Chris and Jody walk thru the steps of dealing with High Gain guitar sounds. Which amps are good choices? What if you’re using amp sims? Mic’ing an actual cabinet, or using IR’s? Why too much gain may hurt you, why you should consider a Tube Screamer, and how the mid’s can actually be your friend.…
This Tuesday Tip is about the immediate steps after you got the tracks from the client. A great way to organize your tracks and get ready for the actual mixing process. Follow along as we pull the tracks into the mix, then color code them and start the listening process.
Chris and Jody got asked to talk about the steps they take when getting hired to mix a project for someone else. Beginning with talking to the client thru the finished mix. What to ask about, what to watch out for, and what order they tend to work in. Find out what Friday Finds Chris…
In this video, Chris shows how to get quick access to Logic’s velocity tool, that dramatically speeds up your workflow when programming drums, or any midi performance.
Chris and Jody kick off their first anniversary episode with an interview of Mastering and Recording Engineer extraordinaire George Leger III. There’s a really good chance you’ve heard his work somewhere somehow. Learn how he got his start and some of the interesting twists and turns his career has taken. Find out some of the…
Today’s Tuesday Tip will walk thru taking a DAW file you’ve already written a piece of music with and how to turn it into a template for similar pieces of music. A fantastic way to lightspeed your workflow for writing and recording.
This week Chris and Jody dive into the how’s, why’s, and when’s for using recording & writing templates. A little history of templates in DAWs and what to put in such a template, based on your workflow. It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed. Plus what did Chris and Jody discover…
In this video, Chris shows how he deals with compression on the master bus. Not to maximize loudness, but to add to the sound, and still leave plenty of headroom for the mastering stage.
Chris and Jody tackle the subtle but canyon sized differences between what is mastering and 2-Bus processing. Yes, there is a difference. Sit down, strap in and get ready for the ride of what is mastering (plus a brief little history of it) and what / why things might get used on a 2-Bus during…
In this Tuesday Tip we give a quick explanation as to what mic proximity effect is and how to use it to your advantage in a studio situation when you have limited mics for a vocalist. Mic used in this example: Groove Tubes MD1a.
Chris and Jody jump into the fray about what it’s like to burnout with producing, mixing, being a musician, etc. What it takes to recognize it. Then what are options and ideas to get over burnout. What do we do in order prevent immediate burnout and also how to prevent it over the long haul.…