DISCussion

I have long been a fan of the 500 series format. It is a relatively cost effective way to have a variety of modules at your disposal and portable in the right rack. I often recommend it to friends looking to expand into hardware, because even with a small rack, they can track with preamps...

I have long been a fan of the 500 series format. It is a relatively cost effective way to have a variety of modules at your disposal and portable in the right rack. I often recommend it to friends looking to expand into hardware, because even with a small rack, they can track with preamps...

In 1971, when I was 16, I used to work as a grounds keeper at a tennis court complex just outside The Hague in the Netherlands. It was a summer vacation job, and my goal was to save enough money to purchase my first two LPs. I had my sight set on Boomer's Story by Ry Cooder and Everybody...

I have never accepted digital mixing fully, and have always sent my Pro Tools mixes out to analog line amps and bus compressors to get that undeniable depth, width, punch and realism. Bob Katz, a known authority on such matters, has said that this technique is all that's needed, and...

Through close encounters with Motown machinery, Ken Caillat [Tape Op #96], and Hal Blaine's drum kit, Foxygen's Jonathan Rado has established himself as a modern manipulator of the Nixon-era studio palette. His Richard Swift [#120]-assisted effort, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors...

There are two ways to start soundcheck for a band. To determine which to use, look at the theatre's marquee. If it's an individual's name on the marquee, take the fader for that individual – vocalist, banjo player, whatever – and push it to +5. Now turn up the gain until the...