This is a guest post by Mike Sorensen of Acoustic Fields We live in the year 2012 AD and yet we are still light years away from perfecting the recording process. As Donald Rumsfeld once said: “There are known knowns and there are known unknowns.” OK, so he was talking about the Iraq war in...
Cooking is great. Doing the dishes afterwards is terrible. And it’s even worse when you leave them in the sink until the next time you have to cook. Then you not only have to do the dishes before you cook, but you ALSO have to do them afterwards! Terrible right? I like cooking, so I begrudgingly do...
In the battle for a great recording, who will win: the rich kids with all the nice gear, or the resourceful and educated intern? In one corner we have George the rich kid. His trust fund allows him to buy Neumann mics, Millenia pre-amps and Focal monitors. He thinks money will get him great recordings, so...
EQ is a tricky thing. It’s super helpful for sculpting your mixes, but it can also make them sound terrible. Especially if you’re doing any of these things below. 1. You Move the Wrong Knobs This is beginner’s mistake number 1 but it’s worth pointing out. If you’re only moving the frequency knob without moving...
We’ve been talking about the Loudness Wars all week, and for good reason. Today is Dynamic Range Day, the day we celebrate mixes that actually sound good. If I haven’t beaten the idea into the ground yet, here’s a video demonstration of what happens with too much compression. Are Your Mixes a Casualty? Here are...
This is a guest post by Mark Dowdell. The more I create, the more I learn the beauty of a lean mix and even leaner composition. When I had just started out using Ableton to arrange, compose, and mix my music, I had this romantic view of how my work would immediately blow everyone away....
I’m dedicating this week to fighting The Loudness Wars. What war is that? The war where everyone is competing to be the loudest kid in the room. It’s similar to yelling at you at the same time. Who are you going to listen to when everybody is screaming for you to hear their spiel? You’re gonna...
Are you happy with your audio interface? I’m looking to upgrade so I’d love to hear your thoughts. I usually don’t believe in buying the newest gear since exception. What Audio Interface are You Using? I’m in the market for a new audio interface. My old Alesis has problems that I’m too lazy to figure...