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Al Kooper thrilled the crowd at the Mix TEC Awards with a rockin' version of "Season of the Witch," featuring Kooper on organ, Jimmy Vivino on guitar, Will Lee on bass, Anton Fig on drums, and the 2Cold Chili Bone horns.
Audio Insider Special! See more videos from the Mix TEC Awards and TECnology Hall of Fame!
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Interviews and Events
An interview with the audio engineers for Snow Patrol's latest tour.
The Vision Festival is a week-long, avant-garde jazz event that took place
in June 2007 on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Audio Insider presents an
exclusive look at the techniques and gear used by engineer Stefan Heger to
make a surround recording of the performances at the festival.
EM's Gino Robair talks to legendary inventor Roger Linn about his past accomplishments and his current and future projects.
Hip-hop and R&B producer/composer Steve Pageot (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Aretha Franklin, Krayzie Bone) builds an arrangement starting with the drum loop.
Producer Kode9 discusses what he looks for in material for sampling and why he would rather sample classic tracks than have a live musician re-create them.
Some of the most hardworking producers in the business discuss it all, including the gear and technology they use, studio setups, favorite techniques and experiences in the studio working with artists.
Shocklee Entertainment presents Producers Technology Lounge Part 2 with Hank Shocklee, Chuck D, Isaac Hayes III, Chuckey Charles, L Roc, No I.D., and Diamond D
Kohler shows a clip of Harvey Birdman with a scratch audio mix and then again with the finished audio mix.
Kohler shows a clip and talks about making a huge mess with dropping fruit and firing potato guns for Foley for the cartoons.
Fresh from the dentist office (with a recording setup for capturing Richard Devine's teeth cleaning), artists/sound designers Devine and Josh Kay talk about creating sounds for film, commercials, sound libraries and more.
Grammy-nominated producer Carmen Rizzo talks about what he expects from the assistant engineers he works with in the studio.
Grammy-nominated producer Carmen Rizzo discusses his production philosophy and why recording is almost more important than mixing.
Grammy-nominated producer Carmen Rizzo discusses the portable production setup he takes out on the road.
Grammy award-winning Hip-hop producer 9th Wonder talks about the idea behind his True School parties.
"Regular guy" and hip-hop producer 9th Wonder discusses how he make 30-somethings with kids feel his music.
Hip-hop producer 9th Wonder explains how his music may have a throwback sound yet with updated elements.
DJ and producer Josh Gabriel of Gabriel & Dresden talks about his use of Apple Logic Pro 8 and other technology on his upcoming solo project and band project with the group Andain.
Dilated Peoples' member DJ Babu discusses his appreciation for break records but cautions that it's not an excuse to stop crate digging.
Dilated Peoples' member DJ Babu discusses giving constructive criticism on the "Hear My Demo" panel and talks about DJing with Scratch Live.
Scott Storch answers a question about the future of musical influence on hip-hop and what he's doing to fuse rock into his newest productions.
Storch talks about how to avoid "sandbagging" a track with too many parts and why noisy tracks don't work well on the radio.
Producer Scott Storch explains how he gets kick drums to fit into a mix.
Storch talks about building a new studio, working on upcoming projects and the real reason album sales are dropping.
Producer Scott Storch discusses working with a defined lead vocal from the beginning to the end of a song.
Check out a short clip from MC Talib Kweli's performance at the iStandard Producers' Battle at Remix Hotel Atlanta 2007.
Kweli talks about the importance of putting out product and being prolific, even if you're not consistently releasing full-length albums.
Kweli answers a question about the "genius" album-release competition between Kanye West and 50 Cent and how it was a smart business decision rather than a genuine "beef."
Talib Kweli Q&A: Kweli answers a question about making his song "Hostile Gospel," produced by Just Blaze.
Watch a clip of the iStandard Producers' Battle competition where producers play their beats, judged by MC Talib Kweli, producers Needlz and Hank Shocklee, a Def Jam A&R rep, and Remix editor Kylee Swenson.
