THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF ANALOG SYNTHESIS Analog synths have undergone a radical resurgence in the...
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Getting Started with Remote Recording Sessions
I’ve been recording bass guitar and double bass remotely for nearly ten years and what I’ve...
GETTING YOUR BAND STUDIO READY with TYLER SMYTH
“So, you’re in a band, huh? You have any music I can hear?” This question has long been the...
The 4 Elements That Separate a Good Mix From a Great Mix
The first thing to understand about music is that it's completely subjective. You might make music for yourself, you might make music for an audience, but the audience will always form their own...
Cut The Crap: What is a Filter & Why is it Your Most Important Mix Tool?
Cut The Crap: What is a Filter & Why is it Your Most Important Mix Tool? Welcome to the wonderful world of music mixing! Your assignment today is to make everything sound great: huge drums,...
How To Use Tape as an Effect During The Mixing Process
DIGITAL, YOUR GRANDPA & TAPE’S CHARM Tape machines are like your grandfather. They’re old, and cranky, and require patience and tender loving care. But just like Grandpa, if you take the time...
Mastering With Analog Tape: What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Project
CALIBRATION IS KEY The main thing a band needs to know about using tape for the mastering process is that it is extremely important to use their decks correctly. This means servicing their decks to...
Learn Why Drums Sound So Much Better Recorded to Tape
Yum! Drums On Tape Taste So Much Better And Why Committing To Choices Yields Better Recordings Recording to analog tape is in my top drawer of favorite subjects. Combine my love of drums as both a...
Learn The Key Differences Between Analog Tape Speeds
What Speed Do I Need? Examining The Differences Between Recording Tape Speeds ALL ROADS LEAD TO VINYL So I’m told there has been a renewed interest in vinyl records and analog recording lately. It...
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...
The Producer’s Perspective: Why I Prefer Recording to Analog Tape
The Producer’s Perspective: Why I Prefer Recording to Analog Tape SOUND MATTERS As a producer and engineer, I prefer working on 2” tape for several reasons. The first, and most important reason is...
How To Seamlessly Incorporate Synths & MIDI in Your Next Project
How To Seamlessly Incorporate Synths & MIDI in Your Next Project When some musicians hear the words “synthesizers” and “MIDI,” images of dayglow t-shirts and frizzed out ’80s hairdos flash...
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...