[Feature Article] Tidy up! - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 16
I'll dedicate the first article of the year in this series to tidiness in your home studio. I know it seems a bit off-topic, but trust me it is much more important than it appears at first sight.
[Feature Article] Automation - A case study - A guide to mixing music - Part 111
In my opinion, automation is at the core of a well-accomplished mix. And yet, as I have pointed out numerous times, this stage is often neglected by beginners, most certainly due to a lack of underst…
[Feature Article] A top producer/engineer on technique,… - Talking Shop with Dave O'Donnell
What do Keith Richards, James Taylor, Katy Perry, John Mayer and Eric Clapton have in common? They’ve all had albums produced, mixed, or engineered by Dave O’Donnell. A native of upstate New York, Da…
[Feature Article] A guide to mixing music - Part 108 - The levers for artistic automation
Today we'll look at the parameters better suited for artistic automation.
[Feature Article] Artistic automation - A guide to mixing music - Part 106
After having discussed the functional aspect of automation, it's time to look at it from an artistic point of view.
[Feature Article] Talking technique with one of the top… - Todd Whitelock on Jazz Engineering
Though he has a Music Production and Engineering degree from Berklee, Todd Whitelock says it was on-the-job training that helped him become one of the top recording engineers in the jazz world. White…
[Feature Article] Introduction to automation - A guide to mixing music - Part 103
If you were to have the chance to look at the mix session of a commercial song you'd be more surprised by the sheer exuberance of automation lines than by the number of plug-ins used. However, most b…
[Feature Article] History of the Talk Box - A brief history of the Talk Box
Although many hits have been marked by the Talk Box sound — take, for instance, California Love by 2Pac, Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi or Pigs by Pink Floyd — it still remains a little known effect.…
[Feature Article] Working at the source - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 5
You'll fix it in the mix... right? Wrong! That's why I'll try to make sure that this phrase never makes into your home studio.
[Feature Article] The top products featured at the 141s… - Best of AES 2016
The recent 141st AES Convention really stood up to the expectations in terms of new products. Here's a small selection of some of the things we thought were most interesting.