My journey continues…. (Page 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part g Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
Category: Audio Theory & Practice
All things audio theory and the practice of audio theory related: acoustics, digital audio workstations (DAWs), microphones, electronics, signal flow, audio processing, pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution of cultural productions
History Music Production Part 4d – Digital Project Studios become the platform for contemporary DIY music-making?
(MIDAS 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. The changing field of music production Portable Studio With the development of laptops and handheld microphones such as the Zoom H4, the project studio got smaller and more mobile. Coined as portable studios, anyone with musical aspirations could...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2f
My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part f Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
History Music Production Part 4c – Large Format Console Studios to Digital Project Studios
(Meter 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016) for the previous blog. The changing field of music production Twenty-first century music production exists as a fragmented field of practice, in part as a result of increasing decentralisation in the audio and music industry since the 1980’s. A range of factors...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2e
My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part e Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2d
My journey continues…. (2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part d Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of contemporary...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2b
My journey continues…. (2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part b Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of contemporary...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2a
My journey continues…. (Page 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part a As part of the professional doctorate program I had entered, we were inducted into the world of academic research study. Whilst I was a relative open book in terms...
Post-Production Instrumental Editing and Processing Options
This blog continues a series of blogs on Mixing (Page 2014). (MIDAS 2014) As a mix engineer I guess you will receive a tracking session at some point in which you will appraise the instrumental elements of the session as being in need of some work: perhaps some subtle work, or perhaps some extensive work. Options are available to do this by the...
Media Identity & Curation Part 2
As revealed in my blog last month, Media Identity & Curation Part 1, I hold a very broad view of creative practice. My interests, activities and roles are diverse. I love life and the aesthetic of life. Whether it is a visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, gustatory or olfactory-based creations, I embrace them all. As my personal motto describes,...