Posts tagged: mixing

Audio Production

A Nashville Mix Experience

December 1, 2008 While in Nashville recently I got to sit in on a mix session with Matt McClure of Rooster Tail Productions. His in-home mix room was absolutely beautiful; he had built the whole thing himself – really cool – with a very large mix room and a small live room. Matt was mixing a few songs from demo sessions he had recently recorded. (Demos in Nashville are a huge part of the industry; most of the mid- to upper- level songwriters there rec Read On...

Audio Production

Balance is Key

November 25, 2008 No mixing pun intended. Seriously. Maybe a little... Anyway, one of the hardest parts about being in this line of work is knowing how to balance it with your personal life.  Sure, we’ve all had the marathon sessions where we’ve spent an hour and a half tweaking the buss compressor across the drum mix or half a day doing vocal rides. While that’s fine and is a testament to our dedication as audio professionals who settle fo Read On...

Audio Production

Collaboration on a Musical Passion

October 8, 2008 So I graduated from school about 2 weeks ago and nothing has really changed, but many things are in motion. I am still going to the studio and finishing things up. I just had a 4-hour vocal session in studio D, I have a teacher of mine from CDIA assisting and helping me produce the EP. I am really excited on how things are turning out. If everything goes according to plan, which always happens in the audio world (no, not really), I should be don Read On...