Insiders View From Dark Horse Institute The best way to become one, is to learn from one! You will also need to develop a good set of ears, so you’ll want to study in a place that allows you do just that. Passionate audio students enroll in programs that are solely audio-focused, allowing a significant […]
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 […]
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 […]
Check out this newest clip with one of our favorite engineers, Dave Hagen.
Fantastic week here at Dark Horse. A beautiful sounding choir from Uganda just stopped in to record for the morning…lots of stunning music from their homeland…mostly acappella. We’ll post a bit of video soon from their session. Here is Dave Hagen’s Audio Tip of the Week –