technical

Often, you will see the line "when turning on three channels, the total output volume increases."  There is science in them thar words!

The first thing you must understand is how sound volumes are added.  more »

I was discussing reverb on vocals with a local musician whose mastered a few of his bands CD's.  He said that another musician told him the amount of reverb changes with the times.  "Sometimes, popular music uses a lot of reverb.  But today, very little is used."  If you apply it to a genre like pop or CCM, I might see a little of that.  It does seem the farther apart the years, the easier to see the difference.  The topic I see that needs to be raised is "how much reverb should I use in church worship songs here in 2009?" more »

Sonic space is the frequency range that an instrument or a vocal sound takes up when it is played.  That's the short definition but it's like saying paint is red or green in color without talking at all about what happens when you paint one color over another when the paints are still wet. more »

Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I want to get lost in your rock and roll
and drift away. more »