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11 Things To Think About When Recording Background Vocals

Background vocals

Recording background vocals is a distinctly different process from recording solo vocals because of how they will eventually fit in the mix. That requires a different technique for both recording and production in order to get the best result. Here are 11 background vocal-related points lifted from the 5th edition of my Recording Engineer’s Handbook […]

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Mastering Engineer Howie Weinberg, When Rock Died, And Binaural Beats Embedded In Hits On My Latest Podcast

Mastering engineer Howie Weinberg - Episode 528

My guest on my latest podcast episode is mastering engineer Howie Weinberg, who has 20 Grammy Awards and 76 Grammy nominations, 4 TEC awards, 2 Juno awards, 1 Mercury Prize award, 200+ gold and platinum records, an unbelievable 19,000 total credits, and 25 billion streams. Howie started working in the mail room at Masterdisk in […]

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New Music Gear Monday: HoRNet HarmoniQ Inharmonic Equalizer Plugin

HoRNet HarmoniQ

We all have tons of equalizer plugins, most of which never get much use. That’s because most EQs work using an analog model, which isn’t bad since it’s worked well for engineers for about 70 years now, but in essence they’re all pretty much the same thing. Now we’re finally seeing a new generation of […]

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The Eventide H910 Harmonizer And Why It Was Such A Groundbreaking Effect

Eventide H910 Harmonizer

Unless you were around back in the mid-70s when the first harmonizer was introduced (the Eventide H910), you can’t appreciate what an impact it had on mixing. This was a device that did something that couldn’t be done before. It was hard to explain exactly what that was, but you knew it instantly when you […]

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Music Contractor Deb Chase, Most Common Lyric Themes, And The Moog Store Closes On My Latest Podcast

Deb Chase - Episode 527

You’ve probably wondered how musicians get hired to play on film and television sessions, and who takes care of all the paperwork. My guest on my latest podcast episode is Deb Chase, who’s a contractor for musicians playing on movies and television scores, and even acting in them as well, and she’ll tell us how […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Harrision 32Classic Channel Strip Plugin

Harrison 32Classic channel strip plugin

Harrison consoles were a big part of the sound of the 70s and 80s, helping shape the sound of everyone from Michael Jackson to ABBA to Kenny Rodgers and so many more music legends. The company’s most popular console back then was the 32C, which was renowned for it sound and musical EQ section. SSL, […]

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Studio Etiquette Tips For When The Session Ends

Studio etiquette tips on Bobby Owsinski's Production Blog

I’ve covered studio etiquette rules here in the past, but they were primarily for when a session was in progress. When the session, or your part in it, is completed, the etiquette doesn’t stop though, as this excerpt from The Studio Musician’s Handbook (written with ace studio bass player Paul ILL) illustrates. It’s perfectly natural […]

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Audio Brand Manager Marek Stycos, Artists Releasing More Formats, And Tape Not Dead Yet On My Latest Podcast

Marek Stycos - Episode 526

The latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast features Marek Stycos, who’s company Audio Alchemist acts as a brand manager for a wide range of pro audio manufacturers. He’s also the president of high end pro audio creators Dangerous Music and Chameleon Labs. Prior to starting Audio Alchemist Marek worked as Director of Pro Audio […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Antares Auto-Tune Vocal De-Esser Plugin

Antares Auto-Tune Vocal De-esser plugin

Sibilance is the bane of any mixer since many times it’s so hard to correct. While modern de-esser plugins work admirably, they usually only hit one frequency band, while most sibilance occurs at two frequencies or more. Enter the Antares Auto-Tune Vocal De-Esser that not only affects multiple frequency bands, but also uses artificial intelligence […]

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Choose The Best Studio Monitors For You With These 3 Tips

3 Big Tips when choosing studio monitors post on Bobby Owsinski's Music Production Blog

“How do I choose a set of studio monitors?” This question comes up a lot, and although I’ve addressed it before, it’s never a bad time to do it again. When it comes to monitor speakers, there are certainly plenty of choices, and currently there’s no single favorite that dominates the industry. A Standard? It […]

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Mastering Engineer Katie Tavini, Mainstream Not What It Used To Be, And Ultimate Dad Rock On My Latest Podcast

Katie Tavini - Episode 525

The latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast features 5 time MPG mastering engineer of the year Katie Tavini, who’s work includes Rudimental, Bloc Party, Ash, We Are Scientists, Nadine Shah, Arlo Parks, Los Bitchos and many more. Katie is also a founding member of Weird Jungle, a collective of independent mastering engineers in the […]

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New Music Gear Monday: Universal Audio LA-6176 Channel Strip Plugin

Universal Audio LA-6176 channel strip plugin

We all love channel strips, whether they be real hardware or a virtual plugin version – and what’s not there to like? For one thing you usually get the saturation and control of the original preamp, a modeled EQ, and a compressor/limiter/gate, at the very least. The whole trick is to base it on a […]

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New Music Gear Monday: United Studio Technologies Replay Box

United Replay Box

I’ve found that it’s always a good practice to record a direct signal as well as the amp/simulator signal when recording guitar. That way you have the ability to change the sound later if you need to, and the clean waveform makes it so much easier to edit distorted guitars. Even if you have a […]

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Guitarist Erik Himel, Kids Not Playing Music, And AI Headphones Cocktail Party Effect On My Latest Podcast

Erick Himel - Episode 524

The latest episode of my Inner Circle Podcast features Erik Himel, who expanded his touring guitar career into hosting the hottest jam night in Hollywood, to producing a Las Vegas show, to custom music programming for private and corporate events. During the interview we talked about playing music with lyrics you can’t understand, the hack […]

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Big Mono And How To Avoid It

Big mono stereo panning image

I get a lot of questions about panning, especially about hard panning and the resultant “Big Mono,” so I thought I’d provide an excerpt from The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook to address them. This applies only to the stereo soundfield as most musicians haven’t entered the immersive world yet. “One of the most overlooked or taken […]

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