On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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There was a point in audio history where the only way to get cheap reverb was by using a spring-based unit. But while spring reverbs have their own sound, they also have drawbacks, like being susceptible to handling noise. In the age of plugins we don’t have to worry about that anymore, so spring reverb […]
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I posted about this a few years ago, but the question keeps popping up so here’s an updated version. “Where do you find materials (like Owens Corning 703) so I can build my own DIY acoustic panels?” At one time, the acoustic panel materials needed for top-notch acoustic panels weren’t found at your local Home Depot, but […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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Way back in the early days of studio audio, effects boxes or plugins were nowhere to be found, and weren’t even a dream yet. About the only thing you had back then was an echo chamber (if you were lucky) or your trusty tape deck. It didn’t take long for clever engineers to understand that […]
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One of the hardest things for many mixers to determine is when a mix is finished. In fact, engineers new to mixing may think a mix is ready in an hour, but a pro will usually take considerably longer in most cases. How much longer? Well, some big hit maker mixers that I know may spend up […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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Reverb is one of those things that when you finally get a setting that works, you keep going back to it time and again. If you played with any of the modern reverb plugins you know they can be sophisticated, and it can take more time than ever to dial in something you like. But […]
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I don’t know about you but I’ve always found that it’s really difficult to do precise edits on a distorted electric guitar track. Here’s a great guitar recording tip that I got from Richard Chycki, engineer for Rush, Dream Theater, Aerosmith and many more that easily solves the problem. I liked it so much I’ve used […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, and RadioPublic. Enjoy the show!
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I know what you’re thinking after reading the headline – “I already have about 6 electric piano plugins that all sound pretty good.” I bet if you’ve played a real Rhodes electric piano for any length of time you probably can’t wait to try this new plugin though, since it’s right from the source. Introducing […]
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Many delay plugins today are either trying to directly emulate tape delay or have a tape delay setting. Setting up a tape delay used to be one of the first things you learned how to do when you started in the studio back in the analog days, since there was no other way to accomplish […]
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On my latest podcast episode: Ed was one of my first guests way back on Episode 23 in September of 2014, so it was good time for a catch up. I spoke with him via Zoom from his studio outside of San Diego. Listen to it at BobbyOInnerCircle.com, or on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TunIn Radio, […]
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When I was young and playing in club bands, our most prized piece of gear was a Binson Echorec. It gave everything such a beautiful professional sheen, and I so wish that I still had it. A big part of the Echorec’s sound was its wonderful class A analog preamp, and that’s the sound that […]
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While drum sounds depend so much on the drummer and the drum kit, there are some simple techniques that an engineer can use that go a long way to capturing the best sound. Here are some basic tips that work for any drum miking setup from my Recording Engineer’s Handbook 5th edition. “As a general […]
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