Is Internet Mixing/Mastering Right For Me?
Whether you’ve had experience in a “real” studio or not, it may seem intuitively easier to sit in the control room and tap your engineer on the shoulder when you think something needs changing. Quick...
View ArticleHow Do I Sound Like John Bonham?
I hold no pretense of being a Led Zeppelin expert, however John Bonham’s drum sound is one that practically everybody wants to emulate. Whether you actually want to play like him is another story,...
View ArticleHow Do I Sound Like Angus Young?
Angus Young is a dangerous musician to talk about in this column—there is a wealth of knowledge out there on Angus’s setup and for no one else has so much been written about so little (check out this...
View ArticleRecording Techniques in “Kids” by MGMT
In our first time at bat on these Sonic Deconstruction articles, the song choice appears to be a swing and a miss on the recording techniques day. A calamitous choice for one simple reason: almost...
View ArticleComponents of the Audible Spectrum, Part 3 (Producer Speak)
Over the past two weeks we have been discussing items pertaining to the audio spectrum at large. In this article we’ll begin breaking down the audio spectrum into its component parts. Though we...
View ArticleMac or PC for Music Production?
Whether you are an at-home audio hobbyist or a seasoned and professional Pro Tools operator, everybody yearns for the optimum working environment to produce music. Over the next few weeks I’ll take you...
View ArticleRe-thinking the Death of Record Labels: Gigging
A friend of mine is an exceptionally talented bass player. He’s played all over the world with musicians from Michael Brecker to Andy Timmons and he’s also an excellent storyteller. One day we were...
View ArticleAudio Editing Tip: Use Compression & EQ
Editing is sort of like the breakfast of the production process. Although people don’t covet and fetishize it they way they do mixing (the dinner), it is absolutely essential for a well-balanced diet....
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