQ one band to taste, and then I will bypass the finished band to continue onto the next additive band, etc. […]
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Posted in Blogroll, Recording Tips and Advice, Studio Gear on Aug 1st, 2008
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Understanding frequency response charts for choosing microphones
Posted in Recording Tips and Advice on Jul 30th, 2008
Audio engineering utilizes an array of specialized equipment and to get professional results you need to fully understand the gear you are using when recording. MIcrophones in particular each have unique properties that make it especially important to make wise choices when choosing what mic to use for different instruments. Each microphone has is own […]