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Manny’s Music Site Sold To The Rockefeller Group
Everything has a cycle, even though we know that there’s always a tear shed at the end, and Manny’s Music is no exception. Although the store has been closed for over ten years now, the building was knocked down last year, truly putting a final end to a brilliant era of New York City music […]
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Engineer Frank Filipetti On Recording Drums
From Celine Dion, Carley Simon, James Taylor, Tony Bennett and Elton John to Kiss, Korn, Fuel, Foreigner and Hole, Frank Filipetti has credits that run the entire musical spectrum. Known for his fearless ability to either extensively experiment or get instant sounds as the session dictates, Frank’s old school wisdom combined with his adventuresome and […]
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Holy Crap, There’s Another USB Format Coming
USB has been a useful universal interface connection through the years, but it sure can be confusing with all the versions. If you aren’t aware, there’s USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1 (two types), and USB 3.2 (4 types), and USB Type-C. Then there’s the confusion of Thunderbolt 1, 2 and […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Boz Digital Labs Little Foot Kick Enhancer Plugin
Sometimes you need a little more girth from a kick drum, but EQing down at 40-60Hz can make it sound flabby. Back in the early days of dance music we’d use this trick – set an oscillator to a desired low frequency then trigger it via a gate with a sidechain connected to the kick […]
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Vinyl Mastering Engineer Kevin Gray, 3 Inch Single, And AI Music Ed On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is Kevin Gray, who specializes in vinyl disc cutting. Kevin has mastered music for every major label in every genre, including pop, rock, jazz, classical, adult contemporary, alternative, punk, heavy metal, new age, gothic, world ethnic, disco, dance, soul, blues, and hip-hop / rap. His credits include more than […]
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Paul Reed Smith Makes Great Guitars And Spy Technology Too
Just about every guitar player is aware of Paul Reed Smith. His PRS guitars and amplifiers have become a major piece of the musical instrument industry and the company seems to becoming more popular every day, thanks to new models being constantly released. What many don’t know is that Paul also created products used by […]
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3 Miking Techniques For Upright Piano
With the piano samples available in the typical electronic keyboard these days, there’s little need to try to mike the nearest available piano for most projects, especially in a home studio. That said, there’s nothing like the live feel of a recorded instrument. Most small studios aren’t blessed with a grand piano, but an upright […]
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Here’s What The Speed Of Light Looks Like
I like to keep this blog pretty focused on music and audio, but sometimes there’s something outside that category that’s so cool that I have to share it. In this case, it’s an ultra-slow-motion video of the actual speed of light. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, which, as far as we currently know, […]
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New Music Gear Monday: MeterPlugs Loudness Penalty Plugin
Many mixers have been confused about the LUFS levels that they should be delivering to the various streaming networks, and while this isn’t the big deal that many believe it is, there’s a new tool that should take some of the confusion out of the process. Mastering engineer Ian Shepherd’s company MeterPlugs has developed a […]
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Producer Michael Beinhorn, CD Baby’s Sale, And The Audio Interface Survey On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
My guest on the podcast this week is producer Michael Beinhorn, who has produced a wide range of artists including Herbie Hancock, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith and Soundgarden, among many others. He is the author of the book Unlocking Creativity, and is an outspoken advocate of the importance of artist development and pre-production […]
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Reverb Developer Exponential Audio Acquired By iZotope
Fans of Lexicon reverbs know that Michael Carnes was involved with their development for 25 years before forming his own company – Exponential Audio to create his own reverb products. Now that company has been acquired by iZotope, and I don’t think you could ask for a better fit. Exponential Audio’s reverbs have been a […]
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Improve Your Stereo Recordings With A Jecklin Disc
Most of us don’t record in stereo much, and when we do we have rounds of frustration and exhilaration. The exhilaration comes from hearing how wide and realistic the recording has become. The frustration comes from the many imperfections that stereo recording can suffer from. These can include a hole in the middle of the […]
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New Music Gear Monday: Lauten Audio LS-308 Noise Rejection Condenser Microphone
A question that I’ve been getting over and over through the years from engineers who are just starting out is, “How can I get more isolation between my tracks?” Now that’s normally not much of a problem for older engineers who’ve learned to make leakage work for them, but today’s modern recording requires another order […]
Continue reading5th Anniversary Podcast Tribute To Geoff Emerick, Algorithm Gets A Record Deal, And Fake Gear Ring Busted
Welcome to the 5th anniversary of the podcast on this week’s episode. Thank you all for your support over these last 257 shows! Recently I had a conversation with engineer Bill Smith about the late great Geoff Emerick and realized that there was a lot that we didn’t know about this audio giant even though he […]
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11 Considerations When Recording Background Vocals
Recording background vocals is a distinctly different process from recording solo vocals because of how they will eventually fit in the mix. That requires a different technique for both recording and production in order to get the best result. Here are 11 background vocal-related points lifted from the 4th edition of my Recording Engineer’s Handbook […]
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