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 [...]

Sorry I haven’t been writing posts in a while, things have been really hectic on my side. However, my guilty conscience has got the better of me so here I am.
For my wedding in December, my wife decided to walk down the aisle to the song Everything by Lifehouse. If you know the song, you [...]

When using computer audio effects, one must always bear in mind that your poor computer has to calculate the effect output everytime you play back your tracks. So when you go too crazy with effects, your computer will probably seize up, roll-over and die! To save your computer, it is important to use buses to [...]

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 - [...]