We often get asked “How can I prepare to attend Dark Horse Institute?” There are a lot of ways you can prepare and come in with a leg up to make your first couple of weeks easier. The great thing is that there is enough online and in magazines to help you get there. Learn […]
Audio Engineering in Films Being in Nashville it’s easy to get caught up in the studio album trap. But the truth is that there are a lot of careers and jobs outside of the mainstream audio engineering studio jobs. Because of this and because I’m a HUGE horror film buff and composer myself, I wanted […]
Dark Horse Institute Student Testimonials One Feature of our site and media efforts that often gets overlooked are the words of our current and former students. We stand behind our program and often get asked what do the students have to say and what are they doing now. We will try to feature a student […]
When it comes to recording vocals, there a lot of things to factor in. Since the voice is the only instrument that can’t be blamed for sounding bad, you have to take extra care with vocalists. From the first timer to the veteran, there are things that you as an engineer or producer can […]
The Perfect Audio Mix There are 6 elements to mixing music that engineers and producers follow that make up the mixing process. They are Balance, Frequency Range, Panorama, Dimension, Dynamics and Interest. Each one of these elements are just as important as the next. It should be noted that each process is important by themselves, […]
As studio manager of Dark Horse Recording, I am not only in charge of hiring interns, but also supervising and evaluating them for jobs. Studio Interns at Dark Horse have a unique experience, not only do they get the experience of engineering on sessions, but they also get the behind the scenes of running a […]
Home Recording There seems to be a perception that professional studios, hate the idea of home studios. I suppose this comes from the digital take over of everything else like newspapers, magazines and anything else you can download. The truth is a home studio will never have the budget or flexibility of a professional […]
This is a very good question we got on what is the proper music or audio to use to check placement, levels and eq on Studio Monitors. There are a lot of CD’s out there that people use to set up rooms. However if you don’t have the experience using these CD’s they can be […]
As an admissions representative for Dark Horse Institute, I receive a large amount of inquiries from people wanting to know about my personal career story. I’m somewhat unique from the “normal” admissions person because I’m a graduate of this program, who interned at the studio, and now am on staff full-time. However, I didn’t always […]
One of the biggest puzzles and most frustrating problems Professional and Home studios have is: Where do I put the monitors? In this Awesome Tutorial you can find out why monitors are put where. It is not as complicated as you may think, but it’s also much more important than just putting them anywhere. Here’s […]