I’ve got a really cool thing for you today. I had a chance to interview Matt Ross-Spang, studio engineer over at Sun Studio, arguably the most famous recording studio in the world. In case you didn’t know, Sun Studio is where Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, B.B. King and so many other legendary...

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In this Audio Issues interview we hear from Pete Weiss. Pete Weiss is a New England-based producer/engineer/mixer/musician. Through his innovative, organic work with artists  site. During the interview we discuss, among other things: How he got into recording and production. How vocal production sometimes just comes down to the mood and atmosphere. Simple electric guitar...

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The trick about recording vocals is that it has nothing to do with the gear and everything to do with the performance. So who better to ask about the performance part of the vocal recording session than a seasoned recording artist? This week we finish up our series of interviews from the Potluck Audio Conference...

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This week’s interview session will be with producer/engineer Powell: Jeff Powell has been recording, mixing, and producing records for 24 years. He was a staff assistant engineer, then engineer/mixer and finally producer at Ardent Studios from ’89-’97.  He has been independent since then, but still calls Ardent home. Jeff has worked on multiple gold and platinum...

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We’re back this week with another Potluck Audio Conference interview, this time with Dusty Wakeman of Mojave Audio and Mad Dog Studios. “In his forty years in the music business, Dusty Wakeman has worn a lot of hats: producer, engineer, musician, and owner/manager of Los Angeles based Mad Dog Studios. His work with Dwight Yoakam,...

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It’s time for another backstage interview with the panelists from the Potluck Audio Conference. This time I interviewed Alex Maiolo and Rob Christensen. Alex Maiolo Alex Maiolo owns Chapel Hill, N.C.’s, Seriously Adequate Studio, which is another way of saying “he took over half of the garage, and filled it with the gear he’s amassed...

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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to interview Andrew Scheps at the Potluck Audio Conference. Andrew Scheps has engineered and mixed for some of the biggest rock bands in the world: Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Weezer, Audioslave, Linkin Park, and U2. He’s also worked with icons such as Johnny Cash, Neil...

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What is mastering? Is it putting every processor on your mixed song and hoping for the best? Is it making it as loud as possible and hoping it song? (No, it isn’t. Sorry Lars Ulrich…) Well, if that’s not what mastering is, what is it really? And more importantly, how can you learn how to...

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Recording drums in a living room environment poses some challenges. I recorded 6 tracks for an upcoming EP over the weekend and they came out pretty good if I say so myself. I wanted to keep you in the loop on some of these recordings, so that you can hear how they change over time....

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There is an incredible change in the sound of the song from the even better. You’ve all heard about getting things great at the source. Record it well and then you might not have to do an awful lot to it in the mixing phase. It will make the mixing process easier if you have...

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