Getting Serious About Home Recording

Home recording has many levels, but if you are ready to get serious there are a few tips we have for you. My last entry was focused on getting you recording right now. I’ve always found it beneficial to start practicing a skill with the most basic tools. Remember when you spent $750 on that […]

Start Recording Today

If you’re interested in making music, chances are you’ll eventually start recording it. If you’re not sure where to start, it can be a tricky process to figure out. So what do you actually need, and what’s just going to muddy up the water? The Bare Bones Required to Start Recording In order to record […]

Hot Signals and Clipping

Hot Signals and Clipping can be a common recording issue people face. It’s likely that you’re recording levels are too loud, and may not be aware. If you’ve got your levels too high during tracking, you’re going to run into a lot of problems during mixing and mastering. I’m going to explain first why this is […]

Mastering of None

There’s a new devil in the recording world. It’s not A/D converters, or mp3s, or cheap, Chinese condenser mics. No, the new devil in the recording world is… MASTERING!?! Well, not mastering as a whole, but more specifically, cheap mastering from inexperienced engineers.   Once upon a time, mastering was thought of as a mysterious […]

Say Hello to Emily Wryn

I’ve been busy lately. That’s good for me but bad for the blog. I will be posting again soon. But till then here’s a quick update. I just finished an EP with Emily Wryn. It’s really great. She’s already got one favorable review and it’s not even out yet! http://www.independent.com/news/2012/feb/06/emily-wryn/ In lieu of a proper […]