Throughout my blog series on EQs I am going to refer to the free EQ plugin that comes with Pro Tools, the Digirack EQ III 7-band. First,...

In the next series of blog posts, I’m going to go through EQ, or equalization. I will talk about why we use it, and when and how to use...

To wrap things up regarding compressors, I will offer 3 Dos and Don’ts as my final word for now. These are things to always keep in mind...

As you get better with compressors, you will start playing with other knobs and features. One of these is the knee. The knee refers to...

A compressor has a lot of knobs and settings. They can be confusing at first. In this blog I am going to talk about one of those knobs –...

Today I’m going to go a little deeper into how compressors work. But first, I want you to do an experiment. This experiment will allow...

Yes, more organization! 🙂 I think I have always been somewhat organized. But I have learned to be very organized since starting my...

After learning the basics about compressors (see Compressors 101 earlier blog entry), then you can use this general guide of the type of...

Using a click track during recording is, of course, imperative. We can’t do our work if we can’t play to the beat! Luckily for us Pro...

It is hard to learn how to record and mix music today. With so much information available on the web, sometimes it is hard to know if the...

Compressors seem to confuse a lot of people in the beginning, they certainly did me! Here is some helpful information concerning using a...

Here are ten quick tips to think about the next time you record vocals: 1) Warm Up: Every vocalist needs to warm up. You wouldn’t run...

So . . .  you want to record a song and you’re running out of space on the computer or external hard drive? Wondering if you have enough...

Patchbays Having a patchbay helps to optimize your signal routing and organization. Even the most modest of studio setups can benefit...

Group Cabling Keep cables grouped together by type (audio, MIDI, mains, etc.). This makes it easier to find faulty cables, patch...

In Pro Tools, material (audio or midi) on a track is associated with a type of Time Scale. All track types can be set to either...

Did you know that it is important to power up your system and equipment in a certain order? In the early days, for me, I didn’t know that!...

If you’re involved with a lot of production work and do a lot of MIDI work like I do, you record a lot of projects using your sound...

Have you ever tried to eject a hard drive from your system that you used in a Pro Tools session while Pro Tools was still up and running?...

I don’t like wasting time while working on a mix. Being organized in a session is critical. A lot of time can be wasted looking for...