September 2008
8 posts
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Monitors and listening environment
Hey gang. I’ve been asked recently about my preference in monitors. GOOD QUESTION! Your monitoring environment is extremely important. It’s how you hear the music you create. You are taking a huge gamble when you produce/mix without good monitoring. Without good monitoring how will you know that what you are recording is accurate? How will you know if the bottom end of your...
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Tutorials Coming Soon!
I just wanted to let you know that there’s some great new things coming your way FROM ME! I’m working on a few video tutorials. I’m gonna start with some production tips. Auto-Tuning, Drum Editing, Replacing Drums with Samples, and more. I’ll also be doing some tutorials on using Finale Music Notation Software! Keep checking back! Also, I can’t tell you the...
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I Dig
OK, so I’m starting a new segment called “I dig.” I listen to a ton of music. Some of it inspires me, and some does not. I may mention some laughable songs here and there that I “do not dig” but in general I’ll keep it positive. It’s been since Jonny Lang’s “Turn Around” record that I’ve listened to an album day in and day out...
Make up your mind already!
Here’s a good one for you all. It’s not a techie post at all. This one involves making decisions… As a mixer, I get session files in all kinds of shapes and sizes. I receive them on a hard drive, on a DVD or as downloadable files over the internet. These sessions may be nicely edited, consolidated and color coded; they may be a jumbled up mess of files, extra takes and...
Disc Space and Backups!
One of the biggest problems with modern hard disk recording is the subject of disk storage. As a recording enthusiast your hard drives are your security, they protect your investment. Good hard drives that are properly backed up are what allow me to sleep at night! Think about it, if a hard drive crashes and it is not backed up, you (and the artists/labels you work for) could be out tens,...
DITHER!!!! What you need to know
OK, so here’s the deal. I know many of you just want to make music and care very little for the hyper-technical side of recording. I think that’s great! I think it’s better to error on the side of musicianship that technician any day. BUT there are some things you MUST know before you press record. In this case, this is something you must know before you bounce your audio. ...
I wanna hear it!
Hey guys and gals. Things are going great out here in California. I’m involved in several new projects. I’ll be sure to post some mp3s for your enjoyment soon. One notable project was a sound-alike of Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” for an animated movie. It was a lot of fun trying to recreate the sounds of the original recording… Julio Figueroa got out an...
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What Mastering Does
Ah! (deep breath… slowly exhale). I just returned from a fantastic trip to Europe. Switzerland, Croatia, France and Italy. It was truly an amazing trip. If you’d like to see pictures, click on over to my wife’s blog and check it all out. Lots of cows and goats :) A few months ago I began work with a local Orange County rock band called “The Bolts.” These guys...
