All About Sound

On the last episode of all about sound we talk about why the podcast reached the end of it’s life and why I wouldn’t dare call it a cancellation as well as where you can find us now that the podcast has ended, what doing this podcast has Danny thinking of doing, and an offer to … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 51: The End →

On this All About Sound we interview Cliff Ravenscraft the podcast answer man about podcasting and what his tips and trick are as well as equipment he recommends for all levels of podcasting. Sites and Equipment Mentioned: http://www.talkshoe.com/ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ Griffin iTalk: http://store.griffintechnology.com/italk-premium Roland R-05: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/roland-r-05-wave-mp3-recorder Shure SM58: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/shure-sm58-mic Heil PR 40: http://heilsound.com/pro/products/pr40/ Behringer 802: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/behringer-xenyx-802-mixer Mackie 1202-VLZ3: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/mackie-1202-vlz3-compact-mixer–120v Mackie … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 50: Podcasting with Cliff Ravenscraft →

On this weeks All About Sound we wrap up studio recording by talking about the difference between a home and project studio, home mastering vs a professional lab, why you should not compromise the mix you want just for a higher level, and we talk about the future of the podcast and how you can … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 49: Getting in the system, part 35 →

On this weeks All About Sound Danny reports back with his results of comparing the Fishman Aura vs the Zoom GFX707, then we talk about mixing down with EQ, Compression, Getting Levels, and Squashed Sound   Recommended Links: http://www.audio-recording-center.com/index.html http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.taxi.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ http://carvin.com/ http://www.stewmac.com/ http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp To find previous episodes go to: tscn.tv/allaboutsound To … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 48: Getting in the system, part 34 →

On this weeks All About Sound we cover one more acoustic guitar recording option before going into vocals by talking Compressor/Limiters, microphones, reverb, group vocal recordings, pop filters, the benefit of a hot drink, marking your spot for later, and putting emotion into your vocals. Mentioned sites: Heil Sound: http://www.heilsound.com/ Article on vocals:  http://www.audio-recording-center.com/article-best-studio-vocal-1.html Recommended … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 47: Getting in the system, part 33 →

On this weeks All About Sound we talk about getting proper balance in an arrangement, keyboards, recording in stereo, focusing on fundamental tracks, and using filler sounds properly. Mentioned Resources: Band Dynamics DVD: http://www.christianbook.com/worship-band-workshop/pd/006436 Recommended Links: http://www.audio-recording-center.com/index.html http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.taxi.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ http://carvin.com/ http://www.stewmac.com/ http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 46: Getting in the system, part 32 →

On this weeks All About Sound we talk about Dirty Guitar recording with a warning about pushing levels to far, mic’d speakers vs speaker simulation, long or short reverb, effects and when to add them, the importance of practice runs, full tracks or partial tracks and the sound they can give you, and a trick to make your sound … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 45: Getting in the system, part 31 →

On this weeks all about sound we talk about the advantages of using templates to set your system up as well as talk about setting up both electric and acoustic rhythm guitars as well as recording clean electric guitars.   Templates for download: 16 Track Mixdown: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58839722/16%20TRACK%20Mixdown%20Sheets.xls Drum Machine Sheets & Templates: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58839722/Drum%20Machine%20Sheets%20%26%20Templates.xls Filer Lists: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58839722/Filer%20Lists.xls … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 44: Getting in the system, part 30 →

On this weeks All About Sound we talk about drums in the studio mix by talking about settings on traditional drums, micing drums and the layout of tracks, direct to track vs bus recordings, advantages to recording dry and flat, EQ settings, Imaging, as well as talking about Bass amp settings. Recommended Links: http://www.audio-recording-center.com/index.html http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.taxi.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 43: Getting in the system, part 29 →

On this weeks All About Sound we start the basics of studio recording by talking about instrument precautions, amps and preamps, working alone vs working with someone, setting a brighter sound, a warning about excessive lows, using click tracks, rough guitar and vocal tracks, and we start to talk about drums and drum machines. Recommended Links: http://www.audio-recording-center.com/index.html http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.taxi.com/ … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 42: Getting in the system, part 28 →

