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Tracking, Mixing, Live, Programming, Editing, Mastering
I am available to work in any situation, be it analog, digital, live, or any combination. I have extensive experience working on analog consoles, including various automation systems, and DAW integration.
No studio is too small or too large to accomplish good studio production. The job of the Audio Engineer is to ensure the best quality while troubleshooting and working around various issues that may occur in any studio environment.
I work out of my own studio, as well as other professional studios and facilities. I even come to your home studio to engineer your sessions, help you set up your studio, as well as consult you on gear, computer issues, signal flow, acoustics and sound proofing, and also provide in depth and easy to comprehend lessons in audio production in Pro-Tools, Logic Pro, Reason, Cubase, and analog systems.
I work with any type of music, from traditional music and acoustical folk to electronic music and hip-hop, including rock, pop, experimental, and more. |
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My Services Include:
• Recording (Instruments, Vocals, Electronic, Samples)
• Editing (Takes, Aligning, Pitch Correction, etc.)
• Mixing
• Programming (MIDI and Virtual Instruments, Beats, etc.)
• Mastering (Individual Songs, Full Albums, including CD Spacing, etc.)
• Live (Front of House Mixing, Monitor Mixing, Speaker Alignment, etc.)
• Gear Consulting/Acoustics & Sound Proofing Consulting
• Studio Setup
• Lessons in Pro-Tools, Logic, Cubase, Reason, and Analog Systems.
• Pretty much any other audio related task.
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Important Links:
http://www.sampleswap.org (Free Royalty Free Samples/Loops)
Logic Pro Forums
http://www.masseyplugins.com (Great Pro-Tools Plug-Ins)
http://armstrongmusic.org (Custom Music/Drums) |
What should I do before recording?
Pre Production is an essential part of the recording process. It begins once you have finished writing your song, and before you actually set foot in the studio. Once you are in the studio, you are on the clock. So you must be sure that you are ready and know your song.
Practicing to a click track is an important thing to do as a musician. Being able to play your part, be it on guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, or any other instrument, in time is just as important as being in tune! A professional musician or producer can tell if you are playing with the click, and not just before or after the beat. If everyone is playing in time, the performance will sound better than if everyone is a little off. Practice makes perfect, but don't lose the emotion or feeling in your performance!
As a trained engineer, I don't expect you to know the technical term for anything in the studio. But it helps for me to have an idea of what kind of sound or production you are looking for. If you have a CD of an artist you would like the production to sound like, bring it in!
Any information about your project that you can provide to the engineer prior to the session will be helpful. For example, how many people are in your band, what instruments you are planning on using, and any media you plan on bringing into the studio for use (such as samples, virtual instruments, etc).
Finally, the best thing you can do to be prepared is to demo your song before you go into the studio. Even if it's with a handheld tape recorder, or garage band. Be sure you can play your song all the way through, so that you don't spend extra time in the studio figuring out your own song, or tracking take after take in order to get the right one. |
• Know your song! Be prepared to play your part all the way through from start to finish.
• Practice to a click or metronome.
• Keep the emotion.
• Bring similar music for reference.
• Performance is key.
• Share information prior to session date.
• Demo your song before you go in for your actual sessions. |
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