Test Pressing

MS Over the drums

MS Over the drums

I absolutely love the sound of a good, large-diaphragm condenser mono overhead on drums. Adding a pair of stereo overheads to that always bummed me out, so I started using...

MS Over the drums

I absolutely love the sound of a good, large-diaphragm condenser mono overhead on drums. Adding a pair of stereo overheads to that always bummed me out, so I started using...

Legend of Lanois' headphones

Legend of Lanois' headphones

I heard a legend once that Daniel Lanois would set up little cassette recorders at each headphone station - patched so they always heard what the player was hearing. If...

Legend of Lanois' headphones

I heard a legend once that Daniel Lanois would set up little cassette recorders at each headphone station - patched so they always heard what the player was hearing. If...

Set everything up ahead of time

Set everything up ahead of time

When I worked with Barrie Maguire, I totally embraced the idea of setting up everything ahead of time. Go in a day early. Pay for the time yourself if you...

Set everything up ahead of time

When I worked with Barrie Maguire, I totally embraced the idea of setting up everything ahead of time. Go in a day early. Pay for the time yourself if you...

Setting Up Vocalists

Setting Up Vocalists

One great thing I learned from Ian Cross, and it's mentioned also in Sherman Keane's "Practical Techniques for the Recording Engineer," is to never set the singer up facing the...

Setting Up Vocalists

One great thing I learned from Ian Cross, and it's mentioned also in Sherman Keane's "Practical Techniques for the Recording Engineer," is to never set the singer up facing the...