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Tips and techniques from the pages of Mix to record stellar-sounding tracks.
Feb 1, 2013
James McKinney is a happy man with an infectious smile and a passion for all aspects of music production. He is a true multi-hyphenate, working as songwriter, arranger, producer, performer, label owner and industry advocate through his position as Trustee of the local chapter of the Recording Academy and co-chair of the P&E Wing....
Jun 1, 2011,
By Kevin Becka
As I was learning the craft of engineering, I was fortunate enough to assist some of the best ears in the business, which gave me a rare opportunity to see and hear what they trusted. They all trusted their ears. That comes from working with great gear and putting in your 10,000 hours. (Google “Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers.”) Their gear choices and techniques intrigued me, providing me with something I could quantify and immediately put into my own bag of tricks.
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Mar 1, 2007,
By Robert Hanson
It's no secret that the gaming world has changed by leaps and bounds over the past decade. We've all heard the comparison: With today's high-def consoles,...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Michel Henein
A revolution is taking place in the game world: increased budgets, more hardware resources on target platforms and more high-level software integration...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Paul D. Lehrman
In last month's discussion about game audio, I focused on the challenges of making soundtracks for PC-based games. But PCs, of course, are only part of...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Steve Cunningham
For years, I've been using WaveLab to edit half-hour radio shows and assorted podcasts, as well as for CD mastering. My own decision to upgrade to Version...
Mar 1, 2007,
By Kevin Becka
A well-mixed and -sung lyric is the emotional centerpiece of any song. But because of the complexity of pitch, tone, nuance and lyrics, vocals need the...
Feb 1, 2007,
By Robert Hanson
Over the course of its short history, Ableton Live has moved quickly from a novel live performance/looping tool to a full-featured audio, MIDI and now...
Feb 1, 2007,
By Eddie Ciletti
My focus this month is on the AKG C-414, a venerable studio condenser mic that has about as many permutations as the Universal Audio 1176. At first glance,...
Feb 1, 2007,
George Petersen Executive Editor
History is filled with cases of inventions that either happened by accident or yielded results that were far from the original intent. In 1928, researcher...
Feb 1, 2007,
By Mark Rubel
If someone asks you what you do, you're likely to say, I make records, or I mix concerts. After all, it's a natural tendency for us to focus on external...
Feb 1, 2007,
By Sarah Jones
FIDDLERS ON THE ROOF Last year was my fourth year working as a research SCUBA diver in the U.S. Antarctic Program. I was also moonlighting as producer,...
Jan 1, 2007,
By Paul D. Lehrman
This month, I expect to be helping to cut the ribbon on a brand-new lab in a brand-new music building at my school. It will be equipped with a dozen Intel...
Jan 1, 2007,
By Eddie Ciletti
If you have ever felt that guitars are bullying the vocals and the drums, then it's time to take a closer look at those subtly subversive guitar multi-effects...
Jan 1, 2007,
By Kevin Becka
Mix is proud to introduce a new article series for 2007: the Inside Track, a bi-monthly feature by Mix technical editor Kevin Becka that explores the...
Dec 1, 2006,
By Kevin Monahan
Now that DVD Studio Pro is part of Apple's Final Cut Studio bundle, professional DVD authoring is available to most production pros. Having worked with...
Dec 1, 2006,
George Petersen
Executive Editor
Way back in high school science and math classes, we learned about precision and the concept of three significant figures (sig figs). For example, the...
Dec 1, 2006,
By Eddie Ciletti
A few months ago, a Studer A827 multitrack came within my depth of field. During the troubleshooting process, one of my student assistants commented that...
Nov 1, 2006,
By Blair Jackson
So far in our periodic in-depth series about the film sound chain, we've looked at production sound mixing (April 2004), sound effects recording (July...
Nov 1, 2006,
By David Weiss, Kevin Becka and Barry Rudolph
Everybody loves a shopping spree. And though the same can't be said in, say, real estate or fuel, in pro audio, your dollar currently stretches farther...
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