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Project Studio Upgrades, Pt. 2 – Preamps and Channel Strips
This is the second installment of my studio upgrade series. Part 1: Microphones Part 3: Keyboards, Synths and Controllers Part 4: Mixers and Audio Interfaces Part 5: Computers, DAW’s and Control...
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Project Studio Upgrades, Pt. 3 – Keyboards
This is the third installment of my studio upgrade series. Part 1: Microphones Part 2: Preamps and Channel Strips Part 4: Mixers and Audio Interfaces Part 5: Computers, DAW’s and Control Surfaces Part...
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The Interface Saga
When I first got into computer audio recording, I was using the old Dell family computer and it’s stock Soundblaster card. My small mixer was plugged into the stereo mini-jack on the soundblaster, and...
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Keyboard Magazine Five Things To Know About Getting the Most from Mastering your Music Five non-intuitive tips from master mastering engineer Greg Calbi MixCoach Minute How to make a vocal sound...
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MixCoach Demagnetizing The Mix (Part 1) Demagnitizing the Mix (Part 2) A creative approach to identifying a common mix problem. Mixcoach Minute How I Use Stereo Widening Tools (Video) Hint –...
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MIDI Mock-UP vs. Live Comparison
I’ve mentioned in previous posts about how I set off recording these instrumental tracks. I generally start with a MIDI Mock-up to set the arrangement and parts, and then replace some or all of the...
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Best of the Web – How to Use Subtractive EQ
EQ is one of the fundamental tools in the mixer’s arsenal. When asked if he couldn’t live without compression or EQ, recording and mixing educator Joe Gilder replied “unequivocally it would be EQ.”...
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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Practice, man, practice! We all know that if we want to get better at playing an instrument (or a sport, for that matter) we need to practice. Malcom Gladwell, in his book Outliers, promotes the idea...
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Recording Session: Classical Recital
I recently had the opportunity to record my daughter’s first harp recital with her new instructor. The instructor is a high school student from a very large family in which both parents and many of the...
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Recording and Mixing Amazing Grace
My ongoing relationship with the delightful Shedd family is continuing. After recording their recital, they approached me with this request. One of the daughters participates in pageants. Part of the...
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