Studio Notes – Equalizers – EQ

EQ types Going to focus on parametric shelving low pass and high pass filters EQ allows us to have control over specific frequencies in a sound by changing their amplitudes This means we can change the character or timbre of a sound by altering the partials and harmonics or even fundamental.  We can also use Read More …

What is an Electronic Press Kit or EPK

In the old days, physical press kits were paper-based and mailed old skool. Today, music artists can use digital media for promotion. This is known as an electronic press kit, or EPK. What is an EPK? An Electronic Press Kit is a digital resume for all audiences that is the promotional materials, giving everyone an Read More …

Studio Notes – Limiters

With acoustic guitars you will hear some strums that are really loud and some strums that aren’t quite as loud.  It could be very well played but you will still have some variation between strums.  Sometimes the dynamic is quite loud and a compressor sometimes just can’t get a hold of that because the difference Read More …

Improvised Pedal Music

Lately in the mornings I have begun making heavily delay infuse music with the bass pedals I have collected so far.  I have nothing like Janek Gwizdala’s or Mars Volta guy’s toys, but I like the one’s I have.  Here is the playlist where I will put all of these clips and what not. Playlist Read More …

Studio Notes – ADR – Automatic Double Track

Abbey Road Studios designed automatic double tracking and here’s a way to simulate that effect First insert a delay across the vocal that doesn’t matter what the delay is in terms of short medium or long we’re going to set it to somewhere around 75 milliseconds it start it doesn’t really matter and if it Read More …

Initial Experiments

This is the announcement for my first official solo release.  I have released self published/ produced albums as part of a group, and have played on a fair share of other people’s albums.  This is the first one from start to finish that it is just me doing everything.  There is still a ton of Read More …