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 […]
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 […]
We can spend so much time when we are mixing trying to get the perfect reverb or delay and concentrating so much on the small things that we do not remember what really makes a mix. It is easy to over use plugins and get caught up in automation and effects. A good mix starts […]
I don’t need to tell you how expensive microphones are or how much recording studios cost. So how do you afford becoming an audio engineer? This can be a fun rewarding experience and starting out as an Audio Engineer on a budget can give you the opportunities to learn some very valuable life skills. One […]
For centuries most music was based around the guitar as the leading instrument providing rhythm. Today that is not the case, however the guitar is still playing a huge role in modern music. So, how do you get that killer guitar tone in your mixes? Whether you’re recording hard rock, smooth jazz, funk, or any […]
If you are on a budget and really need a solid microphone that will do the job, what should you buy? Recording Hacks has an indepth review on 7 microphones in the $200 price range. They took these microphones and recorded a couple different instruments and have the results as a blind test, letting you […]
Re-Amping has become a huge part of modern day recording and has given audio engineers even more fine-tune control of their guitar tones. Re-Amping is the process of taking a recorded Guitar DI track and playing it back through pedals, processors, and amps to re-record it. As you can imagine this give way to endless […]
It is a great feeling to have all the time in the world to work on a mix but most often that is not the case. So how to you spend up your mixing with out sacrificing quality? This is an art form that many engineers continually improve upon throughout their careers. The key to […]