Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 2a This blog represents the second in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1c, The 3 Primary Tiers of Active Listening in...
Category: Post-Production
All things audio post-production related: ADR, Foley, Mixing, Mastering
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...
Mixing Part 7 – Following a process….
Mixing This blog continues a series of blogs on Mixing (Page 2014). Developing a skillset by following a process (MIDAS 2014) I was presenting to a group of Bachelor of Audio Trimester 2 students, preparing for the mixing stage of their final creative productions. In reflection, I felt a similar sentiment as my blog last...
Mixing Part 6 – Effectively guiding Creative Artists through a process
(Solid State Logic SL4064G+ 2010) This blog post continues a series on Mixing Audio. Guiding Creative Artists: steps along a path As outlined in Mixing Part 2, Mixing Audio is a process (Page, 2011). To walk down any path, it is usual to be sequential in that process. If you want to get to z, it...
Signal Flow Part 2
As developed in last week’s Signal Flow Part 1 [June 2013], Audio Engineering is an enjoyable technical and creative pursuit. It is dependent upon the engineer understanding the fundamentals. Signal Flow is one of the core fundamentals. Understanding and practicing these three stages of Signal Flow until committed to muscle memory is essential to the development...
Holistic Mixing Approach to Establish an Effective Sound Stage
(Solid State Logic SL4064G+ 2010) This blog post continues a series on Mixing Audio, with MIxing Part 2. The Mixing Process Background As outlined in my Mixing Part 1 (Page, 2010) blog several months ago, lets build upon the introductory line by providing you an overview of a suggested approach to mixing. My purpose in...
Mixing Part 1
(Solid State Logic SL4064G+ 2010) This blog post commences a series on Mixing Audio. The Mixing Process Background As outlined in my Pre-Production Plan (Page, 2010) blog several months ago, lets return to the basics. It is the goal of the audio industry to facilitate to the realisation of recorded artefacts – recorded and then distributed...
