Back in 1977, David Bowie was recording the lead vocal for the title track of his Heroes album in Berlin’s massive Hansa Studios. Producer Tony Visconti had one unused track left on the tape machine, and was looking to create a unique sound and reverb for Bowie’s vocal. But Visconti Read more...
At the AES convention a few months ago, I found myself passing by the elysia booth, and considering how eye-catching their wares are, I just had to see what was new.
Among their latest offerings was a new 500 series version of their 2U rackmounted MPressor which debuted in 2007, Read more...
Thought Matty Amendola was out of drum and bass mix tricks? Turns out he was just getting started with “Blah Blah Blah” by 825 Records artist Juliana Wilson.
In part 3 of “Making the Mix II”, Matty moves from clap stacks to sample tuning, to his #1 favorite plugin preset Read more...
If there’s one thing Producer/Engineer Matty Amendola loves more than teaching audio on camera, it’s making music in the studio.
Lucky for us all, the prolific founder of Brooklyn’s 825 Studios – and its sister label 825 Records – doesn’t have to choose. Once again, he’s put it all together Read more...
Here was a mix project that Ryan Kelly could really get excited about.
This is one multitasking engineer, whose remarkably diverse credits range from Beyoncé, Matisyahu, Nico Muhly, Opeth, Slash, Valgeir Sigurðsson, and Tom Morello to film scores like Elliot Goldenthal’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and touring the world live Read more...
