The other day I was checking out some of the resources on the BBC R&D website with regards to good standards/specifications for studios. I have compiled references to some of the papers that I found to be most useful. The following considerations make reference to various papers produced by BBC R&D, as examples of industry … Read more Some considerations for studio builds
I sometimes get sound and media students asking about where to find royalty free music for their projects. I have had a couple use tracks from incompetech recently, and that site seems quite straight-forward in terms of it’s licensing options. There is also a good list of royalty free music resources available at: Royalty Free … Read more Royalty Free Music
About a year ago Ian Shepherd published a neat infographic on loudness of online music platforms, and he recently updated it with current details for Tidal. It’s a handy snapshots of the online loudness environment. Check it out at: http://productionadvice.co.uk/online-loudness/
Hellbringer are a great local heavy metal band who I have worked with on a few recordings (well, all of them to at least some degree). I recorded and mixed their 2nd full length album which is due to be released soon, and the first review is in, coming from Marco Stebich on the Voices … Read more Hellbringer Album Review
Sylvia Massey has produced some fantastic records, having worked with artists like Tool, Johnny Cash, Cog and System of a Down. In this short video from Sound on Sound magazine Sylvia discusses “Adventure Recording”, including why you should always have a handy piece of hose with you:
Bob Katz is one of the masters of technical audio. His book Mastering Audio is an amazing reference book. In this article he discusses his approach to setting up a subwoofer with (almost) no test instruments: http://www.digido.com/articles-and-demos12/13-bob-katz/14-subwoofers.html
Having some multitrack music projects available for practice or classes can be pretty handy, and there is quite a varied collection available at: http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-mtk.htm
“I just learned a lot of lessons on the job, that took me, probably took me about 10 years to learn what I could have learned in a couple of years of school.” – Mark Mothersbaugh in this nice little 1 minute stop motion animation. Mothersbaugh is one of the great composers of our time, … Read more Mark Mothersbaugh on Learning about Timecode
BMA have named the new Looking Glass album the “Album of the Issue” and given it a gushing review. Reviewer Josh Nixon writes, “I feel that the three-piece of Marcus De Pasquale (guitar/vocals) and brothers Lachlan (bass/vocals) and Clinton Paine (drums) has been perfectly captured as a band; it’s their best performances on any record to … Read more Looking Glass album review from BMA
I had the pleasure of tracking drums, bass and electric guitars for Looking Glass’ new album in the last couple of years, and mixing the album late last year. It was released today on Goatsound Records and is a powerhouse album. Classic rock lovers should get all over this. Volume 4 by Looking Glass