On this weeks All About Sound we talk about equipment that may be optional or unnecessary as we go into virtual tracks vs real tracks, mastering labs, studio monitors, headphones, CD duplicators, and disc printers. Equipment mentioned: Yamaha RH2C Headphones: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/yamaha-rh2c-stereo-headphones/245010000000000 Art Headphone Amp: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/art-headamp-4-stereo-headphone-amp/240368000000000 Taiyo Yuden: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/taiyo-yuden-80-minute-700mb-cdr-52x-white-inkjet-printable-100-disk-spindle/950061000000000 Primera Disc Printers Microboards CD duplicators Recommended Links: http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 41: Getting in the system, part 27 →

On this weeks All About Sound we continue talking about studio recording by going into different mics for different uses and talk about the essential equipment any setup need for a studio recording along with a funny example of how what you see on stage isn’t necessarily what you get. Links mentioned: Funny speaker setup truth: http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/just-a-marshall-stack-281t Recommended Links: http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 40: Getting in the system, part 26 →

On this weeks All About Sound we cover studio recording by talking about recording formats and equipment over the years to show how far we have come, effects systems, control rooms, vocal booths, and headphone systems. Recommended Links:  http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ http://carvin.com/ http://www.stewmac.com/ http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp To subscribe to this podcast put this link in … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 39: Getting in the system, part 25 →

On this weeks All About Sound we finish our talks on instruments by wraping up keyboards with the topics of tuning to another instrument, programming patches, data transfer and backup, sustain pedals, stands, and PA settings then we talk about sequencers and drum machines. Links Mentioned: Yamaha FC-4: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/yamaha-fc4-piano-style-sustain-pedal Recommended Links: http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 38: Getting in the system, part 24 →

On this weeks All About Sound we continue talking about keyboard and synthesizers by discussing modules, voices, keyboard ranges, pitch benders, modulation wheels, and transposing. Recommended Links: http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ http://carvin.com/ http://www.stewmac.com/ http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp To subscribe to this podcast put this link in your favorite podcatcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tscnallaboutsound Theme song by Danny Lewis Artwork … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 37: Getting in the system, part 23 →

On this weeks All About Sound we go to the home stretch of instruments as we talk about Pianos, sequencers, keyboards, electronic pianos, talk about a neat little illusion of an keyboard that pretends to be a grand piano, the different actions for keys on a keyboard, and the difference between keyboards and synthesizers. Recommended Links:  http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 36: Getting in the system, part 22 →

On this weeks all about sound we cover basic setup tips for your guitar and provide the following shownotes as reference back for later.. because you going to probably need it: Do-It-Yourself Setup Tips Standard Thin pick: .018 Standard Medium pick: .027 Standard Heavy pick: .037  Neck relief: .010 – .015 @ 7th fret (Capo’d on top of 1st fret) Open position … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 35: Getting in the system, part 21 →

On this weeks All About Sound we wrap up guitars amplification by talking about mic placement, EQ setting in studio vs live on stage, clean and dirty settings, spring reverb, effects loops, and DSPs. Recommended Links: http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ http://carvin.com/ http://www.stewmac.com/ http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp To subscribe to this podcast put this link in … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 34: Getting in the system, part 20 →

On this weeks all about sound we wrap up effects pedals with some use cases, compressors, crybabys, a little warning about how signal loss can occur by stringing connections, bypass circuits, distortion, and reverb. Recommended Links:  http://www.taxi.com/ http://studiobuddy.com/ http://www.discmakers.com/ http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ http://www.americanmusical.com/ http://www.music123.com/ http://www.juststrings.com/ http://carvin.com/ http://www.stewmac.com/ http://www.allparts.com/Default.asp To subscribe to this podcast put this link in … Continue reading All About Sound: Episode 33: Getting in the system, part 19 →

In this weeks all about sound we talk about effects pedals and the order in which you want to patch them in to get no conflicts of sound and get the best sound possible. We also talk about two pedals which show how tech is starting to merge with sound for some great innovations. Recommended Links: … Continue reading All About Sound Episode 32: Getting in the system, part 18 →