blog & news
Writing about audio engineering, technology, emerging media technologies, and all tertiary topics to further their understanding by myself and others; off-topic rants and news breaks included.
session documentation: choose your weapon
You’ve just finished a killer tracking session, one that you really want the ability to recreate, so now what? I’m generally confident in my memory for microphone placements and studio setup, except that plans change and what may have been easy to remember tomorrow suddenly needs to be compartmentalized...
session interchange options in a pinch
I know you’re going to be shocked to learn this, but there actually are DAW’s other than ProTools. You’re stunned, right? I just knew you would be. All kidding aside, I tend to do most of my work in ProTools. However, I do have occasion to mix in other DAW’s from time to time...
protools errors: the gifts that keep on giving
Sometimes, when you’re working in ProTools, it’d be nice to get past the errors and actually get to mixing. At least that’s how I felt Sunday. I’d received a last minute assignment late Saturday and set out to mixing on Sunday. Eager to get started I fired up ProTools after a...
help save wireless: the deadline is march 1st
posted on 02/19/2010. filed under blog, industry news, fcc, livesound, proaudio, whitespace, wireless technology.
I’ve posted several times regarding regarding White Space and Changes to Wireless Microphone Regulations. Those changes are slated to take effect 6.12.2010 , however, details regarding the changes are still being hashed out by the FCC. All users of wireless equipment are urged to comment on the...
the value of ups protection in your studio
The other evening was a particularly harrowing time to use Pro Audio equipment in the Midwest. Why? Well, it was freezing rain, which had a fairly devastating effect on the local power grid. Power didn’t go out, rather it wavered intermittently for hours. Thankfully, when I setup my studio, I invested...
walk down that lonesome road of dae errors
Sometimes, despite you’re best intentions, things just go wrong. I know, because that’s exactly what happened to me today. I sat down at a workstation that worked perfectly the day before (ok, not perfectly, but you get the point), opened up ProTools with my MBox 2 Pro attached, and that’s...
firewire device hierarchy: does it really matter?
FireWire; it just sounds fast, doesn’t it? At the very least, it certainly sounds faster than USB. Perhaps that was Apple’s intention when they sat down with Sony, Texas Instruments, and many others to create an amazingly accessible data transfer specification that conjured up the image of...
indie+relief: great software for a great cause
As has been reported by countless new outlets across the globe, the people of Haiti are enduring a devastating catastrophe brought about by the earthquake on January 12, 2010. While relief is beginning to arrive, there is still an overwhelming amount of work remaining which requires an astounding amount...
700mhz wireless microphones prohibited after 6.12.2010
It’s come to my attention that the FCC posted today an official consumer notice regarding the operation of all wireless microphones that occupy the 700MHz spectrum. This is in follow-up to previous bulletins regarding White Space and Google and Potentially Devastating Changes to Wireless Microphone...
cable wrapping and technique
An audio systems last feet of interconnect; arguably one of the most crucial pieces of the system yet it’s often one of the areas most vulnerable to accidental damage. Concerned? You should be! It’s not that the damaged cable can’t be replaced, as that’s a fairly easy task. However,...