Remixer/producer Eric Kupper, who has worked on tracks for Madonna, Seal, Ciara, Goldfrapp and many more, talks about the “voodoo of music” and discusses the importance of carving holes in a track when too many parts are going on in the mix.
Hip-hop producer Just Blaze talks about “demo-itis,” the affliction you have when you are so attached to the original demo/idea of a track, that you have a hard time making peace with the final version of a track.
Founder of SpinArt records and CEO of TuneCore, a digital-music distributor, Jeff Price gets deep into the possibilities for artists to be successful in music without being signed to a label.
Jonathan Fine, owner of Finegold Productions, talks about the world of music publishing, interfacing between the music supervisors for film, TV, video games and his artist clients.
Claude Mitchell, Coordinating Director of Music at ESPN, discusses the day-to-day life of a music supervisor at a popular cable network and how artists can get their music licensed to TV.
Learn how music supervisors work and how you can help them do their job while helping get your music exposed.
How to start your own indie record label and distribute your music yourself.
Producer/drummer Kareem Riggins talks about how he got his break in the studio at an early age and working with Common, Alicia Keys and Erykah Badu.
Live Sound Reinforcement
How to use a test mic, RTA, and equalizer to adjust your monitor system for a flat frequency response
How to use controlled feedback to locate and eliminate problem frequencies in a room or hall.
This overview of the basic types of equalizers provides examples of EQ usage in live sound applications.
In addition to power amplifier basics and explanations of impedance and wattage and their relationship with speaker systems, this section features J.D. Brill (engineer with The Eagles and Bette Midler) talking about the topic in a real-world setting.
Hum, buzzing, and crackles are just a few of the gremlins that can plague your P.A. system. This video clip looks at common distortion elements and looks at ways of avoiding them for clean sounds.
Feedback is one of the most common sound-system problems. These practical tips will help you reduce or eliminate feedback problems.
Stage monitors are an essential part of live sound. This excerpt examines floor, side-fill, and in-the-ear personal monitoring systems and features live-performance clips with The Alan Parsons Project and tips from monitor engineer Randy Weitzel.
From snare to overheads, a professional sound-reinforcement engineer
explains how to mic a drum kit for an indoor concert.
Observe a professional road crew mic a drum kit for an outdoor concert.
An expert explains the basic causes of ground loops in sound-reinforcement
systems and shows you how to safely eliminate them.
Setting the crossovers incorrectly can damage your P.A. as well as cripple
its performance. Here’s how to correctly use this crucial yet often
misunderstood device.
Learn how the pros check the signal path in a P.A. system.
Studio Acoustics
Grammy-winning producer and engineer Francis Buckley explains why room
symmetry is important to studio acoustics.
To make your room sound good, you need to understand the basics of
acoustics. An expert explains the concept of early reflections and how to
deal with them.
Sound Design
Korg USA sound-design wizard Jack Hotop teaches you how to customize sampled and synthesized acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, and Hammond B3 sounds.
Korg USA sound-design wizard Jack Hotop teaches you how to customize sampled and synthesized flute, brass, string, and guitar sounds.
Host Dave Polich shows how to create a realistic electric-piano sound using the Yamaha Motif.
Explore waveforms as building blocks for sound synthesis. This example uses sawtooth waves on the Yamaha Motif synth.
How to program a synthesizer-bass sound with the Yamaha Motif.
The importance of MIDI Velocity parameters and how to adjust them on a Yamaha Motif synthesizer.
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Studio Recording Tips
DJ Techniques
Drags and transforms have become core techniques for many DJs.
You can't eat them, but these crabs will seriously increase your rhythmic repertoire.
Add some flares to your DJ'ing bag of tricks.
Drums & Percussion
This simple tutorial on miking an acoustic drum kit offers tips and techniques for getting a great sound
Mix magazine's Kevin Becka discusses miking techniques for recording drums in a studio environment.
Get rid of excess snare-drum ring using a parametric equalizer.
Use simple editing techniques to create a tight, punchy drum/bass groove.
Refine the drum sound before you mix with these digital audio workstation techniques.
How to properly mic the top of a snare drum.
