Like Parallel Compression, Serial Compression is one of those esoteric terms that pops up from time to time and can leave newer producers and engineers scratching their heads. While the name might seem obscure, the process is anything but:
“Putting one compressor before another is something that was going on Read more...
As with all processing, genre needs to be considered when adding reverb to the various elements a mix. What’s appropriate in one style of music is not always appropriate in...
Read MoreThis story first appeared in Trust Me, I’m a Scientist, June 3, 2013.
When I ran into producer/engineer Scott Solter at a mutual client’s show a couple of weeks back, he relayed some advice that he’d been giving young bands recently. He’s already one of my favorite guys working today, Read more...
Latest in the “Building Strange Weather Blog” series by producer/engineer and studio owner Marc Alan Goodman. Click to start at Step 1: Finding A New Home; #2: Design; #3: Waiting For Permits (Part 1) and #4: (Part 2); and #5: Stops & Starts, #6: Demolition, #7: The Structural Work, #8 Read more...
The Barber Shop Studios – located on Lake Hopatcong, NJ – experienced a “quake on the lake” recently, having some heavy-hitting drummers in for sessions for a Hudson Music project.
Both Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (and Adrenaline Mob/Flying Colors) were in Read more...
EAST LOS ANGELES: For Pete Lyman, mastering engineer and co-founder of L.A.’s Infrasonic Sound, ‘revival’ is not the right word for what’s happening with vinyl. In his world, the format never died in the first place.
The 37-year-old came up in punk and hardcore bands releasing 7” records, and as Read more...
