Sound Basics

It’s difficult for many people to accept (See my “How Digital Does Analog Better Than Analog” and my “The Ears Win Again” article) the fact that the “future is now” in relation to capturing and reproducing sound in the digital realm, especially when it comes to digital representations of loved analog pieces of gear such [...]

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It’s been amazing to watch the average volume on CD’s progress over the years; so much so, that dynamic ranges of music today are, as Bob Katz says; as squashed as they were on the original Edison Cylinder over 100 years ago.  With a desire to “make your CD louder than anyone else’s”, no matter [...]

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When to Apply Dithering?
There are a number of choices of dithering to pick from, and dithering is actually appearing in far more places than ever before, making it even easier to misuse and abuse this critical stage of sound production, reduction, and reproduction. If uncertain about what you’re doing with dithering, the best thing to [...]

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Equalization is perhaps the most-used processing tool in audio production.  With the use of compression (read my Practical & Effective Compression Use article), it’s also perhaps one of the most improperly applied ones in an engineer’s arsenal as well.  Since equalizers and equalization seems to be so self-explanatory, understanding it past the mechanical functions of [...]

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This section includes all of the adventures and stories from the numerous bands I either recorded, mastered, or toured with, as well as details about recording techniques for all of the records I have made throughout the year and has been moved to my Keith Cleversley’s Pea Brain blog on my personal website.  Most Mastering “Tips & Tricks” will [...]

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