Behind the Recording of American Idiot- Green Day
A merican idiot is Green day’s seventh studio album, It quickly became a benchmark for the sound of modern rock and still sounds fresh...
Bruce Swedien, the Genius behind the Sound of Michael Jackson!
Having to deliver a follow up to the greatest selling album of all time, must have been no easy feat for Michael Jackson and his team....
How to sound like the Beatles Revolver Album
The Beatles, the fabbest of four there ever were released their 7th studio album Revolver in 1966 and it was a watershed moment in rock...
Is the Fender Musicmaster Bass just for kids?
The Fender Musicmaster short scale bass guitar was released by Fender in 1971 and was produced until 1981. The music master was intended...
Neve 1073-The perfection of imperfection
Back in the early 60s when Rupert Neve come to prominence in the professional audio world, valve based amplification was still the...
DBX Compressors, What do they sound like and how do they work?
Dbx, synonymous with compression in every studio for the last 40 years. But what does it sound like and how do they do it? The company...
What are the main steps to Online Mixing and Mastering?
1. The first thing I do is to organise, label and colour code each track. For example each drum track would be collected and placed next...
Stacked Limiting when Mastering
Stacked limiting is limiting an audio signal and then feeding that signal into another, and possibly a further limiter if you desire....
Analog Vs Digital in the modern recording studio
Back in 1998, I was recording with my band at a local recording studio when we were offered to record to 16 track tape or for quite a bit...
How do I get my vocals to sit well in a mix?
Volume automation, EQ, Compression and effects such as reverb and delay will help your vocal sit nicely in any mix. Easily my first tip...
