What are the different types of compressors?
FET, Opto, VCA, Vari-MU…..you’ve probably heard these names to describe types of compressors, you sort of know which type is right for what, but what...
Recording in paradise: AIR Studios Montserrat
In the modern recording era getting clients to travel more than an hour is a big ask, but in 1980, not so much. After a...
Carbon microphones and the Placid Audio Carbonphone
The Carbonphone is undeniably cool. Just the way it looks, screams cool. I’d first heard about Carbon microphones in music history class, but it wasn’t...
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 workspace An organized space reduces stress and helps you to focus entirely on the task at hand…. making good records. Clean up...
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...