GREATER NYC AREA: We’re all over the local and musical map in this month’s epic Session Buzz, as we trace recordings by the likes of Yoko Ono, Talib Kweli, John Zorn, MGMT, Wale, Hole, Okkervil River, The Joy Formidable and more back to their studio sessions. Find out where several Read more...
Over the past 10-15 years the “Loudness Wars” have been waged against engineers and music fans alike.
The desire to be the loudest and most ear-catching track has led to music that is robbed of dynamics and is fatiguing to listen to for long periods of time. At the same Read more...
FLUX Studios and a Friday night proved to be a killer combination once again, as the “Demystifying Mastering” event went down last week.
A full house of producers, engineers, mixers, artists and – of course – mastering engineers kicked off their weekend with knowledge and networking at the always-buzzing East Read more...
In the previous edition of “The Audio Mechanic” I talked about drums. This month we are going to look at something a little more specific and subjective … recording electric guitar amps. I LOVE recording electric guitars.
Since I was little, I have been fascinated by electric guitars. In elementary Read more...
Have you heard the expression; “You can’t polish a turd”? I remember the first time I heard it. I was sitting in Studio C at Battery Studios with Shane Stoneback working on a live track for a major pop star that — to put it nicely — was going to Read more...
