Few gear manufacturers out their put out ALL of their products with true identity, passion, functionality, and phenomenal build. Dangerous Music, like very few others, get this concept. They seem to produce products that meet the needs of recording engineers in a way that few others do. One of my favorite offerings that they have […]
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The Bettermaker EQ 232p is one pretty beast. It’s design joins the aesthetic of early 70s vibe with year 2020 futuristic polish. With a $5995 price tag one would need to be sure that it’s feature set, function, and sonics warrant the expenditure. How much better a mix must a BetterMaker Make? The truth is
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The Neve 2254 compressor is widely regarded as one of the all-time great “character” compressors. It has both limiting and compression circuits and can be used in stereo or dual mono. I purchased my 2254 pair from Portugal, and promptly named her “Hot Cocoa.” I patiently waited to her left and right side custom racked
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I began learning recording technique as an intern, assistant, and engineer at Studio Center recording studios in miami, Fl starting in june of 2002. The first compressor that I was quickly able to get fantastic results with was the DBX 160 VU. At the time it was hard wired to a Demeter VTMP tube preamp.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU9ja60JNcw&feature=share&list=PLhdeKtcwASnBjhPVhczf_Kfyz1FUBrLoN&index=1] It has taken me years to begin to feel somewhat comfortable using one of the most essential tools in the recording engineers arsenal: Compression. There is no way to get that hyper present, in your face quality in modern music without it. Learning to shape sound envelopes, controlling dynamics, to maximize impact takes a
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Basic compression tip: Thinking of a compressor as an ADSR (Attack Delay sustain release) envelope shaper. Look at the blobs of sound on the track you would like to reshape with a compressor. 1) With selector tool measure how long the sound takes to get from zero to peak in milliseconds. Set your compressors attack
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There is no more appropriate place to start speaking about recording studio equipment choices than the microphone. As an engineer first and owner of a retail company, I interact with hundreds of recordists, artists, and music producers every year, with varying degrees of training and professional success. From multiplatinum artists to weekend warrior hobbyists, newbies
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Microphone preamplifiers strengthen a microphone’s signal, so that the signal might be used by other audio equipment. On their own, most microphones do not produce a strong enough signal for recording devices or mixing consoles to use without sacrificing quality. Microphone preamplifiers improve a microphone’s signal, bringing it up to line-level quality, which is the
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So we were romanticizing about the old days of tape and talking about working with top tier clients. Guys and galls who would come in uber prepared and crank stuff out with a quickness. If you have experience with session musicians that you likely now what I am talking about. Miami has it’s stable of
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Please listen to our latest interview with Israeli born Mastering Engineer Maor Appelbaum (http://www.maorappelbaum.com).
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