1) Manage your working space with Memory Locations You probably already use Memory Locations as...
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REVIEW: SONAR Platinum by Cakewalk
Sonar Platinum by Cakewalk – pricing options include full purchase (appx $500) or select the...
CAYUCAS On Home Recording Your Demos & Triple-Tracking Vocal Techniques
Cayucas recently retreated to Woodinville, Washington at rustic Bear Creek Studio to work with...
How To Successfully Achieve Analog Warmth With Digital Tape Plug-Ins
AND THEN THERE WAS PRO TOOLS… Recording has been a part of my life for more than 35 years. I started in the analog tape world, and I’m still in the analog tape world at the studio that I work at. I...
How to Maximize Analog Tape’s Limitations & Embrace Music’s Humanity
How to Maximize Tape’s Limitations & Embrace Music’s Humanity And Why Over-Editing in the Digital Realm Dehumanizes Art When most people think about analog tape, they often romanticize about its...
BEHIND THE SCENES: Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah Hit The Studio For Compass Project
STUDIO DIARY: with Mexican Institute of Sound + Toy Selectah Recording around the globe with a cast of nearly 100 artists http://youtu.be/g2HpCZ5DCis A very important matter is the fact that we’ve...
Avid Announces Free Version of Pro Tools
Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) unveiled Pro Tools® | First at NAMM this past week, a free version of the industry-standard Pro Tools that offers many of the same music creation capabilities used by top...
OBEDIA LAUNCHES NEW PCAUDIOLABS WEBSITE
OBEDIA, the first name in music industry software training and technical support, announces a redesigned PCAudioLabs website at www.PCAudiolabs.com. The revamped PCAudioLabs site features a clean...
How to Fix Common Mistakes in the Recording Studio
“Don’t worry, we’ll fix it in the mix.” We know it’s a cliché but often it’s true. The power of recording in a controlled environment with the right tools and the right engineer is that many common...
How to Transition Your Home Recording Project to the Studio: Part 2
For part one in this series, please read last month’s issue or head here. PRE-AMPS & MICROPHONES If you already have a quality analog-to-digital interface with a nice pre-amp, then you are off...
An In-Depth Look at Constructing Orb Recording Studios, Austin
Orb Recording Studios is a 5,600-square-foot facility built from the ground up on an acre of Texas hill country just 25 minutes from downtown Austin. The studio is the vision of co-owners C.B....
How to Transition Your Home Recording Project to the Studio (part 1 of 2)
Let’s face it; it’s hard to record a full drum kit in a bedroom. Even if you can physically fit the kit, you then need room for all the mic stands and then there’s the neighbor downstairs to...
How to Record Ass-Kicking ’70s Guitar Rock with a Side of Grunge: In the Studio with The Easy Reasons
“The cool part was turning the challenges into awesome bits – we worked a lot faster than any of us had in the past.” PRE-PRODUCTION What was your pre-production like on this project? Leesa: We...