by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Nov 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’ve prepared for this recording for months. Your guitarist has spent hours, even days, agonizing over the tone for her solo. Your singer has wrestled over and over again with what now amounts to an awesome vocal. Your drummer’s locked in to the click track tighter...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
When most people think of stereo recording, the first thing that comes to mind is a matched pair of mics, arranged in a coincident (X-Y) pattern. It makes sense, of course, since that’s the closest way to replicate a real pair of human ears. But while X-Y miking is...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tips and Tricks for Mixing in Stereo When it comes to discussing the fine art of mixing music, I tend to approach the subject with some trepidation. After all, compared to many of the topics I’ve written about, this one is rife with subjectivity – one person’s idea of...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Like many people, I started my own business after being “downsized” from a corporate job. For me, it was an easy choice; I’ve always been inclined to work for myself. Of my four-plus decades as part of the “work force,” I’ve spent well over three as a freelancer in...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Jul 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ask ten recording engineers about recording drums and you’re likely to get more than 20 opinions. Few instruments combine subtle nuance and brute force the way a good drummer can, and capturing that sound has been the subject of hundreds of articles and thousands of...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
London, UK – June 2018…Wes Maebe might be the only person in the recording industry whose parents talked him into working in the biz. Today, the London-based producer/engineer balances his time between his own studio, Sonic Cuisine, and working as staff...
