HOLLYWOOD: There are a few recording studios in the world that need no introduction, and Capitol Studios in Hollywood is one of them. Located in the basement of the iconic Capitol Records Building just north of Hollywood and Vine, this studio has played host to many of the most Read more...
Hosts Geoff and Eli review bx_RockRack, the new amp simulator plugin from Brainworx. Join them for an in-depth audio tour of the plugin with help from guitarist Robbie “Seahag” Mangano.
How does it sound? How does stack up against what’s already out there? And how does Brainworx’ proprietary plugin authorization Read more...
What’s your concept-to-completion workflow?
For the emerging pop synth duo Stereo Telescope, song creation comes via a complete 360 – part rehearsal space, part personal studio, part commercial facility. The single, “Fires”, from the Boston-based band’s new album On and Running is a perfect example of how everything comes together, Read more...
It’s been a somber week for engineers and producers. The latest, highly accomplished audio professional to leave us is Andy Johns, who passed away April 7th at the age of 61.
Johns’ discography featured some of the biggest names in rock, including the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Joe Satriani, Eric Read more...
A couple of weeks ago, a good friend watched her laptop’s screen in horror, as a complete stranger began uploading her entire concert from the night before onto YouTube.
She hadn’t seen this unknown cameraman, filming from the middle of the audience with a shaky, low-res cell-phone camera and capturing Read more...
There is nothing worse than having to question the quality of sound coming out of your studio monitors. Being able to hear exactly what you are recording and mixing is crucial, whether you’re getting paid or not.
I record and mix artists from all over the world at my studio Read more...
I had gotten an email from a musician last fall, soon after our session. He said he and the other musicians had a nice day and told me it was “great to work with a talented engineer who could also have fun with the band.”
It made me stop and Read more...
All roads lead to The Music Building.
Whether you’re an indie band, platinum-selling artist, busy side man, composer, producer, engineer, this location is traversed – at one point or another — by all. If making music and sound is part of your business, it’s nearly impossible to not have a Read more...
“I always hated tape,” says Kent Heckman of Red Rock Recording. That might seem a controversial statement at first listen – In certain corners of the audio community, them’s fightin’ words. And today, even musicians who never really used tape professionally are often expected to express some misty-eyed nostalgia for Read more...
Last October, I produced and engineered an album called The Modest Revolution for my friends Enter The Haggis, a Canadian roots-rock band that I’ve worked with for a number of years. We were fortunate to have raised enough money through crowd funding to be able to spend a month tracking Read more...