Guitar & Bass
Here’s the lowdown on recording the electric bass.
Simple techniques for recording the acoustic guitar.
Using an XY microphone pattern to record acoustic guitar and vocals.
Mix magazine's Kevin Becka presents the many aspects of recording guitars in the studio.
Mastering
Five simple production tips from Disc Makers that will help you avoid causing problems for the mastering engineer.
Sequencing the album, spacing between songs, and a word about professional courtesy.
Recording Tips & Terms
What is gain staging? Producer/engineer Francis Buckley offers a simple,
straightforward explanation.
How to edit on the beat for seamless changes.
This segment focuses on using editing techniques to create tight, well-crafted arrangements.
This brief overview explains what compressors and limiters are and discusses
some ways in which they are used.
Skype is cool for doing podcast interviews, but in order to record the audio, you need to use a back-door solution. Here’s how to get the job done with Audio Hijack Pro for Mac or Pamela for Windows.
Diaphragms and polar patterns explained.
The basics of highpass filters, pad controls, the 3:1 rule, and mic preamps.
Vocals
Using compression, EQ, and effects to improve the sound of a lead vocal so it sits properly in the mix.
Good vocals can be the key to a successful recording. A pro explains how to
capture quality vocal tracks.
EM's Mike Levine shows you how to use volume automation to edit a vocal track in Pro Tools.
How to use the mix-automation editor on any digital audio workstation to create the perfect vocal mix.
Sound for Picture
Skywalker Sound re-recording mixer Michael Semanick describes designing subtle and gritty “oil sounds” for the epic saga There Will Be Blood.
An interview with Randy Thom on the making of Pixar's Ratatouille.
Watch a video with Skywalker Sound re-recording mixer Gary Rizzon on the sound design for We Own the Night movie
Product Tutorials
Beats & Loops
Check out these cool ideas for using the Effects Tab in Native Instruments’ Battery 3 drum-sample player.
Learn how to create compositions quickly within Logic Pro 7 using Apple’s AppleLoops loop libraries.
Explore Ultrabeat, a powerful software drum machine that is bundled with Apple’s Logic Pro digital audio sequencer.
Drums & Percussion
The NT2A multipattern mic is a good choice for kick drums, overheads, and more.
If you normally wouldn't put a large-diaphragm tube condenser mic on snare drum, check this clip out.
Examples of how to use Live 7 Drum Racks, including adding effects, creating new Drum Racks, and using REX loops.
Effects & Automation
Live 7 Rack Groups and macro controls enable you to create complex MIDI, audio, and controller routings.
Live 7's Follow Actions let you specify playback patterns for a group of clips, based on rules.
Take a tour of Sony Sound Forge’s Acoustic Mirror convolution effects processing.
How to automate soft instruments and effects in Propellerhead Reason 3.0.
Apple Logic Pro's Space Designer is a powerful convolution reverb. Learn how its "Freeze" function can extend the power of this tool.
Mixing with Apple GarageBand 3's compressors and gates.
Using Eventide's TimeFactor twin-delay processor with expression pedals and other controllers.
Guitar & Bass
The stereo, small diaphragm NT4 mic can capture a variety of guitar sounds.
The NT2000 mic handles sufficient sound pressure for close-miking guitar amps, and its multiple polar patterns provide a wealth of options for close and distance miking.
Adjusting the action at the bridge on a solid-body electric guitar.
What the Line 6 Low Down bass amp’s opto compressor and filter do and how to use them.
Keyboards
A general overview of the Hammond B3 organ’s versatile drawbars and percussion sounds.
Recording piano, orchestra, upright bass, acoustic guitar, and sax using the K2, NT2000, M3, and NT5. Also, using the NT55's controls and optional NT45-O capsule.
Create a two-part pad and use the mod wheel to sweep the pitch of one part by a 5th without affecting the other part.
Play a piano or other instrument sound while the arpeggiator triggers a drum pattern.
An introduction to the Novation XioSynth's two basic modes: one for using the internal synthesizer and one for MIDI control.
