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That's silly. Whatever sounds best is the right way. I'm guessing by 'true' stereo your instructor meant coincident stereo, which is a bit of a misnomer in itself, if that's what he meant- although they are small, your brain does pick up on the time differentials between one ear and the other- this ...

No offense... but, this is exactly why experienced mastering engineers should be handling jobs like this. Inexperienced engineers will often do thing just because they think that they are supposed to. I would hope that the experienced engineer would at least listen before deciding that it needs cor...

One of the biggest advantages to getting someone else to master your record is their objectivity and (hopefully) level of experience. If you're finished mixing and you like how it sounds, that means you've done everything you can to make it sound good, right? Obsessive tweaking of compressors and EQ...

The type of mic has no effect whatsoever on how far it can hear; this is a common misconception. No mic can magically ignore or 'reach' to pick up sounds that are farther away from the mic. Put a 57 up next to a cardioid condenser and crank the gain on the 57 until the levels are matched; the 57 wil...

Absolutely right... I got about a day of peace followed by an all-out invasion. Pulling out all the stops now- borax and spray poison have failed so far, we'll be bug-bombing the studio this weekend. I'm not too comfortable with the idea of saturating my studio with poison, but I guess it's better t...

One cautionary note, since nobody's mentioned this yet. This will only matter if you're going to vinyl. Bass heavy instruments, like bass, kick and snare (depending on the kind of snare, how it's tuned, and how you record and process it) take up a lot of physical space on the groove, and if panned f...

Yeah, it's easy to forget that shifting units and making money are the correct motivations for recording music, to become sidetracked by ridiculous ideas like 'artistry' or 'creative vision.'

Thanks- sent him an email.

Can anyone recommend a good jazz piano instructor in Chicago? I have about 14 years classical training, but stopped taking lessons a while back in order to focus on writing, performing and recording original music. I'm especially interested in improvisation. I'm very serious about and dedicated to t...

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Having never mixed down to 1/2" stereo, I can't comment on that particular query, but I will say that 1/4" can sound fantastic. I disagree with Marshall's statement that you should never record too hot to your mixdown deck... it's true that you'll get increased bleed, less transient detail and less ...

It sounds surprisingly good for what it is. The EQ is more than usable. You won't impress anyone with this board, but it's certainly not going to get in your way. The mic pres are probably the weakest link; again, not 'bad' sounding, and they won't get in your way or make everything suck, but if you...

I'm getting rid of my old Tascam M-216. 16 channels, 4 busses. 1 FX send (post fader), 2 returns, pre-fader monitor send. This is a great mixer for a home or project studio, and is very flexible for its size. Each channel has an insert (can be used as direct out) and line in, and the first 8 channel...

The bleach did it... thanks for the tip. They're gone for now. I'll consider the borax if they come back, but I'd rather leave them alive and well as long as they don't cause any more problems.

Some of the caulk under the molding at the front of the studio came apart, and some ants got in. The dumb, small, and fairly docile red kind- nothing unusual there. Strange thing is, the little bastards completely ignored the trash can full of food scraps from the previous night, but they love my ca...