Articles by this Author
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Why You Don't NEED A Mixer For Home Recording
?There was a day when a mixer was pretty much required to make music at home. This mentality still seams to exist on my home recording forum even though technology has evolved to the point where the mixer is on the way out of your average home recorder.
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Producing 101 : How Arranging Effects Audio Engineering
The arrangement of a song makes has an enormous impact on the audio engineering of a song. As producers and audio engineers, we must make sure that our audio engineering compliments the song. This concept was driven home at recent live sound gig, of all things.
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The Secret To The Myspace Drum Sound
This article will include detailed steps to help engineers record and mix the acclaimed Myspace drum sound
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The Problem With Simple Recording Software
I see a lot of beginners in the home recording world looking for simple home recording software. This article will discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of going for simple home recording software and help you decide whether simple recording software is the right recording software for you.
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Can You Be A Session Musician?
Just how realistic is it for you to make a living from playing music? This article will explain the realities of being a session musician. Can you really earn a decent living playing bass, drums, guitar, etc?
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Getting Started With Parametric EQ
What is a parametric EQ and how do I use it? This is common question on the recordingreview.com forum. EQ is a very powerful tool in the recording world and this article will get you started with using a parametric equalizer to improve your tracks.
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Getting Started With Mixers and Mixing Consoles
?While I very seldom recommend a mixer to a person getting into home recording these days, a clear understanding of how a mixer works is crucial to the recording process. In this article, I will discuss how your standard mixer works and how to use these concepts with your own recordings.
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The Basics Of Setting Gain Structure
?We've all been told at one point or another in our recording careers that we are having flaws in our gain structure. This article will discuss the very basics of gain structure in your recording chain from your microphone down to your analog to digital converter.
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My Current Approach To Rock and Metal Guitars
?I've had several forum members ask my recently about having problems with too much mud in their guitar tones. In this quick little article , I'll explain my approach to recording rock or metal electric guitar these days.
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Soundcard Troubleshooting 101
It seams that many of the questions regarding soundcards on the home recording forum tend to stem from a lack of understanding of how audio flows in and out of a computer interface. This article will give you a basic understanding of your home recording system so that you can troubleshoot your soundcard.
Blogs by this Author
Published 05/2/2006
A close friend of mine is in the band, Promise To Burn. They are currently working with a producer (Malcolm Springer) with about as big of connections as you could imagine. I was supposed ...
Published 05/6/2006
I've decided that I'm going back to my midi routes. I've got a buddy who can write songs like crazy and can hold his own in front of the vocal mic as well. He's about as talented of a guy as I'v...
Published 05/8/2006
Okay, I've chosen my audio sequencer. A few forum members were cool enough to steer me in the right direction. I actually had an old copy of Cubase VST 5.1 laying around from when I first ...
Published 05/9/2006
As usual, after a demanding mix day I burned a copy and slapped it in my home computer's cd-rom. AHHHHHH. BOOMY BOOMY BOOMY. I thought I had the mix pretty solid when I heard it on m...
Published 05/10/2006
After being frustrated with my mixes from Sunday, I decided to try something a little new. Many studios use a tad bit of corrective EQ on their studio monitors. Well, I don't have any outb...
Published 05/12/2006
I alway debate between listening to a major label cd while mixing (to gain perspective) vs just trying to make the mix sound as good as it can for what it is. Dangers of Listening To A Major La...
Published 05/15/2006
For whatever reason, I just couldn't get the reverb right on a snare for a Blink 182 type of project I was doing. Nothing seamed to work or fit. Then I remembered that I had used the stock Sonic Found...
Published 05/20/2006
I see bands all the time who work jobs. There is nothing wrong with that. You have bills to pay. O f course, I see a ton of people who make way more money than they need to live. The sacrifice b...
Published 05/20/2006
I've dealt with my fair share of jokers who saw no problem in wasting my time and working me like a dog just so they could half ass their own musical path. Well, I've come to notice something ab...
Published 05/22/2006
A good friend of mine is working with a big producer dude.? They mixed their project on an SSL 9000 which is about as high end of a console that you are going to find.? The studio was Soundstage Stud...