A closer look at some of the XioSynth's advanced modes of operation, including detailed descriptions of the functions of all of the XioSynth's controls.
How to set up and use the XioSynth’s onboard synth and MIDI control capabilities simultaneously.
An up-close operational tour of the XioSynth's arpeggiator and X-Gator 32-step sequencer.
Although you can edit the M-Audio Axiom 61 from the front panel, it’s easier with the company’s Enigma software, especially with these handy tips.
Mastering
An example of multiband compression for mastering using iZotope's Ozone in Digidesign Pro Tools 7.4.
Maximizing loudness during mastering using iZotope's Ozone 3 and the Cakewalk Sonitus:fx multiband compressor in Cakewalk Sonar 6.
A tutorial on using Waves' L316 plug-in in a mastering situation, to maximize audio levels.
A step-by-step guide to improving audio quality during mastering by adding multiband equalization using Waves' L316 plug-in.
How to widen the stereo image and use reverb to add an overall ambience when mastering in Cakewalk Sonar 6.
MIDI
Remapping non-General MIDI drum and percussion kits for use with GM drum tracks in Live 7.
These basic MIDI-editing techniques for Live 6 will get you up and running quickly.
Real-time and batch MIDI-processing and using the Select/Split Notes feature in Digidesign Pro Tools 7.
Get familiar with Steinberg Cubase 4’s Drum Editor, including editing note and Velocity data.
Recording Tips & Terms
Mac users can create a simple podcast quickly and easily with these tips for Apple GarageBand 3.
Mixing with volume, panning, and EQ in Apple GarageBand 3.
Work faster in MOTU Digital Performer 5 with these keyboard and mouse shortcuts.
Sound for Picture
This practical example shows how to place sound effects to picture in Digidesign Pro Tools 7.4.
Vocals
Using the Antares Autotune plug-in to fix a few minor pitch glitches on a vocal track.
With a pair of M3s in X-Y configuration, you can get a wide vocal sound that includes room ambience.
When you just want to pitch-correct one bad note without messing with the rest of the phrase, check out Antares AutoTune 5’s Graphic Mode.
Instrumental Instruction
Top session player Dennis Chambers discusses the importance and key points about drum tuning.
Veteran studio drummer Dennis Chambers talks about various methods of holding drumsticks and demonstrates how they can affect performance.
Studio pro Dennis Chambers offers pointers on making a drum part fit into a song's arrangement.
Session ace Dennis Chambers talks about the importance of drum maintenance.
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Snow Patrol
Recording New York's Vision Festival in Surround
Interview with Roger Linn
Inside the Beat
Remix Hotel NYC 2007: Kode9
Remix Hotel Atlanta 2006 Producers Technology Lounge, Part 1
Remix Hotel Atlanta 2006 Producers Technology Lounge, Part 2
Michael Kohler on Adult Swim Cartoon Audio, Clip 1
Michael Kohler on Adult Swim Cartoon Audio, Clip 2
Interview With Richard Devine and Josh Kay
Carmen Rizzo: What to Expect from Assistant Engineers
Carmen Rizzo's Production Philosophy
Carmen Rizzo's Road Gear
9th Wonder: True School Parties
9th Wonder on Pulling an Older Audience 
9th Wonder on Not Sounding Dated
Josh Gabriel on Apple Logic 8 and Evolving Styles
DJ Babu: Break Records
DJ Babu: Hear My Demo Panel
Scott Storch Q&A
Scott Storch on Radio Friendliness
Scott Storch on Kick Drums
Scott Storch on His Upcoming Projects
Scott Storch on Lead Vocals
Talib Kweli Performance
Talib Kweli Q&A: Productivity
Talib Kweli Q&A: Kanye vs. 50 Cent
