In a previous post I rehearsed some arguments about why direct to stereo recording may be a desirable recording method. There are two main reasons for this, the first is that it gives a chance to capture a live performance giving the listener all the subtlety of musicians making music together, the second is that our hearing skills are sensitive […]
Author Archives: Ruben Kenig
Is Online Harmony Holding You Back?
25 September, 2009 – 3:51 pm
There are many benefits to participating in online social networks. The ability to build a large network without geographical constraints gives access to support, insight, feedback and promotion opportunities in an immediate, easy and powerful fashion. There seems to be no downside apart from the time needed to engage with your online tribe, but there is […]
Is Two-Track Recording The Best Method? Not Always But Sometimes
18 September, 2009 – 2:28 pm
I’ve got myself embroiled in a discussion in the LinkedIn Music Producers group about whether Pro Tools (and digital multitrack recording in general) is a retrograde step in terms of record production. The seed of the discussion is a quote from Joe Boyd in the September issue of Mix magazine,
You could say that 2-track recording is the purest […]
Using Social Media: Don’t Forget to Listen
26 August, 2009 – 1:06 pm
A new study by San Diego State University reveals that US college students believe that their generation use social media for, “self-promotion, narcissism and attention seeking.”
This may well be true but I believe that this is due to the users rather than the medium. Social media provides excellent opportunities for listening and discovery. Just like in […]
Two Fundamentals to Becoming the Guy Everyone Wants in Their Band
19 August, 2009 – 2:09 pm
There is a tendency among musicians to value technical facility when discussing favourite players. Outrageous, difficult and esoteric passages often played at stupidly fast tempos and sometimes in unusual time signatures are fun to discuss, but it’s largely an intellectual exercise. The folks who are the most fun and the most valuable to have in your […]
