RL Malfunction #1 - RL job taking me away

Real life malfunctions keep jumping at my hobby.

Bang!

I had a busy week at work taking a trip to Germany which took most of my week. No time for mixing nor writing I'm afraid.

FLS Showcase #1 - Run Run Run

Introducing my Showcase-series with a sweet reggae mix - Run Run Run, by Arise.

Go ahead and take a listen. Check out FLS mixing in action. Onwards!

New Stuff #2 - Virtual friend for my Doctor

My trusty Dr. Z Maz 18 got a new virtual friend for home recordings. Everything is nice and dandy on the honeymoon period. Just as it should be. We'll just have to see if it can stand the test of time.

Meet the Doctor

If you happen to be looking for a guitar solution for the home studio or if you are just curious, have a look at my Live gear and the not so mysterious virtual friend. Welcome!

 

Shameless Plug #1 - Random Fates

Even though my introduction says (the Man - the Gear - the Challenge) that my blog is mainly about midnight mixing and mastering, I wanted to surprise you and decided to drop a shameless plug of another project I'm in - Random Fates.

If You don't mind my shameless ways then have a look and Welcome!

Analog Secret - Exposed!

The sweet eluding analog vibe has intrigued men since the creation of digital audio. There are countless number of plugins to destroy your crystal clear digital audio trying to emulate analog systems. I for one like analog sound because the equipment looks cool.

Analog adds a flavor of cool

Time to crack the mystery for us mere mortals. What makes the analog sound? My non-peer-reviewed scientific method will reveal the secret. Read on, if you dare!

Short'n Snappy #2 - EQ

Hello All! This has been a strange week. I don't really know what has happened. Maybe it's just me and my wonky brain, but I have felt that I have had ample time to concentrate on my mixing thingies. In addition to this, I went out and listened some live bands. Did some some recordings for our project band (cant wait to get this one out). And on top of it all, our cover band seems to have activated in to a more active state. And I like it! There are of course still lots of stuff on my desk to be done, but still my mind seems to be slowly approaching Zen-state.

Short'n Snappy Equalization

Here's the second installment of my Short'n Snappy series, featuring the fundamental almost all-mighty equalizator. The standard tool of choice for the ever vigilant mixer, seeking clarity, separation and infinite tonal shaping possibilities. Onwards to the Short'n Snappy road to the sweet sweet EQ, Welcome!

Short'n Snappy #1 - Compression

It's been a busy few weeks again. I finished one new mix (listen here) but mostly did some quick edits and tinkered (with a relatively low success) with some mastering gizmos on some recordings. In addition, our project band has got some new spark on recording our next song. Not to mention the home-front with all the undone stuff piling up. Therefore I decided to start a series of Short'n Snappy tutorialish snippets on all things mixing. These shouldn't take too much time and I'm sure that I will learn a lot, as I try squeeze my limited knowledge on a Short'n Snappy format. And who knows, maybe someone else can get something out if it too.

Short'n Snappy Compression

So onwards to the Short'n Snappy road to understanding Compression. Read why you would want to compress things, what compression does, what are the basic controls concerning compression and check out a bonus example of CLA-3A compressor on action. Welcome!