True Genius

The music world just lost Lou Reed – I couldn’t let this pass without a reverent shout out. With the variety of styles in rock today, sometimes it’s hard to grasp just how different The Velvet Underground were when their first album came out in 1967. They weren’t following an established style or trend. MusicallyContinue reading “True Genius”

A Little History

I came across this video of Frank Sinatra recording in the studio. For anyone who has interest in recording and recording technology, there’s a lot to see here. First, the vocalist and a orchestra in the same room while recording? The sound has separation and clarity despite being in the same room – try thatContinue reading “A Little History”

How Do I Miss This Stuff?

Sometimes I think I spend too much time in the studio. Maybe I don’t get out enough. Not sure how I missed this cover version considering I’m a Led Zeppelin and Yeah Yeah Yeahs fan. There is the possibility that someone did tell me about it and I don’t remember. The mind is a terribleContinue reading “How Do I Miss This Stuff?”

Catching The Sonic Monster

How you print sound to tracks is the one of the first stages of the actual ‘recording’ process. There are millions of ways to go about doing this. This part of the recording process can be broken down to two overall categories to start with: do you record the sounds ‘clean’ to the tracks andContinue reading “Catching The Sonic Monster”