Archive for the ‘Instruments’ Category
Steve Albini Dishes on His Approach to Recording Drums
April 29, 2012 Drums, TrackingAlbini’s beautifully opinionated approach to recording is perhaps most evident recording drums, capturing the instrument in an authentic way.
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Making Synth Patches: Video Tutorials
October 2, 2011 SynthIf you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the fundamental ingredients in making a synth patch, you owe it to yourself to check this series out.
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Hammond B3 and Leslie Recording Techniques
September 16, 2011 Hammond B3, Leslie Speakers, Mixing, TrackingOne of the most challenging and unique contemporary instruments that you’ll encounter working in professional studios is the Hammond B3 Organ and Lesie Cabinet combination. A prolific, immediately recognizable sound that is very difficult to reproduce without the real deal, the warm tone bars of the Hammond combine with the tube saturation and modulation effects [...]
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Review: Ohm Force Symptohm Synth Plugin
April 10, 2009 Plugins, SynthThe guys over at Ohm Force, an indie plugin development group out of Paris, asked me if I wanted to do a review of some of their plugins. I was happy to do so, as long as I could give an honest appraisal. So in this post I’ll be reviewing one of the four plugs [...]
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Taming Rock Cymbals with… a DeEsser!?
February 13, 2008 DeEssers, Drums, MixingThis post. focuses on the secret rock mixing practice of using a DeEsser on overheads. Rock overhead tracks are downright scary. Many rock drummers constantly wash out their cymbals and play in the studio with ‘live’ cymbals that have too much presence, designed to cut through stage noise. EQing the cymbals leaves you with mush [...]
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