Alex Van Halen From Modern Drummer Magazine:



MD: Isn’t it great that kids can have instant singles downloaded to their iPods?



AVH: I thinks it’s destroyed the whole idea of having an album. To have a collection of songs that are somewhat connected, but not. The idea to have a cohesive piece of work to be representative of a certain period of your life, those things that have depth and add meaning to what you do, aren’t there anymore. This is a disposable society and… Continue

December 28th

On the show Everybody Loves Raymond, Ray had ruined his dad jazz albums 30 years earlier by moving them to close to the furnace. Ray decides to replace them with CD versions of the lost albums. His dad won’t have it or embrace the technology. They finally listen to the cds then Debra tells him let’s hear the albums. They put them on, needle drops, stactic, static, pop, pop, Jazz music starts, dad smiles and says now that’s music.

The sound of a Vintage Guitar thru a Tube amp, slightly breaking up......

The sound of the relay in a B3 Leslile Cabinet....

Room Mics........

Feel free to add to this list......

Let's post horror stories from a client that compares a "console mix" from a "mastered mix". I've had a few that listen in their car and want it to sound as loud as......... But mixing analog as I do, you can only make copies so hot..........

I know this was tried back in the '70's, but could it work in the future???

Since the common Tracksheet has all but gone away, how about using this box in Pro Tools. Write down stuff like, who cut it, who the assistant was, where it was cut, maybe a phone number, tracking date, sample rates, file types, external clocks and hey how about tempo & Keys. Create it wit your tracking template. It takes a lot of guess work out of the impersonal use of computers. And while we're at it, those little boxes underneath each track in the Mix window, USE IT. Who, What Mic, Pre,… Continue

Another engineer friend and I were talking the other day about mixing in the box and what happens after the sessin leave our hands. In most cases these days, once it leaves me it goes to mastering and then to pressing, but what about those that have Pro Tools (or others) at home and like to tinker with the mix or take it somewhere else to do some touch-ups? Suddenly your mix becomes there mix, with your plug in choices and settings.... No I know nothing is sacred but theis couldn't be done 10… Continue

If two engineers were doing a project, one was given let's say Blackbird with acces to all the gear and the mics and Pro Tools HD cutting @ 192KHz / ans the other was given a Fostex Casette 4-track machine and one SM57 and a couple or Radio Shack mics, Who will make the better record????????????

There is not a plug in that I am aware of available for RTAS / TDM / VST (am I missing something) for the following:

Age / Experience & A Great Set Of Ears

Let's see who's skin this gets under......... You Know Who You Are!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Side Note: Somebody Stop Me. I'm avoiding my OTHER internet activities because of this Wonderful Site!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny but not far from the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar05/articles/soundingoff.htm And No That Is Not Duncan Mullins In The Picture ;-)



The Future Sound Of Elvis...

Steve Howell



What if Macs and PCs had been around in Elvis's day? Would 'Jailhouse Rock' have been a better record if it'd been done, say, in Logic? Imagine an interview with the engineer in one of today's hi-tech music magazines...



"Yeah, well Elvis came in and… Continue

Friday, September 28, 2007





What Is Wrong With The Music Business

Current mood: aggravated



The question asked was, did Bob Montgomery (Record Producer) ever make a bad album? My answer was "I don't think so", but why???? Please note that I've singled out Bob because I recently pulled out a copy of Vern Gosdin's "Chiesled In Stone" and it brought back thoughts of what a great record this is. Great Songs, Great Singing Great Production. Now don't get me wrong,… Continue

Friday, September 07, 2007





Class Action Suit Against Digidesign

Current mood: annoyed



What do you think. Let's sue them for putting the studio business, well out of business.



It was one thing for singers, songwriters and musicians to have a "four track" at home to put down ideas, but thanks to Digidesign these same folks think they can get the same quality recording in their basement or bedroom. I can't count the times I've put up tracks to mix and… Continue

Sunday, August 05, 2007





Great Session



I did a tracking session the other day (actually filling in for David Buchanon, who had a family emergency) for Producer Trey Bruce and Artist Chris Janson for Chrysalis Music over at Omnisound Studios. Great Songs, Great Band, Greg Morrow, Glenn Worf, Michael Spriggs, Tony Harrell and JT Corneflos, and to make it even cooler, we cut 2" 24 Track Analogue. Wow!!! The way music used to sound before all the digital and Pro Tools… Continue

Wednesday, July 25, 2007


Damn!!! I'm Old School, Baby!!!

I was working at VIbe 56 Studio in Nashville last Friday and CJ the manager commented about the front plate on my truck, a Sony '90 PCM-3348 Plate, and all I could think was Damn!!, I'm Old School!!! Baby!!! Just keepin' it real!!! ..

Friday, May 25, 2007





More Things That Bug Me



Wanna-Be interns / engineers that don't know who produced "Back In Black"



on a related note:



Wanna-Be interns / engineers that think Mutt Lange's production career started with Shania Twain



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Thursday, April 19, 2007





Things That Bug Me



Why should the term "Low Latency Monitoring" even be in… Continue

For Goodness Sakes (In The Studio) 001

Category: Music



This is my studio blog 001. Things I hear / say and somebody should say in the studio.



1. "If it sounds wrong, it is wrong". - mc



(use those things on the side of your head)



2. "How can you punch-in without looking at the screen"??? - Un-named Intern



3. "Get me a reel of 1/2".... (reply) "1/2" What???"



4. "You should be required to have a licenses to operate Pro Tools" -… Continue