SHOULD You Be Mixing In Headphones?

SHOULD You Be Mixing In Headphones?

Check Out Our Latest Episode Of The Hangout Podcast! Mixing With Headphones: Is It Still Taboo? For as long as I can remember, in the audio engineering community it has been a frowned upon practice to mix with headphones. Referencing and editing were okay, but...
Should You Use Mixing Templates?

Should You Use Mixing Templates?

Are Recording & Mixing Templates A Bad Thing? If you have been around the engineering and production space for the last decade you’ve probably noticed an uptick in the availability of templates.   Looking at various audio forums and even speaking to engineers...
3 Steps To Great Recording Sessions!

3 Steps To Great Recording Sessions!

Recording sessions can either be amazing and fun or disastrous.  As an engineer and/or producer there are steps you can take to ensure your sessions run smoothly and most of all, you keep clients coming back. 1. Arrive Early One of the best things you can do to...
Working With Drums: Editing

Working With Drums: Editing

You’ve recorded some great sounding drums and are eager to get to mixing, but hold up a doc. Like vocals, those drums may need a little editing first. If you have not checked out part one of this series, for tips on recording smacking drum tracks, you can do so here....
Recording Part 1: Working With Drums

Recording Part 1: Working With Drums

You would be hard pressed to name any notable Gospel records that did not have smacking live drums.  Being the foundation of many songs, capturing, editing, and mixing the drums is extremely important and can often be a make or break element.  In this three part...