Key Listening: The Key to Using Key Listen
by Garrett Haines
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Ah, the glory that is the expansion of the mind!
Kurt Bloch: The Fastbacks to Nashville Pussy and more
by Kevin Jones
So you say you know Kurt Bloch, guitarist/songwriter for the seminal '90s mega-pop band the Fastbacks. And maybe you know his involvement as the "junior" member of the Young Fresh Fellows. But did...
Phase Reversal: Creative Use of Polarity-Reversal by John Klepko
by John Klepko
Polarity reversal, whether it's via a console, mic pre or plug-in, is not simply a way to check phase relationships between two sources. It can also be a helpful tool in the studio. Headphone...
Analog Summing
by J.J. Wiesler
Recently, we've seen an influx of analog summing mixers on the pro audio scene. Products like the Dangerous Music 2-BUS, Chandler Limited Mini Rack Mixer, Audient Sumo, and Folcrom RMS216 are examples...
Spring Reverb
by Garrett Haines
Midrange Mgmt.: Middle Managment: The Value of the Midrange
by Paul Abbott
A few years back I came across the following quote by audiophile legend J. Gordon Holt: "If you don't get the midrange right, nothing else matters." And although at the time he was referring to the...
Dummy Head Mic: Making a Binaural Dummy Head Microphone
by John Klepko
Larry Levine
by Greg Sullivan
Amidst the flash and glitz of the expensive, superficial hype that sells today's hits to the mainstream, it might seem as if the art of songcraft is at an all time low. Larry Levine remembers a...
Carol Kaye: Session Bassist Extraordinaire
by Jon Erickson
Carol Kaye is one of the most recorded bass players of all time, with 10,000 sessions and 40,000 songs under her belt, including a staggering list of hits for Ray Charles, The Righteous Brothers,...
Stereo Microphone Techniques
by Bruce Bartlett
Want to pump some air and life into your recordings? Try mic'ing some instruments in stereo with two microphones. To create a stereo effect, the mics can be angled apart, spaced apart, or both. In...
Alesis 3630 Mod
by Jeff Laity
The Alesis 3630 is a very popular, full-featured compressor. It offers up RMS and peak compression, variable knee, adjustable attack and release times, and great metering for under a hundred bucks....
Monitoring: Fun with Monitoring Part 2: Issues Electric
by Garrett Haines
Monitoring is arguably the most important link in the audio chain. A while back we examined some basic monitor set-up issues. We noted that most people have decent enough speakers, but they don't...