One of the advantages of the online mixing concept that I promote is that the client doesn’t need to travel to the studio to audition mixes. This can be a drawback as the client may feel that they are missing out by not experiencing the mix with the professional equipment. If fact, one of the biggest challengers engineers face is getting a mix to sound good on standard consumer systems.
Category: Audio and General
Stereo Recording Techniques – Post 3
3 Recording in Stereo
When recording with stereo techniques, the panning decisions are being made before the editing and mixing process begins. This automatic panning is caused by the interaural differences being recorded by the microphones, which will then be replayed to listeners over speakers.
There are different types of stereo recording technique, which are outlined in this post along with examples of particular techniques following later. It is worth nothing that different technique types will make use of interaural differences in different ways, so the sound can differ, dramatically.
Stereo Recording Techniques – Post 2
2 Stereo Image Considerations
A number of criteria need to be considered in order to ensure the stereo image sounds the best that it can. These considerations will influence what recording array you use and how you will manipulate the array before you commit to a recording take.
Audio production is a very subjective business. Entire research studies have been dedicated to see if it is possible to establish a set of words which can be objectively used to describe recorded sound. For example, one person’s ‘harsh’ could be another person’s ‘bright’, so having agreement on what is which can be helpful. With this in mind, this section has been written as an attempt to do the same but please keep in mind that the only rule to follow is to experiment.
Stereo Recording Techniques – Post 1
Introduction
Hello everyone. This is the first post in a three post series about basic stereo recording techniques. The series is made of a few chapters, which have been split across three posts. Some will be longer than others, but it should be a nice way to present the topic as you can bookmark specific chapters, if you like.
This post describes how the stereo image is created and how it relates to our hearing systems. Post 2 highlights a number of sonic aspects of the stereo image which should be considered when recording and also when mixing. In terms of recording, Post 3 outlines the different categories of stereo recording arrays and some examples.
Overall, this guide aims to take readers through the creation, manipulation and recording of the stereo image across a variety of musical genres. It should be treated as a primer. Recommended reading will be suggested throughout the series. If you have any questions or you spot any errors, do not hesitate to get in touch with me at info@robkellysound.com.
TASCAM MX View – Windows 8.1
Hi all,![MX-view[1]](https://robkellysound.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mx-view1.jpg)
Quick Edit: Thank you to Andy Hong, the Gear Reviews Editor of TapeOp magazine, for letting me know that this how-to will also get MXView going on Windows 10.
I officially feel famous, thanks TapeOp.
Recently, I have been messing around with a Tascam MX2424, which is a 24 track hard disc recorder. It is quite old school, but a lot of fun to play around with. It can be used with Tascam’s MX-View software, which is essentially an early piece of DAW software, complete with a lot of cool features. The MX2424 old machine, I think mine dates back to 2001, which brings me to the point of this post. Continue reading “TASCAM MX View – Windows 8.1”
KRK ERGO – Room Correction System
Recently, I decided to undertake a small project to turn a spare room into a mixing space. Acoustically, it is definitely a problem space. It is almost the classic worst case scenario of a box room. I decided to use what was at hand to help treat the room, so duvets covered with sheets (for aesthetics) were used in the corner of the room where the office desk would have to be placed, for various reasons.
Focusrite Liquid Mix, Legacy Firewire and Windows 8.1 and 10
Update: Since writing this piece, I have had the Liquid Mix working perfectly on Windows 10; this guide still applies to that OS – This update is for a few Gearslutz who were asking about it.
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