Brian’s Bedroom

Hi guys,
I have recently stumbled upon an excellent series of books/ebooks that explain how to get the most out of your home recording studio. It’s written in an interesting and down-to-earth manner, however the author, Brandon Drury, doesn’t leave out any of the gory details. The details are particularly gory because this book collection is [...]

The bass drum, which many know as the kick drum, plays an important role in music. It stirs emotion in the audience, making them want to dance as it thumps through their bodies. This is of course, what it’s supposed to do but if the kick drum is mixed incorrectly, it will leave the audience [...]

Sorry it’s been so long since the last post. Brian and I have been insanely busy with work.
One of the biggest problems with using Ardour is the ridiculous number of LADSPA effects plugins that are available. It’s not easy to find a good plugin and you end up wasting a lot of time trying all [...]

Here’s a tip for live mixing and mastering, but can probably be used in any area of audio recording: If you can’t hear an instrument, it’s probably because of its EQ - not its volume. Before you push up that volume fader, try boosting the instrument’s defining frequencies.
Here’s an example. I was mixing for our [...]

Do your recordings lack definition? Are the drums hard to hear with everything else playing? Is your mix a giant mess? Are you feeling depressed?
Well, I may have an answer to help all of the above (except the last one). First, let me ask you: do you use your high-end frequencies (10 k - [...]