Recording

Video: Upgrading Studio A at Santa Barbara Sound  

Now 35 years young, Santa Barbara Sound Design has finished a complete re-do of its Studio A. Dom Camardella talks about the facility's new Rupert Neve Design 5088 analog console and how it complements modern digital sound production. ...

Eddie Kramer on Remixing Woodstock for Blu-ray  

Filmed on location at Capitol Records Studios, producer/engineer Eddie Kramer talks about Woodstock—both the original version he worked on in 1969 as well as the new restored Blu-Ray version he remixed for Warner Bros Home Video. Kramer also discusses the JBL LSR6300 monitors he's using. ...

Video: In the Studio With "Weird Al" Yankovic 

The irrepressible Mr. Bonzai stops by Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood to talk to "Weird Al" Yankovic about his current projects. ...

Video: Anatomy of a Hit: The Raconteurs and Kings of Leon Video: Anatomy of a Hit: The Raconteurs and Kings of Leon  

During Mix Nashville 2009, Vance Powell and Jacquire King discuss record production and engineering on the Raconteurs' Consolers of the Lonely and Kings of Leon's Only By the Night with Mix magazine's Tom Kenny and Kevin Becka. ...

Video: Groove Addicts' "The Goode Family" 

Groove Addicts of Los Angeles was chosen to compose the theme and score the music for the new ABC prime-time show, The Goode Family. In keeping with the show’s theme, the scoring team set out to record a 100-percent green soundtrack. To our knowledge, this is the first time it's been done in a prime-time show. This historic recording session was captured in this "behind-the-scenes" documentary on the making of the music for The Goode Family. ...

Songwriting and Production With Jen Foster and Greg Droman  

Mix magazine's Nashville editor Peter Cooper talks with award-winning singer/songwriter Jen Foster and producer Greg Droman about the art and craft of the song creation process in this panel discussion (and live performance) seminar from the Mix Nashville 2009 event. ...

Video: Arthur Kelm on AC Power and Grounding in Recording Studios 

Studio power and grounding expert Arthur Kelm talks with Mix editor Tom Kenny about AC power and electrical installation issues from a practical standpoint. ...

Video: Arthur Kelm on Studio Design 

Noted acoustician Arthur Kelm discusses recording studio design from a practical aspect with Mix magazine editor Tom Kenny. ...

Video: In the Studio With Spinal Tap, Part 2 

The noted Mr. Bonzai interviews Spinal Tap at The Village Recording Studios to talk about life and their upcoming "Back from the Dead" album release in this exclusive, behind the scenes video for Mix magazine. Part 2 of 2. ...

Video: In the Studio With Spinal Tap, Part 1 

In this exclusive, behind the scenes video for Mix magazine, Mr. Bonzai interviews Spinal Tap at The Village Recording Studios to talk about life and their upcoming "Back from the Dead" album release. Part 1 of 2. ...

Video: Playing for Change "Stand By Me"  

This cover version of Ben E. King's classic "Stand by Me" from the Peace Through Music: Playing for Change project begins with a street performer in California, and adds more tracks/players from around the world. For more information, visit the organization at www.playingforchange.com. ...

Video: Playing for Change "Let's Don't Worry"  

One of the tunes from the Peace Through Music: Playing for Change project, "Let's Don't Worry" begins in France and adds more tracks/players from around the world. For more information, visit the organization at www.playingforchange.com. ...

Video: Inside Odds On Records & Studios in Las Vegas  

Robert Ferrari gives an inside peek into Odds On Records & Studios, a new ground-up, 2-million dollar recording complex in Las Vegas, featuring the largest SSL Duality console in North America. ...

Video: I Came to Nashville Documentary 

Check out a video clip from the new documentary, I Came to Nashville...

Video: Inside the Fox Sports truck for NASCAR 

Senior mixer and consultant for Fox Sports Fred Aldous takes us on a tour of its new truck and talks about audio production for NASCAR events. ...

Video: Inside the Grammy Museum 

Mix takes a peak inside the new Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and speaks to chief curator Ken Luftig Viste about the project. ...

Video: Disk Cutting at Infrasonic Sound 

Infrasonic Sound offers a quick tutorial on the analog disk cutting process. ...

Video: Mastering with Mike Wells: Compression vs. Limiting 

Mastering engineer Mike Wells chats about compressors, limiters, bus compression, normalization and parallel compression techniques in this video clip from a seminar hosted by Leo's Pro Audio (Oakland, CA). This last segment of the 4-part series also has a question/answer segment and includes some final advice for creating the best possible audio master. ...

Video: Mastering with Mike Wells: All About Loudness 

This video clip of a seminar hosted by Leo's Pro Audio (Oakland, CA) features mastering engineer Mike Wells discussing issues and techniques (including M/S sum+difference processing) for making punchy, full-sounding masters that stand out from the rest, with listening examples from actual projects. Part 3 of 4. ...

Video: Mastering with Mike Wells: Signal Flow-Analog & Digital 

From a seminar hosted by Leo's Pro Audio (Oakland, CA), this video clip spotlights mastering engineer Mike Wells on signal flow, quality control and the use of analog processing and/or plug-ins in the process of creating an audio master. Part 2 of 4....

Video: Mastering with Mike Wells: Preparing for the Session 

This video clip from a seminar hosted by Leo's Pro Audio (Oakland, CA) features mastering engineer Mike Wells offering advice on mix formats, labeling your masters, the benefits of FTP file transfers and tips and techniques for getting the best possible sound. Part 1 of 4. ...

Capturing the Sound of Steel Drums 

Kirk Imamura and Roy Hendricksontalk about doing a project with steel drum band Steel Sensation, produced at New York's Avatar Studios. ...

Interview: Producer Michael Wagener 

Mix's Sarah Benzuly talks with this top hard rock producer about his recent projects, fave gear selections and his production methods. ...

Backstage With Acoustician Bob Hodas 

Tom Kenny chats with acoustics expert Bob Hodas about issues concerning making studios sound more accurate....

Backstage with Producer Jeff Balding 

Producer/engineer Jeff Balding talks about the Producers Compensation Initiative being proposed by the P&E Wing of NARAS and why it's important to the entire recording industry....

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