Category Archives: audio

Editorial: The Pareto Principle In Your Studio

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dan Abreu

The Pareto Principle is also known as the 80-20 rule and states that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. This principle is sited extensively in economics, for example, 80% of collective wealth is held by 20% of the … Continue reading →

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Pro Tools Quick Tip: Solo Safe

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dan Abreu

In order to take full control over your mixes and have quick access to individual tracks that are routed through busses or using sends, it’s necessary to use the solo safe function in Pro Tools. Activating solo safe on aux … Continue reading →

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Studio Tip: Using the Cloud

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dan Abreu

It wasn’t very long ago when we would burn through spindles of CD-Rs in the process of a recording project. Most studios even factored in the time and cost of the CD-Rs for the session. Thankfully, cloud storage has nearly … Continue reading →

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Not happy with that sound? Try re-amping

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Dan Abreu

The amount of flexibility in the modern recording studio is nothing short of  mind blowing. Although most engineers probably don’t welcome the phrase “we can fix it in the mix”, many will take full advantage of the tools at hand … Continue reading →

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Studio Design – No Mixing Console Required

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Dan Abreu

In this blog post I will show a modern studio setup that doesn’t require a mixing console. Building a studio from the ground up over the past couple of years not only gave me the opportunity create a custom design, … Continue reading →

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Mixing Techniques – Utilizing sends

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Dan Abreu

Utilizing the sends in your DAW can really help you to achieve a great mix and take some of the pressure off of your CPU in the process. My favorite use of sends is for applying a single effect to … Continue reading →

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Ribbon vs. condenser mics on drum overheads – A comparison

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Dan Abreu

There are so many microphone choices today and even more opinions on which types of mics work “best” for different applications. This post compares the sounds of a drum set recorded with ribbon and condenser overhead microphones. The most common … Continue reading →

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How to produce a live concert video on a budget – Delivery

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dan Abreu

Now that your final product is complete you need to get it out to the masses. YouTube is the obvious place, but there are other great sites that host videos like Vimeo and Dailymotion. On the topic of optimizing video … Continue reading →

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How to produce a live concert video on a budget – Video post production

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dan Abreu

This is where it all comes together. This for me is the most time consuming part by far. Staying organized and setting things up correctly from the start will be a big help. I am currently working in Final Cut … Continue reading →

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How to produce a live concert video on a budget – Audio post production

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Dan Abreu

Now that you’ve got all of your tracks captured it’s time to mix them. Here’s where your advantage comes in over most of the standard concert video clips that you’ll see on the web. The subject of mixing is far … Continue reading →

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