http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com Denver's landmark recording studio on Colfax shares sessions, gear, and tips! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:09:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week in the studio, we finished editing a video for Darren's music project. The video will be used as an online promotional tool for Skanson and Hansen. As this was essentially a music video, it was very important that the audio and video matched up. The audio came from ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/03/06/recording-sessions/final-cut-pro/ At CCM Recording Studios in Denver Colorado, we find EZ Drummer to be very effective and easy to use software instrument.  Once installed in your studio recording system, just open up the ad-on through your I/O and you're ready to go.  Here at CCM Recording Studios in Denver, EZ Drummer ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/03/04/studio-gear/ez-drummer-recording-studio/ 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 ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/03/01/learningprotoolls/gettingstartedonprotools/ 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 ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/02/22/learningprotoolls/protools-aux-in-vs-audio-in/ Conservative Republican Jane Norton was at CCM's Denver recording studio today recording voice advertisements for radio play.  Topics covered in the studio session ranged from national security, President Obama's proposed spending fees, credit bills, and Congressional needs for reform.  Jane Norton recorded with the Neumann U-87 mic through the Universal Audio LA-610 pre-amp.  We ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/02/12/recording-sessions/senatorial-canditate-jane-norton-records-at-ccm/ Compression is one of the most common things you will find in a studio, right up there with mics, amps and computers.  Compressors are often built into preamps, but more and more often they are used as plug-ins after recording has taken place.  You'll likely see compression on individual tracks, ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/02/09/blogroll/compression-how-much-is-too-much/ Everyone knows mastering is an extremely vital step to creating a radio-ready track, but few know what mastering actually entails.  Contrary to popular belief, it is not simply a matter of making the mix louder, although that is one of its functions.  A mastering session accomplishes not only a radio-level ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/02/03/recording-tips-advice/an-introduction-to-mastering/ Reamping is the process of sending a recorded guitar signal through an amplifier to receive that amp's signal back in a new track. For example, say you have recorded a clean electric guitar (via a direct in box and a split signal between it and your amp) that you wish to ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/02/03/recording-tips-advice/reamping-make-your-guitar-come-alive/ Using ReWire with ProTools is easy! To Use Reason Within Protools: - Start fresh without any programs open. - Open ProTools first, then open Reason. This is important in establishing the master/slave relationship between the two softwares. - Now open a new file in both ProTools and Reason; or just a new Reason file if ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2010/02/02/recording-tips-advice/how-to-use-rewire-with-protools-and-record-rewire-audio/ If you have a live, imported, old, or otherwise off-time session, you may want to add elements to it.  In these types of cases, Beat Detective can be used to create a "tempo map" that follows the changes within the song, which can then be used to create new MIDI ... http://denverrecordingstudioblog.com/2009/10/21/blogroll/a-brief-introduction-to-beat-detective/