So what if you don’t have the budget to book a large studio to record and you have a 4 or 5 piece band? A lot have bands have moved to recording their records at home, in their living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms. So how can you record live band in their living room […]
Category: Music Production Education
Commit To Your First Mix
A lot of the time we can get a good mix the first time but because of our insecurity or our want to experiment we end up spending more time over mixing than we should. More often than not if you over mix something the best thing to do is to backtrack to what your […]
Use Phase To Balance Your Mix
This is a great trick that can help you get those tricky stereo tracks perfectly balanced in you mix. So if record a anything from an acoustic guitar to a 50 person choir using a stereo miking technic and you get them into the mix and they sound a little left o right heavy, what […]
The Acoustic Guitar
The acoustic guitar has played a huge role in american music history. There isn’t a music genre today that hasn’t incorporated the acoustic guitar in someway or another. So as an audio engineer, it is pretty important to know as much as you can about acoustic guitar; like style, size, material, and brand. There are […]
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Eli Young Band, Discuss Recording Their Hit Album at Dark Horse!
An excerpt from a recent media interview with “The Eli Young Band” at Dark Horse Recording. The recording process was quite unique, as you basically lived in the studio while recording. Did that help keep it a comfortable atmosphere? We recorded at Dark Horse Studios in Franklin, Tenn., which is about an hour outside of […]
Do I have to Be a Musician to be a Music Producer?
You don’t have to learn how to play a instrument to be a music producer but if you, do could help in your musical production career, because you will understand both the art side and the science side of music production. If you attend a music production school such as Dark Horse Institute, much of […]
Day 1 of Final Recording Projects at Dark Horse Institute
Today downbeat was at 10am as Tammy Rochelle and her band began work on a new 6-song EP. Mixing styles ranging form Americana, to Pop to R & B, Rochelle always has a trick up her sleeve which even leave her long-time fans pleasantly surprised as to what they’re getting with her artistry. Today and […]
Automated Dialogue Replacement for Commercials
Or, ADR as it’s commonly known. We worked hard, but had a lot of fun working with commercials and animated shorts as the students got a first hand look and feel for a field that may in the long run, be a great fit for several of their talents. As we keep discussing, there are […]
Pro Tools – Let’s Start at the Beginning…a Very Good Place to Start
So yesterday, Colin began on what is arguably the most important section of this course with the class. In teaching the rudimentary aspects of Avid Pro Tools, we are initiating the process of of giving our students the knowledge to operate the system which has been the standard in bringing recorded music to life for […]