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FLASHBACK: Solid State Logic SL505
“Used to Mix Films Like Titanic and Return of the Jedi” Year: 1987 Category: Preamp History: The SL505 module comes from the 5000 Series console. Only 120 of these broadcast boards were made, due...
Tips for Recording a Successful String Section
You’ve done it. You recorded your masterpiece with love and care, and listened back to it eagerly only to realize that something is missing. Something... stringy. Strings! Ah-ha! This is a fine...
Tips For Recording Acoustic Piano and Electronic Keyboards
Part 1 of 2 Acoustic Pianos vs. Electronic Keyboards fig. 1 Yeah, they both have black and white keys, but the similarities end there. Acoustic pianos are mechanical machines that produce sound...
Record Killer Lead Vocals
Tips for Producers and Engineers: Part 2 of 2 The lead vocal – it’s arguably the most important track in most songs. It’s carrying the melody and message and overall tone of the song and it’s what...
Recording Tips: Bass Miking
How to Get That Low End to Sing When we were kids, we didn’t have bass amp simulator plug-ins – we had bass amps and expensive microphones and we liked it! Today we are fortunate to have better...
Women’s Audio Mission Levels the Pro Audio Playing Field
With Help from Kronos Quartet, Telefunken and Manley Microphones Women’s Audio Mission, an entirely female run recording studio and non-profit organization in San Francisco, know their way around...
Record Better Drum Tracks: Part 2 of 2
After microphone selections have been made and sent into the control room, it’s time to start thinking about getting the sound into DAW - but first you’ll need to choose what the signal will pass...
Tips on Vinyl Track Sequencing
How to Make the Most of the Format’s Limitations Humor me while I put on my Captain Obvious cape, won’t you? Vinyl’s back, baby! Or…insert some other generic phrase from Squaresville, where...
Record Better Drum Tracks (Part 1 of 2)
Drums are one of the trickier instruments to record due to the fact that multiple microphones will be used on a single source. Bleed has the potential to creep in, so reducing it to the best of...
Sennheiser Partners with UniqueSquared to Bring Mobile Studio to Austin During SXSW
Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it has partnered with music retailer UniqueSquared to bring a 45-foot mobile recording studio bus to Austin during its world-famous music week between...