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OF METAL AND IMMORTALITY. THE TERRY DATE INTERVIEW.
Sure, Quiet Riot may have sang “Bang Your Head”, but Terry Date has made a hundred records that literally MAKE you do it. While some producers have careers, Terry Date has carved out a legacy. As the sonic architect of pivotal albums like Pantera’s “Vulgar Display Of Power”, Deftones’ “White Pony” and Soundgarden’s “Louder Than Love”, his influence is still heard on just about every heavy artist and album out there today.
With Terry...
MIX TEMPLATES: THE LAST TEMPTATION
As I edit this, the online engineer cognoscenti are prattling on about "Ocean Eyes" by Billie Eilish being available as a Logic Pro template. I thought it might be a good time to have an unwanted, unwelcome "expectations management" session for those who think 10 million SoundCloud plays are just a point and click away.
STATING THE OB(li)VIOUS
People who produce and engineer music are competitive. Yes, we all like to speak in communal platitudes...
A Fresh Look At The PreSonus Quantum 4848
Behold! The PreSonus Quantum 4848 in all its minimalist glory.
NO FRILLS. ALL THRILLS.
Twenty years ago, the Digidesign (now Avid) MBox was a milestone in the home studio DAW market. Prior to the year 2000, audio interfaces tended to be straight-ahead affairs with nothing more than line level inputs and outputs. But the MBox, with its quirky monolith form factor, bundled ProTools LE software and "designed by Focusrite" preamps gave aspiring producers a complete...
The Everything Recording Guide to “Going Pro”
So you’ve notched a few years under your belt as an audio engineer...
You’ve been recording for friends, acquaintances and friends-of-acquaintances.They’re all happy with the results, one even referred you to some friends. You’ve mixed some cuts for a local post-rock band, polished some EDM mixes, edited a local voiceover artist and even tried your hands at mastering your own demo. People told you that it sounded “pretty badass” and that it “hangs in...
Demystifying Acoustics with Jeff Hedback – Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed the misleading paths that every engineer initially faces when the mix doesn’t translate. We also brought in an important ally – Jeff Hedback, owner of HD Acoustics. Part 2 brings in Everything Recording’s new studio space and all of the groundwork you need to lay before even considering what’s going on the walls. With the introductions out of the way, let’s get to the good stuff.
Do-Over
New house -...
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HERITAGE AUDIO: THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESSOR.
There are GearSlutz - and then there are SpankSkankz. B. Church's NYC home studio plays home to over a dozen analog compressors. For his thoughts on Heritage Audio's Neve-inspired Successor Bus Compressor, read on.
JUSTIFY MY LOVE
Let me peel back the curtain here on how things work in the editorial corners of the pro audio world for you for a second. The general gist of it is this: Company develops product. Company releases product....
Piano 4 Producers Masterclass
Some of us have a sound in their head but just can't quite get it out. We spend hours with the DAW pencil, drawing notes for chords so why not actually learn the chords you hear in your head? Piano 4 Producers Masterclass can have you on your feet in no time.
Have you ever felt limited by your musical knowledge and abilities?
Have you ever gotten stuck trying to figure out the music in...
Demystifying Acoustics with Jeff Hedback – Part 1
Before you press the BUY button on whatever newfangled piece of signal chain you think is going to "up your mix game," give Part 1 of this series a read. You may find the source of your woes has nothing to do with the voltage and "1's" and "0's" coming out of your speakers.
Does This Next Part Sound Familiar?
Let me lay out a scenario for you. You've reached the "consciously incompetent" phase of...
Demystifying Acoustics with Jeff Hedback – Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed the misleading paths that every engineer initially faces when the mix doesn’t translate. We also brought in an important ally – Jeff Hedback, owner of HD Acoustics. Part 2 brings in Everything Recording’s new studio space and all of the groundwork you need to lay before even considering what’s going on the walls. With the introductions out of the way, let’s get to the good stuff.
Do-Over
New house -...
LLANE-A’s 3 Instagram Tips for Professionals
Our good friend LLANE-A, the man behind the MusixOn Instagram account, is back with some tips to help you grow your account.
For more information on LLANE-A's mixing, visit http://llane-a.com.
For the MusixOn Community, visit http://musixon.org/.
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As we all know, Instagram is now a huge platform, and I believe it's been winning all the other social media platforms in the past few years.
The app provides so many possibilities while keeping simple, which I think is the...
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