2012 ~ Alex Reedman Music

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Online tutorials and help videos

08:56 Alex Reedman 0

There are many places online to gain useful information about recording, mixing and mastering.
there are also many places online to gain useful information about certain pieces of hardware and software.

I thought i would share some of my favourite sites and youtube channels.

1. The Recording Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/recordingrevolution - This guy (Graham) is amazing, he has a great knowledge base and doesn't only show you the top end equipment so the videos that he creates don't feel like they are out of the reach of a beginner/home studio user. Graham also has a website with the same name www.therecordingrevolution.com.

2. PureMix Tutorials
http://www.youtube.com/ThePureMixTutorials - Again this guy (Fab Dupont) is amazing. he along with some guests from his studio in NY give you an insight into the recording, mixing and mastering process at their studio. Fab works alongside an array of manufacturers including Universal Audio and Dangerous Music to promote their products. Although he promotes their products he uses their equipment by choice in his studios. Fab also has a website with much the same feel as the youtube channel, although some of the content costs (60% free, 40% charge on the website) - http://www.puremix.net/

by coincidence the two owners of these channels sat down at gearfest this year and Graham from The Recording Revolution interviewed Fab Dupont from Pure Mix and Flux Studios (NY) and what a great interview this was.

And last but not least 4. Pro Tools Expert

http://www.youtube.com/airusersblog - This Guy (Russ) focuses on users of Pro Tools and Pro Tools Plugins. He has some great content and gives you some really useful tips and tricks to gain sounds similar to those from current hit records. Russ also has a website focused on the same aspects as the youtube channel - http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/.

Studio

09:38 Alex Reedman 0

Hi guys,
We have started the studio install, run the two snakes into the recording room and we have done a preliminary setup of the desk, racks etc before acoustic treatment and final testing.
The computer monitor will be mounted above the desk along with a second one. Here are a few pics of the setup in progress.

New School Studio

05:45 Alex Reedman 0

The school i work for is getting a new building and within this there is a recording studio - of which i am the engineer/manager/tech/everything.

the equipment has started to arrive for the studio and i put the rack equipment in a temporary rack and set the mixer/monitors up, plugged in my MacBook Pro running Avid Pro Tools 10 and started.

The Tascam DM-4800 is a bit of a learing curve but i am getting there. Won't be long until im fluently using all of its amazing features.

(this image was taken in the old school building and no this is not our studio, this is the ICT innovation room)

Pro Tools 10 - Continued (Plugins)

03:29 Alex Reedman 0

The transition to Avid Pro Tools 10 continues to be very simple, with the layout and keyboard shortcuts being in all of the logical places.

One of the main aspects of Pro Tools that i am benefiting from most is the Plugins, both inbuilt and using third party plugins such as the Waves and PSP collections - they have added a sense of professionalism to my work.

The Following plugins are the ones that i seem to have used the most recently - with the most recent track having the Waves Aural Exciter, AIR TrueVerb and the PSP Vintage Warmer on the vocal bus.

Waves Plugins - (SSL G Channel, AIR TrueVerb & Aphex Aural Exciter)

PSP Plugins (Vintage Warmer)

Avid AAX Plugins (Channel Strip)

Pro Tools 10 - Beginning

04:04 Alex Reedman 0

Beat making in Avid Pro Tools 10 - Using KRK KNS-8400 headphones for monitoring.

Mixing a session in Pro Tools 10.
I am using some raw tracks i downloaded from a band page - the band is called Snowmine and the song is Curfews. (note i have no connection to this band whatsoever, the raw tracks are available to download for this use.)

This session is currently 47 tracks, using effects such as the PSP vintage warmer, WAVES ssl comp etc.

This is only about half way through the mix, i have done a little processing and some small sections of automation.

Curfews - Snowmine (AReedman Mix) by Alex-Reedman

Beat Making in Reason 6

01:20 Alex Reedman 0

Beat making a dubstep beat in reason 6 with the Kong Drum Designer - using the 'Beyer Lekebusch' Builder patch.

My Equipment

05:55 Alex Reedman 0

Monitors - Fostex PM.04n
Interface - M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8r
Midi Controller - Arturia Analog Experience 25
Laptop: Apple MacBook Pro running Logic Pro, Pro Tools 10, Reason 6 and Ableton Live.

Recording In Case of Change - Logic Pro

04:27 Alex Reedman 0

In the summer of 2010 i recorded 2 songs for a small time local band called In Case of Change.
This is the first song i had ever recorded and mixed so the quality isn't great, however as i have progressed over the past 2 years i have expanded my knowledge massively and am now creating mixes that sound all together more like CD quality tracks.
One of the songs was a cover on Mr Brightside originally performed by The Killers.

Here is their acoustic cover:

Mr Brightside - In Case Of Change by Alex-Reedman