Mixing!

Last time we looked at the awesome musicians helping me take my record to the Junos. Today: Mixing! We’re mixing my album now, maybe even as you read this. It’s a lot of staring at the wall between the speakers, listening intently to everything. There is a bit of a...

Musicians! Musicans! Musicians!

Last time we looked at Outboard Processing Gear. Today it’s Musicians! Some musicians play all the instruments on their records. Here are some examples: check ‘em out. I can play a lot of instruments, and I can even play a few well! However, when it comes to making a...

Outboard Gear – More Recording Studio Stuff.

Last time we looked at Mixing Boards. Today, it’s outboard processing gear. There’s a lot of info in this one, I know you keeners will make it to the end!There’s a huge range of outboard gear that lets the recording and mixing engineers tailor and manage the...

Mixing Board

OK, we’ve looked at some of the basics of what goes on in the studio. Now here’s a look at a very interesting part of studio recording: the Mixing Board. It’s true, today most records are produced “inside the box,” meaning it’s all taking place inside a computer....