Tag Archives: old school

Digital Meters and The Meters

Thought we’d throw some tech at you today. Most mixing is done by ear – after all, it is sound and relates most to our sense of hearing. But we’re also used to looking at meters in the studio. Often it’s just to make sure overall levels don’t clip, or to compress and add volumeContinue reading “Digital Meters and The Meters”

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”

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”