Whenever a musician or fledgling recording engineer decides to create his or her own studio, the journey seems to begin by poring over gear catalogues to choose the sexiest mics, preamps, compressors and EQs.
It’s a common tendency to want to outfit one’s studio with the most glamorous and coveted Read more...
MixCon 2017 is coming on July 8-9, at the Manhattan Center in NYC: Five in-depth Mix Walkthroughs by elite mixers – presented by SonicScoop and the Deli Magazine.
On Sunday at 6 PM, MixCon will feature “Improve Your Mix Room!” Led by SonicScoop Founder/Editor David Weiss, this productive session will Read more...
The room, not the gear, will be the focus of the next Alto Music Brooklyn Happy Hour. That’s owing to the star attraction John Storyk, Architect/Acoustician and Founding Partner of WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group).
Storyk’s presentation will include:
A retrospective of his first (and still active) studio design, Electric Lady Read more...As music evolves, reference tracks do too.
Everybody in music production knows that reference tracks are an essential tool for getting ears oriented within a critical listening environment. While some songs will never go out of style, new ones must constantly enter the canon to account for changing consumer tastes. Read more...
Why I heart tube traps, and you should too.
If you’re already fortunate enough that you enjoy what you do for a living, you can consider yourself even more fortunate whenever you discover something that makes your job easier and better at the same time. In my world this distinction Read more...