Talib Kweli Q&A: Hostile Gospel
iStandard Producers' Battle
Remix Hotel NYC 2007: Remixer Eric Kupper
Remix Hotel NYC 2007: Just Blaze
Remix Hotel NYC 2007: Tunecore's Jeff Price
Remix Hotel NYC 2007: Music Publisher Jonathan Fine
Remix Hotel NYC 2007: ESPN’S Claude Mitchell
Getting Your Music Onscreen
Starting Your Own Label
How Kareem Riggins Got His Break
Using a Real-Time Analyzer
Ringing Out a P.A. System
Equalizers and Equalization
Power Amplifiers in Live Sound Systems
Sound System Distortion
Sound System Feedback
Stage Monitors
Miking Drums for Indoor Shows
Miking Drums for Outdoor Shows
Ground Loops Demystfied
How to Set the Crossovers
Tuning the P.A. System
Room Symmetry
Early Reflections
Designing Acoustic and Electric Keyboard Sounds
Designing Flute, Brass, String, and Guitar Sounds
Creating an Electric Piano Program
About Waveforms
Creating a Synth Bass Sound
MIDI Velocity Explained
Scratching Techniques: Drags and Transforms
Scratching Techniques: Crabs
Scratching Techniques: Flares
Drum Recording Basics
Mix Webinar: Recording Drums
Eliminating an Unwanted Snare-Drum Ring
Tightening the Kick Drum and Bass
Building the Drum Set Sound
Miking the Snare: Top Mic Placement
Recording Electric Bass
Recording Acoustic Guitar
Miking Acoustic Guitar with XY
Mix Webinar: Recording Guitars
Preparing Projects for Mastering
Preparing for a Mastering Session
Gain Staging
Performing Edits On the Beat
Tightening the Arrangement
Compressor Basics
Capturing Audio from VoIP for Podcasting
Røde Microphones' Tech Terms, Part 1
Røde Microphones' Tech Terms, Part 2
Building the Lead Vocal Sound
Recording Vocals
Editing Vocals with Volume Automation
Mixing the Lead Vocal
Designing Sounds for "There Will Be Blood"
Making Ratatouille
We Own the Night Movie
Using the Battery 3 Effects Tab
Using AppleLoops in Logic Pro 7
Grooving with Logic Pro 7’s Ultrabeat
Recording Drums with the Røde NT2A
Recording Drums with the Røde NTK
Understanding Ableton Live 7 Drum Racks
Exploring Ableton Live 7 Rack Groups
Using Follow Actions in Ableton Live 7
Acoustic Mirror Effects in Sound Forge 8
Software Automation
Using “Freeze” in Apple Logic Pro 7's Space Designer
Compressors and Gates in GarageBand 3
Controlling the TimeFactor
Recording Guitar with the Røde NT4
Recording Guitar with the Røde NT2000
Bridge Adjustment on a Solid-Body Guitar
Line 6 Low Down Bass Amp Compressor and FX Filter Controls
B3 Drawbar Settings: Solo Settings
Capturing Orchestra, Piano, and More with Røde Mics
Yamaha S90: Organ with Mod-Wheel Pitch Sweep
Yamaha S90: Piano Plus Arpeggiator-Driven Drum Patterns
Novation XioSynth Basic Modes
Novation XioSynth Advanced Modes
Novation XioSynth Hybrid Modes
Novation XioSynth X-Gator and Arpeggiator
Editing the M-Audio Axiom 61 with Enigma
Mastering with Multiband Compression in Pro Tools 7.4
Loudness Maximizing in Sonar 6
Maximizing Level Using The Waves L316 Plug-in
Mastering EQ Using The Waves L316 Plug-in
Widening the Image and Adding Ambience in Sonar 6
Remapping Drums in Ableton Live 7
Editing MIDI Recordings in Ableton Live 6
Editing MIDI in Pro Tools 7.4
Editing MIDI Drums in Cubase 4
Creating Basic Podcast Tracks in GarageBand 3
GarageBand 3 Mixing Basics
Digital Performer Shortcuts
Audio for Video Basics in Pro Tools 7.4
Cleaning Up Vocal Errors
Capturing Backing Vocals with the Røde M3
Fixing A Bad Note in AutoTune 5’s Graphic Mode
Dennis Chambers on Drum Tuning
Dennis Chambers on Traditional Versus Matched Grip
Dennis Chambers on "Give and Take"
Dennis Chambers on Drum Maintenance
