Leo Abrahams is a renowned guitarist who has toured with artists including Imogen Heap, Roxy Music, Grace Jones, and Pulp. He has composed scores for movies such as The Lovely Bones (with Brian Eno) and Hunger (with David Holmes), and is credited as the guitarist on film scores such as Read more...
This is Part II of Will Kreth’s one-on-one interview with producer, engineer, composer, and musician Ken Rich, founder of Brooklyn’s Grand Street Recording. Don’t miss Part 1 of this in-depth Q&A right here.
It sounds like Grand Street is able to handle projects in any stage of completion.
Yes, projects Read more...
Why do some people seem to be able to make a living in music or audio, while so many people who are equally passionate, and even talented, can never quite get their careers off the ground?
There are many factors in this equation, but one of the most important revolves Read more...
In this presentation, GRAMMY-nominated mastering engineer Alan Silverman shows how music streaming services have turned the world of mastering for loudness upside down.
Explore how the tools and techniques that mix and mastering engineers of the 21st century are changing quickly in response to the automatic volume normalization happening on Read more...
Spaces I by EastWest has been my go-to convolution reverb for many years. From placing virtual instruments in a space that feels larger than life to adding a soft plate to vocals, there’s rarely been a case in my sessions where Spaces I wasn’t on a track.
Now, EastWest has Read more...
This is Part I of Will Kreth’s one-on-one interview with producer, engineer, composer, and musician Ken Rich, founder of Brooklyn’s Grand Street Recording. Don’t miss Part 2 of this in-depth Q&A right here.
Underground/basement studios always seem to be borne of necessity.
Take producer, engineer, composer and musician Ken Rich’s Read more...
What are the most important pieces of gear in the studio? Justin Colletti offers a way to filter through noise and answer this question.
In short: Gear generally gets more important the closer you get to the beginning of the chain. This concept has some profound implications.
Thanks to Soundtoys, Read more...
The Amethyst condenser mic is a hand-built large diaphragm condenser from the late, prolific mic designer Juris Zarins, who made countless designs for BLUE, Violet and JZ microphones.
Justin Colletti puts it through its paces and compares its sound to two other mics viewers of this channel are likely to Read more...
Recent developments in the world of reverb have pushed far beyond the once impressive convolution technology we’ve grown accustomed to.
In particular, I’ve become fascinated by what Universal Audio is doing with their proprietary Dynamic Room Modeling (DRM) and the plugins that employ it.
Their new Capitol Chambers and previous Read more...
DIY approaches are popular in audio and music production…and for good reason. But the DIY mentality can and often does go wrong, holding us back in the development of our audio and music careers. Here’s how to reap the benefits while avoiding the many pitfalls.
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