Second in a series of in-studio tutorials by Rick Slater, NYC Producer/Engineer/Warrior. Check out Part I: Pre-Pre-Production HERE.
By now, the decision of which tracking facility to use has finally been made. In a delicate balance between vibe, gear, and cost, the ultimate studio for the task at hand Read more...
While Antares Auto-Tune has inspired plenty of musical garbage, as well as comedy gold (such as YouTube sensation Auto-Tune the News), Celemony Melodyne first came to us as a sort of Auto-Tune on growth hormones. It offered not only pitch correction, but also the editing of note length and timing Read more...
By Josh Clark
So you’re a band or musician that needs to record. Cheaply. You have a rehearsal space with a reasonable level of isolation and some basic recording gear. It can be done, but as easily as it could sound great, it could also come out sounding terrible.
It’s Read more...
With his new web-based and DVD video series, The Art & Science of Sound Recording, acclaimed engineer, producer and musician Alan Parsons (Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Alan Parsons Project) has created an enormous resource for recording musicians and both budding and experienced engineer/producers. In separate segments on essential topics Read more...
I recently had the chance to check out the Digital Power Station iTunes plug-in from Bongiovi Acoustics. It claimed to “dramatically enhance the sound of any Mac computer, as well as its connected speakers, headphones and other auxiliary accessories.”
Upon first glance I thought there was NO WAY this small, Read more...
