How to properly check the phase when recording drums
Phase, phase, phase. Ahhh, what can I say about phase? We all love phase! Not. In my earlier years of recording I used to post...
EMT 250 and the birth of digital audio
My experience with the EMT 250/251 When I started my first internship at Sabella Studios the place was littered with strange things I’d never seen...
Is your career where you thought it would be? Neither is mine.
I turned 28 a few months ago and if, at age 18, you had told me my audio career would be where it is at...
What’s more important microphones or preamps?
What do you buy first, a good mic or a good preamp? If you’re a new engineer looking to start building your studio, this is...
8 things that will help your mixing that have nothing to do with mixing
Having a clean work space An organized space reduces stress and helps you to fully focus on the task at hand…. making good records. Clean...
The “your mixes sound bad in the car” phenomenon
We’ve all had this problem: we finish a mix that we spent 20 hours fine tuning & tweaking, made every .5 db adjustment that needs...
The story of the man behind the RCA 44 and 77 ribbon microphones
Harry F. Olson is most likely an unfamiliar name, but I’m sure you’ve heard of one of the 100 plus inventions Olson has patented. His...
8 personality traits of a great audio engineer
This job can be hard. It can make you want to curl up and cry yourself to sleep, but it can also lead to some...
Can you tell the difference between real and fake plate reverb?
I wanted to see how difficult it would be to tell real plate reverb from a plug in. I decided to record a few samples...
5 things they don’t teach you in audio school
Networking I hate the word “networking.” Having a lot of friends, being popular, having a good reputation, whatever you want to call it, it’s important...