jeffreyholdawayMar 31, 20211 minWomen in Audio Pt.IIIThis post isn’t actually about the band HAIM, to learn more about a group of sisters making music in a very successful rock band check...
jeffreyholdawayMar 29, 202110 minBecoming a Bedroom Producer – Recording and Mixing Audio at HomeDo you want to make music at home? Do you have music running through your head at 2 am you simply must record? Do you want to to record...
jeffreyholdawayNov 5, 20201 minSound Artist: Sam Battle / Look Mum No ComputerIf you are interested in synthesizers, or building instruments from electonics, its worth checking out the work of Sam Battle. Sam...
jeffreyholdawayNov 5, 20201 minSound Artist: Petr VálekArtist Petr Válek is based near his birthplace in Loučná nad Desnou, which lies in the border zone of the Sudetenland, about 250...
jeffreyholdawaySep 28, 20201 minQuick Instructions: 633 Mixer/Recorder(the full instructions can be found at : https://www.sounddevices.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/633ug_eng.pdf ) #DigitalRecorder
jeffreyholdawaySep 1, 20204 minOutput your sound mix for Broadcast (in 2020)Delivering the sound from your edit or mix can be a surprisingly confusing process. When delivering sound we need to think about the...
jeffreyholdawayAug 4, 20201 minUsing the 633 mixer / recorderA link to the full manual can be found here.
jeffreyholdawayAug 4, 20201 minUsing the Radio Mics – Best PracticeI know its tempting to quickly grab a set of mic packs, throw it onto an actor, plug it into your mixer and hope for the best, but a...
jeffreyholdawayMay 27, 20201 minMid Side StereoMid Side recording and mixing are really useful techniques to build environments within your audio productions. Put on your headphones...
jeffreyholdawayApr 20, 20201 minTrailer ExamplesAcademy Award Winners Hollywood Action Contrast the music and mix in the trailer with the original song below…. listen at about 1:40 for...
jeffreyholdawayApr 8, 20201 minFree plugins to Meter your Mixes.TB Pro Audio produce two free plugins that I use on almost all my mixes, inserted on my Master Fader, to check against what my ears tell...
jeffreyholdawayApr 6, 20204 minA Lolly Scramble of EffectsAudio engineers love collecting boxes, objects with dials, lights and knobs that transform your sound. There is a joy in plugging your...
jeffreyholdawayApr 5, 20201 minMore Free Effect plugins.There are a whole pile of free effects out there to download to help you in your mixing. Here is a list of plugins I have tested and use...
jeffreyholdawayApr 1, 20201 minSynchronizing – How to “Slate”Often we record sound seperately to the camera. When we do there is an age old device for synchronizing the picture and sound together...
jeffreyholdawayMar 29, 20201 minIteration: Art is iterative.There are two artists in my household. Alys Longley and myself. While working away on my course notes a voice wandered through the wall...
jeffreyholdawayMar 29, 20202 minProtools ShortcutsNote that you can enable ProTools shortcuts in other software, for example to enable them in Audition the instructions are here. Reaper...
jeffreyholdawayMar 25, 20201 minAtmosphere ChallengeThis is a voluntary task, I’m not assessing it, it’s just a beginning to inquiry: The world has changed, how has the sound of your city,...
jeffreyholdawayMar 24, 20201 min20202020 is shaping up to be a year of significant events. It is already only three months into the year and the world finds itself...