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What's On Your Mixbuss?

2/10/2017

I often get questions from podcast listeners about how to treat their mixbuss. The truth is, I can't tell you what's right for you, but I CAN show you what works for me, and maybe it will give you some ideas. Here are the three plugins that I put on my mixbus, and explanations as to what each one does for me.

Electric Guitar Recording Essentials

9/16/2016

GUITAR RECORDING ESSENTIALS

Hey Friends.

I thought I would share some of my guitar recording essentials. These are a few of the tools that I rely on to get great guitar tones. I'm going to touch on the obvious ones for everyone: great guitarist, great parts, great guitar, great amp, great room. These should be a given by now -- they are absolutely your top priorities. If I had to put them in order of importance, I would probably say:

Episode 93 - Drum Mixing 303 - Additional Info

9/2/2016

Hello Friends -

Figured I would provide some additional info regarding Episode 93 - Drum Mixing 303. Let's start with the Tracking info one more time, but in more detail. Below is a list of all of the mics, mic positions, and preamps used for this setup [FYI - Channels 5/6 and 19/20 were not used for this setup]...

The Effect of Proximity Effect

8/31/2016

.One of the most interesting thing to me regarding electric guitar recording is proximity effect, or the phenomenon that occurs in directional microphones (cardioid, hypercardioid, figure 8, etc) whereby the low frequency content is boosted more and more as you get closer and closer to the source.

For example, if your mic is 1 foot away from a guitar amp, it will have significantly less low frequency content than if it's at 1 INCH away. However, much of this depends on the microphone you're using. Fans of the podcast know that I'm an avid user of ribbon microphones on guitars. Some of my favorites are: Royer 121, Royer 122, Shure KSM313, Beyerdynamic M160, Mesanovic Model 2, and AEA N22....

New Website!

8/31/2016

Hello Friends! After 7 years of having the podcast, I have finally made a website. I know, I know...forgive the wait. This website is a great format that is clean and simple and allows me to update it easily. I'm excited to finally have it available to you as a resource and as a hub for all things RECORDING LOUNGE! ALSO it's a finally a place where I can sell products and services direct to you, like books, special tutorials, consultations, cool Recording Lounge gear, and more!