Did you know that your monitors are the most critical components in your studio? The sound can change greatly depending on what surface the monitors are placed on. So our friends at Auralex have the solution. It’s by no means a new product but one we love none the less. The MoPad is designed to […]
After a Month of Voting, we finally have our Final Four in the Nashville Dream Recording Contest! We want to Congratulate: Morgan Bernard Band, Zach McCord, Scotty Butters and Kayla & Emily! The Top 3 moved on from voting results from their Fans, and Kayla and Emily were voted in by Dark Horse Staff as […]
An Engineer friend of mine shared an interesting video with me. The video is by Ian Shepherd of http://productionadvice.co.uk/. Ian illustrates why the loudness wars are destroying the quality of music in digital playback. Using several U2 reference pieces over the past 30 years, Ian shows us why it’s important to mix your CD’s as dynamically, […]
Last Friday we had a graduation where instructor/engineer extraordinaire Colin Heldt gave a speech to our graduates telling them not to give up, it will take time to make a name for yourself. This weekend I recieved this video from Dave Hagen, Instructor/Engineer/Beard Grower Extraordinaire, echoing nearly the same thing. So I felt compelled to […]
Hashtags are awesome. If you don’t think so you probably aren’t using them right. I’ve covered it a couple times in passing but hashtags are the little # before a word, used mostly in Social Networking. But can now be found through google searches. You can see hashtags everywhere from TV shows to churches, and […]
One comment we always get when we first walk people through Dark Horse Recording is the fact that there are so many windows, over 140 of them to be exact. Most people are concerned with the acoustics and bouncing sound waves. It’s a very valid concern, however there are always ways around it. So many […]
Live sound engineers and even studio engineers are often approached by someone complaining that the volume is too high when clearly you are well under a certain parameter. What non-audio people don’t realize with that it may not be the volume, but the EQ that is irritating their ears. This is important to you because […]
The title engineer is typically associated with someone that can completely control any aspect of a trade. Engineers are typically stereotyped as incredibly intelligent and problem solvers. So why give a guy that sits behind a board pushing faders and setting up wires an engineer? Because a great audio engineer knows not only the mixing […]
We love Home Studio. I know that sound like Taylor Swift saying she loves Kanye, but we are realistic and believe Home Recording and Professional Studios can live hand and hand. I came across this blog by Graham and the Recording Revolution (who if you don’t read and follow you should.) He explains what […]
There were days when the only way you could record a guitar track was with a microphone, tape recorder and a really quiet room. This has changed. The new Apogee JAM 96k Guitar Audio Interface has made it possible for you you carry your audio interface along with you in your pocket. What’s best is […]
