The Voclano in Iceland wipes out the Italian Recording Boot Camp

Today would have been day 3 of the Recording Boot Camp in Italy but the Volcano in Iceland canceled the flights of every single student. Of course this is a big pain for all involved, but at least I am trying to make the best of it hanging out with good friends here, doing some work with a few Italian artists and eating very well. We are going to re-schedule the Boot Camp in Italy, probably for...

What is Mastering? What does a mastering engineer do?

In this episode we take a look at the elusive art of mastering. This is not an instructional “how to master” video, but a non technical explanation of the process, and how the art of mastering audio has evolved over the years. What is it that all those guys like Bob Ludwig, Stephen Marcussen, Greg Calbi and Bob katz are actually doing? Get the part of the answer here. I shot this...

What is a D.I.? Direct boxes or Direct Inject explained for beginners

A lesson for beginners on understand DIs, Direct Boxes or Direct Inject boxes. Ever wonder what Direct boxes are used for? An explanation of what they do, how to connect them and use them in your home recording studio. To watch on your ipod, download the m4v file Share this on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it...

What is a Mic Pre – Microphone Preamplifiers and preamps Explained

Information for beginners about Mic pres. What are they? Do you need one?  What does it do and advice about integrating an external microphone preamp. Also discussed are the benefits of using higher quality mic pres and why some one might choose Neve or API or Great River, etc over the pre in their audio interface. To watch on your ipod, download the m4v file Share this on: Recommend on...

Welcome to Home Recording Boot Camp TV – Beginners videos

Welcome to the adventure of Home Recoding. In these videos we will help you understand the basic building blocks of the recording studio and how they apply to your recordings. Share this on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it...

Ronan’s Italian Villa Studio Diary – Music, Food and Wine in Italy

I am working in Italy for 5 weeks. Producing 3 singles for various artists and also doing the Italian Villa Recording Boot Camp (which still has one space available) In addition to the work I am having a lot of fun enjoying the food, wine and Italian culture. I am doing a somewhat regular video diary of my time over here and posting them on youtube.com I am posting my 4th right now. The first few...