Drums are always interesting to mix. Simply bringing together and balancing as many as 20 or 30 mics is an art in itself. Perhaps because of this, there seem to be more plugins made specifically for mixing drums than just about any other instrument.
Today, I’d like to parse through Read more...
The audio production world is an endlessly diverse and fascinating place, filled with all sorts of tastes and personalities. Because of this, it’s an impossibility to expect all techniques and approaches to resonate equally with everyone who works in this field.
Still, there are a few “macro” principles that should Read more...
*Disclaimer: I am the Senior Producer for the production music library VideoHelper Inc. This article is not a pitch for VideoHelper, nor is it endorsed by VideoHelper. This is merely a working man sharing his experiences with writing music professionally for the last 17 years. For those of you that Read more...
What are your most coveted pieces of audio gear?
For many engineers, key vintage units like 1073s, U47s, and Fairchilds (or is it “Fair-children”?) would probably make it to the top of the list.
Yes, they all sound great, but they also have something else in common: They’re old. In Read more...
If you wanted to record something of reasonably good quality 20 years ago, you generally had to go to a recording studio that had a professional-grade tape machine, a console, and a whole slew of outboard gear and mics.
That studio would have had an engineer, too. Back then, the Read more...
