Quote of the Day “He used to wonder, with some impatience, why Rafe drove so slowly. Now he knew. To command the wheel of an open car with a girl on the seat beside you was to be established in
A Thanksgiving at Home
Txts, High Temperatures and Real Christmas Trees
Quote of the Day “Anybody knows that you don’t play around with fortune-tellers. There’s no predicting what a fortune-teller might say, and once it’s said, no way of keeping it from happening. Once you hear what’s out there it isn’t
Alright! Not Quite! Part 2
Quote of the Day “Who can ever do anything, after Beethoven?” – Franz Schubert, on his deathbed listening to a Beethoven quartet.
Work from Home and a Family Hike
Quote of the Day “Whereas compression reduces dynamic range by turning down loud sounds, expansion does the opposite—it increases the dynamic range by turning down quiet sounds. There are a number of common applications for expanders when balancing a mix,
D&B, Opry Mills, and Fountain Favorites
Quote of the Day “First, concentrate on the balance—can you hear everything you need to hear? When you can’t find a static position for a particular fader, then compress (and maybe mult as well) to try to remedy that. When
It’s Good to Be Gold…Again
Quote of the Day “Take the fader all the way down. Bring it up gradually until the level seems reasonable. Mark the fader position. Take the fader all the way up (or to a point where the instrument is clearly
New Journal Day and Home Counseling
Quote of the Day “I find the quickest way to decide whether something is actually loud enough or not is to run the mix and turn the signal on and off. If you turn it on and you can hear
Headshots of Much Misunderstanding
Quote of the Day “The first thing that can help is to bear in mind this simple piece of advice from Jack Joseph Puig (echoing an almost identical comment from Wyclef Jean): “You have to consider the fact that the
Basketball Practices and a Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Quote of the Day “…three takes per section should be considered a minimum if you’re going to bother comping at all, and if you’re looking for a professional-grade lead-vocal comp, then you’d be well-advised to increase that number to more
Midi Fun and the Drum Set Mess
Quote of the Day “Three thoughts on conversation: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?” – Uncle Ben’s Quotebook