It pays to understand the importance of knowing your Avid Pro Tools shortcuts…literally! Pro Tools is the leading recording software in recording studios across the world, and isn’t going anywhere fast. Other audio recording programs like Logic, Cubase, Sonar, and Reason are still making strong cases, but you’ll only find one DAW in most pro […]
Acoustic Treatments for Your Home Recording Studio Are Acoustics Killing Your Listening Game?The problem might be right there with you in the room! Acoustic treatment for your home recording studio will save you loads of time! With home recording studios rising in popularity, the amount of technology that is being marketed to the home recording studio owner […]
Recording any acoustic instrument is tricky. Many people believe that you have to have a completely sound proof room, the musician has to breath as silent as possible and it’s going to be impossible to get a clean sound. With acoustic guitar many engineers make the mistake of recording solely from the direct out. So […]
With the digital world making it easier to take your work anywhere you go, it makes it harder to keep track of what you were working on. Files with the same name, different sizes, different dates…where is the one you are looking for? Pro Sound Web’s Mark Marshall has some great suggestions and the importance of […]
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Auralex President and Founder Eric Smith yesterday. If you are in recording or live sound, you surely know the Auralex Brand. One thing that struck many of us by surprise, but will certainly change the way we mix is that we are usually sitting in the wrong […]
Did you know that your monitors are the most critical components in your studio? The sound can change greatly depending on what surface the monitors are placed on. So our friends at Auralex have the solution. It’s by no means a new product but one we love none the less. The MoPad is designed to […]
An Engineer friend of mine shared an interesting video with me. The video is by Ian Shepherd of http://productionadvice.co.uk/. Ian illustrates why the loudness wars are destroying the quality of music in digital playback. Using several U2 reference pieces over the past 30 years, Ian shows us why it’s important to mix your CD’s as dynamically, […]
Live sound engineers and even studio engineers are often approached by someone complaining that the volume is too high when clearly you are well under a certain parameter. What non-audio people don’t realize with that it may not be the volume, but the EQ that is irritating their ears. This is important to you because […]
We love Home Studio. I know that sound like Taylor Swift saying she loves Kanye, but we are realistic and believe Home Recording and Professional Studios can live hand and hand. I came across this blog by Graham and the Recording Revolution (who if you don’t read and follow you should.) He explains what […]
One of the most costly items that every studio needs to get off the ground are microphones. Today there is no shortage of options and they range from affordable to refinance the house. Recently we came across the new Samson MTR Series after they made a splash at Winter NAMM 14. The Samson MTR Series […]
