Show 82 – Paul Ward Interview and Multitrack Madness

This week Ryan Ryan Interviews Paul Ward.  We cover so many great recording techniques that there are just to many to even try to mention here.  Jesse rants about the tendency to use to many tracks to make a recording.

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Beatles Multitrack Analysis- Jesse’s Segment

Toys Breaking

Paul Ward

Show 80 – More Phase Issues and Analog Recording

This week Ryan talk to Dave Chick about phase issues relation to the pitch of a particular song and Jesse interviews Sean Roux about recording an entire project in analog in this digital age.

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Inside Home Recording

Hatched Productions

Sean Roux

Show 79 – Virtual Sounds Vs. Real World and Lost Files in Sessions

This week Ryan answers a listener’s question about how to get virtual instruments and “in the box” sounds to sit better in a mix and Jesse talks about lost files in a session and protecting your data.  While Jon still does not have his equipment after the move across Canada, we had a 3 year old fill in for him.

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Show 75 – Homemade Effects and Demos

This week Ryan does some experiments to see what homemade effects he can come up with and Jesse asks if demo recordings are still relevant in today’s home recording world.

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Show 74 – Tightening Up Mixes & Recording Piano

This week Jon tells us how to tighten up a performance in a song and Ryan discusses piano micing.

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AudioNowcast Show

Pacific Piano – Great Piano Tuner in Southern California

Show 71 – Ducking & Sidechains and Off Axis Mic Placement

This week Ryan talks about ducking techniques and using a sidechain and Jesse does an experiment to show how a few different mics sound on and off axis.

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Apple iPad

Rode NTG-2

Sennheiser MKH 416

Shure SM57