Guest post by Cliff Zellman This is a guest post by engineer extraordinaire and my audio engineering mentor, Cliff Zellman. Starting out as his assistant quite a few years ago, Cliff and I worked together making records for internationally renowned recording artists, as well as, local musicians in the LA area. Since then he’s become the go-to guy [...] Continue Reading »
You are not your audience.
Apologies up front because this is a rant… Stop concerning yourself with the minutia in the mix and start thinking about what’s important. What might that be you ask? It’s the song. Your fans don’t care if the hi-hat is a tad too low in the last bar of the third verse. They don’t care [...] Continue Reading »
Do vinyl records really sound better than digital?
Over the past few years there has been a surge in musicians releasing their material on vinyl. I love this! Mostly for nostalgia and the fact that they want to try something outside of the norm – digital downloads. They want to experiment, play around, get into it. Tweaking and fussing is what musicians do [...] Continue Reading »
Logic’s Pitch Correction plugin. Is it too simple?
An all inclusive audio resort I love Logic. It comes with everything. From synths to samplers to loops to drum machines to a ton of plugins. One of it’s best, and I’ll assume underutilized, is its plugin for Pitch Correction. If you’re confused by this tools ultra simple interface you are not alone. That’s so simple [...] Continue Reading »
Engineer Rafa Sardina relies on Focusrite
From MixOnline.com Focusrite reports that Grammy Award–winning Los Angeles-based engineer/producer Rafa Sardina (pictured) relies on the company’s ISA Range of modules for production work in his studio, After Hours. His collection includes a rack of eight classic ISA110 modules from a Focusrite Studio console, and he recently acquired an ISA828 8-channel microphone preamp. “My first [...] Continue Reading »
The Monthlies – Come on Eileen
For about two years now I’ve been working with a fantastic LA based indie/pop band named The Monthlies. Over the past few weeks we’ve been putting the finishing touches on their upcoming EP titled “Horror Flick“, which will include a very cool version of Dexys Midnight Runner’s ‘Come on Eileen’. If you search YouTube for this song [...] Continue Reading »
Waves Vocal Rider – Genius or just plain lazy?
So Waves came out with a new plug-in called Vocal Rider and I have one question. Is this plug-in really necessary? I guess this may work well in the broadcast world, but they’re pitching it as a mix tool for vocals. To me that means mixing, as in mixing music. Does anyone else feel that [...] Continue Reading »