I was recently glancing over some of the articles popping up on home recording blogs and came across this so called “Recorderman” overhead drum mic placement technique. A good technique built on sound principles. This brings to light some interesting thoughts. This technique can be expanded and applied to any multiple microphone situations. […]

Continued from: Mixing Digitally - Adding Warmth to Clarity (Part 1 - Background)
The first and most logical step to adding warmth to Digital recordings is to use nice analog gear before the A/D converter in the recording chain. Using mic-pres and tube gear can be great ways to introduce some warmth and color to […]

When mixing digitally, which is often the case in a home recording studio, there are a few things that you can do to get your mixes to sound like the great mixes of the good ol’ days (when everything was analog). Before we can explore the options of warming up your mix it’s essential to […]

Equalization (EQ) is one of the fundamental steps in mixing audio. Wether it’s a live performance, a music record, or sound for film, EQ is used to along side volume or gain to create balance in your mix. It helps me to visualize the frequency spectrum of human hearing in my head when […]

Dynamics units are to either plug-ins or outboard gear (sometimes even inline in a desk) that are used to control the levels of sounds, or more specifically the range of levels a track can have. There are four main categories of dynamics units, but they are all closely related, these include: Compressors, Limiters, Expanders […]