Good times this week at Dark Horse. In class we’ve been doing some heavy-duty breaking down and analyzing of mixes. We’ve had a blast tearing these well known songs apart, and really listening to the creative decisions that were made along the way. For the 2nd time in the past few weeks our students have […]
The past week or so has been bursting at the seams full of activity.. with our students (several of whom are actually strong musicians) micing drums, acoustic guitars and tracking to both digital and analog, learning the flying fader systems and really getting down the the nitty-gritty with the patch bays. As usual, we have […]
Wow, it’s been busy recently at Dark Horse Institute for the Recording Arts, and we love it! Yet more workstations for our students have just arrived in order to assure they have the tools to succeed. Along with setting up and breaking down many session this past week, working extensively on the patch bay and […]
This week we’ve been tackling some basic, but nonetheless essential elements of the craft. When talking about the Recording Arts and Music Production, there is so much to learn. We discussed the major types of microphones and the defining characteristics of each. Then we delved deep into the different types of speakers and amplifiers and […]
Well, hello there! The weather down here in the hills south of Nashville has been almost fall-like the past few days. So beautiful. We just started our August session yesterday. Orientation was fun and productive. We all got to know each other, shared some Dunkin’ Donuts and then jumped right into microphone types and placement. […]
Actually, late last night our interns and students began setting up for live tracking to begin first thing this morning. Angela James leads a great up and coming country band and as the lead singer she rocks the roof. They are recording a 6-song EP with us, and the students will be tracking, mixing, and […]
Today is a good day because it’s Friday! The students are already gearing up for final projects which begin in a few weeks with some great bands coming in to record with us. Over the past week they’ve been working hard on their mixing skills both for analog and digital. We went into a bit […]
All day today in THE LODGE, we have been working on this part of the craft. Digging into what is really an art AND a science. Experts in the field of recording arts will tell you drum sounds make the record, and often take the longest to “get right.” Drummers and producers will literally change […]
Now, I’m not saying that in any shape or form, our students will be involved in a session such as the one I’m getting ready to mention. BUT, this does separate us from most other schools and colleges offering programs in recording arts, music production, audio engineering etc. To reiterate, we are an extremely unique, […]
