It buzzes. It distorts. It howls. Welcome to the down-side of audio production. For all the wonderful ways you can manipulate sound, there are quite a few ways sound can be a royal pain. The good news is it doesn't have to ruin your day. Audio problems can be prevented through proactive means, ... Read More
The drummer called in sick. The bassist's car broke down. The guitarist had a family emergency. Whatever the reason, you are now missing an instrument in the band. It's time to adjust your mix to fill in the hole. There are two ways of treating missing instruments; Make it obvious in the ... Read More
I was taking a flurry of notes throughout the Gurus of Tech 2013 conference last week. Much like the previous post where I mentioned gold nuggets of church audio tips, today it's gold nuggets of wisdom direct from the speaker’s mouth. Only this time, it's primarily about your work in church ... Read More
These gold nuggets of mixing / audio production wisdom are insights into doing something small to make a huge impact. My notebook is filled with audio mixing tips and tricks from the Gurus of Tech 2013 conference. That tells you two things; the conference was great and I still go old school with a ... Read More
"If there is a devil, then he created the crash ride," joked Robert Scovill during a Gurus of Tech 2013 breakout session. By the laughter from the audience, it was obvious that many of us have problems with crash ride cymbal volume control. The minute our drummers put on their headphones they ... Read More
The problem with mixing music is sometimes you get too much sound coming through your system. I'm not talking about sound volume, I'm talking about unwanted sound, sound that's not beneficial to your mix. But how can you eliminate unwanted sound? This is where gating comes into play. Audio ... Read More
[Gurus 2013 in Review: Lincoln Brewster] I'll admit I had mixed feelings when Lincoln Brewster took to the stage. If mass media + musicians has taught me anything, it's that I'd rather hear them sing than air their opinions. Lincoln is definitely an exception. It might be that he's wiser than ... Read More
There are times when you didn't learn the right way to mix a vocal or an instrument or a band. That's ok. You learned. You moved on. But then there are the lies you tell yourself over and over. You don't learn. You can't move on. Your work suffers. WAKE UP!* *Any judgment on my part is ... Read More
