Inside The Recording Studio

Posted on October 20, 2020October 19, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

Using Parametric EQ For Improved Sonic Quality

This Tuesday tip shows the importance of the parametric EQ. Learn a needed secret to using parametric EQ to improve the sound of your mix with a sure fire method to isolating problem frequencies. Follow the steps and you’ll get confident with your parametric EQ using this informative tip.

Shoutout to: iZotope Ozone 9 EQ

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Gear Jody used:
Jody’s Mic & Voice Chain: Telefunken C12 – Apollo – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA Studer A800
Jody’s Channel Strip: iZotope RX 8 Spectral DeNoise – iZotope RX 8 Mouth DeClick – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA 1176E

Master: Oek Sound Soothe 2 – iZotope Ozone 9 Imager – iZotope Ozone 9 Maximize

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If you want to collaborate, sponsor a podcast, donate, or want us to review your product – contact us at: collaborate@insidetherecordingstudio.com

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Posted on October 16, 2020October 13, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

EQ Types and Terms

That ever mysterious staple to mixing, EQ. Chris and Jody discuss the most common types of EQ types and what they’re generally used for when creating sounds, recording, and more. Should you be cutting? Should you be boosting? Or should there be some sort of combo between cuts and boosts? What is corrective EQ? Find all this out. It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.

We do give a little tribute to Eddie Van Halen in this episode as well.

Shoutout to: Waves, Fab Filter, Pultec, iZotope, Maag, Marcel Jacob, BOSS, Steven Slate, Seymour Duncan, TSE Bass Overdrive, BOSS GT-1000CORE, and Justin Sayne.

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Gear we used:
Jody’s Mic & Voice Chain: Telefunken C12 – Apollo – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA Studer A800
Jody’s Channel Strip: iZotope RX 8 Spectral DeNoise – iZotope RX 8 Mouth DeClick – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA 1176E

Chris’ Mic & Voice Chain: Slate ML1 – Apogee Duet – Slate VMR (FG12, FG73, API Eq, SSL 4kE) – iZotope RX 7 Voice – DeNoise
Chris’ Channel Strip: Eventide Precision Time Align – iZotope RX 8 Spectral DeNoise – iZotope RX 8 Mouth DeClick – UA Neve 1073 – UA LA2A – UA 1176E

Master: Oek Sound Soothe 2 – iZotope Ozone 9 Imager – iZotope Ozone 9 Maximize.

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If you want to collaborate, sponsor a podcast, donate, or want us to review your product – contact us at: collaborate@insidetherecordingstudio.com

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Posted on October 13, 2020October 12, 2020 by Chris Hellstrom — Leave a comment

Tuesday Tip: Using Mic Modeling Software

In this video, Chris shows the benefits of using Mic Modeling, and the flexibility it will provide.

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Gear Chris used:
Chris’ Mic & Voice Chain: Slate ML1 – Apogee Duet – Slate VMR (FG12, FG73, API Eq, SSL 4kE) – iZotope RX 7 Voice – DeNoise

Master: iZotope Ozone 9 Imager – iZotope Ozone 9 Maximize.

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If you want to collaborate, sponsor a podcast, donate or want us to review your product – contact us at: collaborate@insidetherecordingstudio.com

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Posted on October 9, 2020October 6, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

Modeling Mics

Chris and Jody take on the world of mic models. What are they? How do the work? Should you use one? Why are they useful? Who makes them and what do they sound like. The put the icing on the cake we also unleash Chris and Jody’s Friday Finds. What did they find this week that will help you in your recording/mixing/mastering endeavors? All this and so much more is happening right here right now. It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.

Shoutout to: Slate Audio, Townsend Labs, Antelope Audio, Universal Audio, Antares, iZotope for Neoverb, and Slate Audio for VSX Headphones. You really have to listen to the whole show.

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Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 by Chris Hellstrom — Leave a comment

Tuesday Tip: Pre Mix Session Clean-up

In this video, Chris shows some tips to clean up your sessions files, prior to mixing.

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Posted on October 2, 2020October 4, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

Chris Hellstrom’s Biggest Recording Lesson Learned

Jody asks Chris to discuss the biggest lesson he’s learned for recording in the DAW era. Chris reveals his workflow about not mixing and writing at the same time. Who did Chris learn it from? What is that process? Find out. It’s also not unlikely that there will also be some nonsense discussed.

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Posted on September 29, 2020October 5, 2020 by Chris Hellstrom — Leave a comment

2 Minute Tuesday Tip: Using the 1176 on drums

In this Tuesday Tip, Chris shows how we may use an 1176 on drum tracks, to enhance the kick, snare and room mics.

Shoutout to Waves CLA Bundle & Toontrack Superior Drummer 3.

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Posted on September 25, 2020October 5, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

The 1176 Limiting Amplifier Deep Dive

The 1176 is considered a classic in the audio world. What exactly is the 1176? What type of compressor is it? What kind of controls? Chris & Jody go thru the history of the 1176, various brands of it, hardware and software. It’s also not unlikely that there will also be some nonsense discussed.

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Posted on September 25, 2020September 23, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

Friday Finds #20

We’re coming up on the end of the run of Friday Finds. One more to go after this one and then it will be in the podcast. Until then, you have this week’s Friday Finds where Chris unleashes about a new reverb he’s discovered and Jody props up a brand new microphone. Which reverb and which microphone are we talking about?!? Listen in a find out. It’s also not unlikely that there will also be some nonsense discussed.

Shoutout to:
Eventide for the Blackhole Reverb.
Telefunken for the TF11 microphone.

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Posted on September 22, 2020July 16, 2020 by jodywhitesides — Leave a comment

2 Minute Tuesday Tip: Audio File Management

In this 2 Minute Tuesday Tip, Jody walks you thru a Song File Folder to show how he’s achieving file organization bliss when taking a song from tracking to final master.