A guide to mixing music - Part 107
LearningSo, what can you learn from the movie analogy from last week? That's what we are about to see right this moment!
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 10
LearningIn this week's episode we will discuss something that ought to precede any attempt to record your music. Considered optional by some, pre-production is often ignored by beginners. And yet they are th…
A guide to mixing music - Part 106
LearningAfter having discussed the functional aspect of automation, it's time to look at it from an artistic point of view.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 9
LearningHaving the best gear in the world and being an audio engineer without equal is very nice, but unfortunately that doesn't mean you'll be able to make the best records.
A guide to mixing music - Part 105
LearningThe smartest among you might have realized, after reading the previous article, that most of the problems addressed with functional automation can be solved in other ways, which is something we'll lo…
A guide to mixing music - Part 104
LearningAfter addressing the "whys" of automation last week it's only logical that we start looking into the "hows" this week.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 8
LearningToday we'll see how to record a transverse flute.
Talking technique with one of the top jazz engineers in the business
LearningThough he has a Music Production and Engineering degree from Berklee, Todd Whitelock says it took on-the-job training to become one of the top recording engineers in the jazz world. Whitelock, who al…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 7
LearningInvented by a great Belgian clarinet master around 1840, it is just as widely used in classical music as it is in pop or contemporary music. But it's definitely in jazz where it has gained more promi…
A guide to mixing music - Part 103
LearningIf 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…
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 6
LearningThis week we'll start with the first practical case: tracking a trombone.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 5
LearningYou'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.
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 4
LearningThis week we'll take a moment to discuss the delicate issue of levels during tracking.
Harmony Basics - Part 23
LearningIf you want to start making up melodies and bass lines from chord inversions, as I promised in the last article, we must first address the thorny issue of consonance and its evil twin, dissonance... …
The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 3
LearningToday we'll discuss a topic that's very important in the all-digital age, namely which format you should use to record your takes.