In a music recording studio, cables matter a lot! Get the wrong ones, and you pick up interference, they generate basckground noise, and the connections break too easily.
Almost nothing else has higher impact on recording studio operations than the humble cable.
So how come cables are so often forgotten until the last minute (or until they break!), taking a back seat to the latest piece of cool gear?
You've probably noticed the wide price range? Ever wondered what makes a $50 cable better than a $5 cable? Is there a noticeable improvement in the sound to justify extra cost?
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Question: What sits on the music recording studio floor all night long, and doesn't even hum?
Answer: Joe's DI box !!
Y'all (I'm just back from Texas) know the basic recording studio equipment:
- mics
- recorders
- mixers
- monitors
- compression
- effects
But there's couple of unsung heroes tucked away (probably) that should be on top of every engineer's essentials list:
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Style, presence, image….what's cool to wear on stage for your live performance can kill in the recording studio. Kill your recording, that is…
On stage, what you wear creates 90% your image - some look great - bright colors and detailed designs. Most on-stage clothes are made of synthetic materials - like rayon, polyester, and nylon.
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This is the final part of a 3-part series on noise-canceling headphones.
In case you missed them, here's the links to the earlier sections:
Part 1
Part 2
While this technology is not primarily designed for recording studio applications, some engineers like to use them as much to protect their hearing as anything else.
In this part, we'll review Sony's competitive offering - MDR-NC6
The review by S Crawford follows what Sony has to say…
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[tag]Mastering[/tag] your CD is the final step in the creative process prior to having your disk duplicated, shipped, and of course, purchased by millions of music fans worldwide.
But what exactly is mastering, and why do we need it?
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In the first part we reviewed the differences between noise reduction and noise canceling headphones. Let's go on now and look first of all at what Bose has to offer, and what product information they provide.
Then read the helpful review below by Steve Joseph
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