We Answer the Your Questions: What Headphones and Monitors do we recommend for a DIY Studio? In this first installment of the Dark Horse Institute Vlog we answer a questions from Joshua Berg. Josh asked, “What headphones and monitors are best suited for a DIY Studio?” When it comes to DIY, I automatically think quality […]
This past Saturday we brushed off the sleep fairies to wake up extremely early (OK 7am is early for Audio People) for a special delivery. That delivery was our new (old, but new to us) SSL 6000E Series Console! Check out some of our photos below and I’ll tell ya a little about them! […]
[jwplayer mediaid=”4872″] Story: An iconic drum sound to say the least, this drum sound came from just 2 microphones set up in a stairwell. According to Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page, the song’s structure “was a riff that I’d been working on, but Bonzo’s drum sound really makes a difference on that point.” We […]
Today we face many more distractions than ever. Video Games, on demand TV, Phones and the all mighty Internet take up more of our time than ever before. These are great and all have great resources we can utilize to build our skills, but they can also take valuable hours away from you honing […]
One of the biggest challenges, whether you are recording at home, mixing a track or recording at a studio is acoustics. As an engineer or producer knowing how acoustics work is just as important as knowing how the board works. You may not be aware of this but our friends over at Auralex have […]
There is no “right way” when mixing but there are some mistakes that you can make that will hurt you mix and make it poor sounding to other people. One of the biggest problems I hear most often with student or amateur mixes is an excess of low frequencies. Because most people who are starting […]
You may not think of it this way but, a good headphone mix in the studio can make a huge difference in the outcome of the sessions. In some ways the headphones are the biggest part of a session and without a good mix, the players and singer won’t be able to hear and performer […]
If you are an audio engineer and you looking for a way to broaden your skills, learning how to solder can be a very valuable skill to have. Often times issues that arise with gear in the studio can be fixed simply by re-soldering a cable or solder joint that has come loose. So how […]
You may or may not have heard of the newest high speed data connection on the market by the name of Thunderbolt. If not you are in the right place Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new connection for your laptop or desktop computer. It has data transfer rates that simply blow previous Firewire and USB connections […]
Could you image your home studio competing at the same level as a commercial studio? Well there is a very interesting article that i found in the Tennessean that asks this very question. With the amount of people in the Nashville area that have home studios, the entire industry has been flooded, and the value […]
