Here’s a question on mastering techniques with and without artist I recorded 12 songs last winter in San Francisco. No budget to speak of, but good equipment and the prducer …
Mastering vs. Mixing – What is the difference?
From: “Gary Baldanza” Bob, Thanks for getting back to me. I’m a bit confused. I thought that purchasing mastering services included the mix, or, to put it another way, how can you …
Microphones and 2496 Recordings
From: Sun Whang My comments are: Hello Bob! I spent all weekend reading your articles, they’re great! But I’m an amateur engineer and lots of questions came to my mind. …
Microphones and Phantom Power
From: Edward Woodhead My comments are: I have a sony ECM-999PR electret condenser microphone and recently purchased a Rode NT1. The Rode requirers phantom power to work. Is it safe …
Midi and Microphones
From: Red My comments are: I love this site. I have a question.. How can I midi a microphone so I can use a harmonica to record other sounds such …
Mixing : A Serious Mini-Mixing Lesson
Here’s a conversation I carried on via email because I felt that these questions and answers should be at our website. My question is about getting punch. I have this …
Mixing by Addition and Subtraction
I have read that it is a mistake to mix by addition rather than subtraction. When I find that certain sounds are too quiet in my mix I will usually …
Mixing electronic music
Hi Bob. First off, thanks for this informative site. I write, produce and mix electronic music in my homestudio setup. I use a pair of Adam A7 nearfield monitors (love …
Mixing in the Digital World
From: carlo celuque My comments are: I am a Keyboard player and work with Synths in a “Progressive New Age Electronic style”, I am looking for articles about mixing Synthesizers.I …
Monitor Calibration
From: Lars Hoel …to you for an excellent presentation at the NYC AES. So now I’m a convert, determined to calibrate my Meyer HD-2w monitors to the 83 dB standard you propose. …