One Year Later: Amp Iso Box Build

10.09.2012
DIY Amp Iso Box Frame

Most folks in the audio and music recording community are familiar with TOMB, the Tape Op Messageboard.  It’s an online hangout for fans of the incredible free magazine and audio nerds in general.  Last year I posted some photos and a short writeup on the amp isolation box that Jake Nussbaum and I built for […]

Should drummers mix themselves?

09.14.2012
Ronan Chris Murphy

Check out this video with Ronan Chris Murphy on drum recording.  I love his point about drummers mixing themselves.  It’s true that recording drums can be very challenging, given how many factors are in play: the actual part being played, the drummer’s playing style, type of sticks, type of drumheads, the drums themselves, the tuning […]

Why mixing in your bedroom is really, really hard.

09.01.2012
Excerpt from a Frequency Response Graph

A few weeks ago I took a full day to take stock of my acoustic treatment situation.  What I found was pretty troubling, but I’m glad I took the time. When we first set up shop at Badlands, we built a bunch of acoustic panels using Roxul Rock Wool.  These 2′ by 4′ panels are […]

On Rotation: Joan of Arc – “Live In Chicago, 1999”

08.06.2012
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During the mixing sessions for In Two, Victor Nash frequently commented that the record reminded him of Joan of Arc.  I had heard them before, but wasn’t very familiar with their work.  I didn’t actually revisit them until we got back from touring in support of the album.  I dove in head first and have been […]

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