Posts tagged: recording

Audio Production

Alex Case Lecture Recap

December 4, 2008 Recently we were lucky enough to have Alex Case come to CDIA to lecture on equalization. I attended one of his lectures at the Boston Area Definitive Audio Student Summit earlier this fall and was really excited to see him here at the school. One of the topics I found most interesting in his lecture was the "masking effect," which is basically when the presence of weaker sound is made inaudible by a louder sound. He discussed how thi Read On...

Audio Production

Stumbling into Every Opportunity

October 29, 2008 These last two weeks have seriously been crazy. I ended up getting an internship for J Franze, the producer/engineer I wrote about in my previous entry. I approached him after his lecture at B.A.D.A.S.S. just to introduce myself and ended up having lunch with him. After talking for a while he told me he was actually looking for an intern and offered to have me come up to see his mix room and do an interview. I started work the next day and have Read On...

Audio Production

Up and Running

October 21, 2008 This fall has been shaping up to be particularly busy and exciting! In July, I finished construction on a second recording facility located in the new JamSpot Inc. in Wakefield, MA, just off Rte. 128. With 20-foot ceilings and over 1,600 square feet, the facility has been perfect for clients looking to record live music videos for promotion. Left to right: Mike Gordon (bass player, Phish), Bill Kreutzmann (drummer, Grateful Dead), G Read On...

Audio Production

Inspiration Strikes on Lack of Sleep

September 25, 2008 One of the most useful skills that an audio engineer can learn, beyond recognizing subtle frequency imbalances, routing dozens of impeccably-recorded tracks through sexy outboard gear, or knowing about every microphone ever made, is the ability to work on little or no sleep. When I play one of my mixes for someone, one of the first things they might say is, "Oooooh! Sounds good...it sounds like you were awake for about 35 hours straight.&quo Read On...