Category Archives: In The Studio

Recording Acoustic Guitar… and Hand Percussion!

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Dave

In the early days of my project studio I had the whimsical idea that my songs would be enhanced by liberal application of hand percussion. So I went round music stores and bought all sorts of shakers and rattles and … Continue reading →

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A Task Facing Me

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Dave

The bulk of the songs for Uneasy Listening is sitting on the hard-drive of my DAW (Digital Audio Workstation or Discount Analogue Workaround, depending on age and prejudice) awaiting editing. What does this comprise? Well, as far as the guitar … Continue reading →

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On the importance of acoustic treatment of the recording space

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Dave

Trawling through one internet music recording forum after another (as I often do) is certainly illuminating. The multitudinous posts from earnest recordists enquiring from the experts which microphone, preamp, soundcard, converters, compressor, EQ, reverb – blah, blah, blah – is … Continue reading →

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Mixing it

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Dave

Getting to grips with some new titles is always interesting for its own sake – but it also refreshes the ears if they’ve been only fed a diet of familiar sounds and songs thereby slowly losing critical acumen. At another … Continue reading →

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How Well

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Dave

Well, How Well may be, well, finished – nearly. I’ll whack it on to a CD with a few others, live with it for a while, and come back and do whatever tweaking comes to mind. It’s the third of … Continue reading →

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An optimistic morning…

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Dave

The day is still and only on the coast does there appear to be the rumour of a chill wind. The light is sharp and the low morning sun keeps one honest when driving east along the north Deeside road. … Continue reading →

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My Acoustic Guitar Recording Setup

Posted on March 6, 2007 by Dave

The following is a copy and paste of something I wrote on an internet forum, not too far from here. I repeat it here ’cause it’s fundemental to my recording practice and might be of interest to my fellow guitarists … Continue reading →

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