New pic of the Recording Boot Camp Control Room

More photos are on the way, but lots of people have been asking for photos of the new facility. We finally have the place together enough to start showing off some pics. I am currently working on an album in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but will try to put together a whole studio tour when I get back to LA. -Ronan Share this on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it...

Second Recording Boot Camp of 2012 and Studio Update

We are still sorting out some cosmetic things, but the new studio is mostly done and already fully operational. We have done one boot camp and worked on a few records and are loving the new place. Getting ready to take some good photos, but until now I took a shot of the my buddy Peter Montessi from A Designs at the studio and it gives you a pretty good idea of the place. We still have some space...

First Boot Camp of 2012 and studio build update

Next Boot Camps The first Boot Camp at the new location will be December 5-10, 2011. We have only one spot left in that session. Following that, the first Boot Camp of the new year will be February 20-25. We were planning it the week before, but realized that running off to hang out in the studio for a week over Valentines day might get some folks in trouble, we moved it back a week. New Studio...

HRBC is moving to the Beach

Big news at Recording Boot Camp! We are moving and expanding. The most exciting part of the move is our new location in Santa Monica, just blocks from the beach. If you walk just over half a mile west of the new location your toes will be in the sand just south of the Santa Monica Pier and just north of the world famous Venice boardwalk. (check out this photo I took just west of the new studio)....

Mix Mag Interview, Boot Camp in August and Level 2

Here is our latest newsletter which we send out about once a month. If you would like to get these sent directly to you by email look for the sign up form over on the right of the web site. Mix Magazine Feature I was recently interviewed by a journalist from Mix Magazine about the studio consulting aspect of what I do at Home Recording Boot Camp. You can read the article at Mixonline. Six Day...

A students view of Home Recording Boot Camp

I recently returned from teaching a recording boot camp in Italy at Abnegat studio in Vicenza Italy. It was a great week hanging out with a really cool group of folks eating good food, sharing stories, oh yeah and learning about recording. One of the students from the UK has been blogging about his experience on his web site.  I always think a student could tell you much more about the Boot Camp...

Door Prizes for Recording Fest Feb 27 – almost $6000 in prizes

The list of free stuff we are giving away at the first HRBC Recording Fest This Sunday is bigger than I ever imagined. We are going to be doing at least 22 drawings of free stuff, totaling almost $6000 worth of free stuff!!!!!  We can only sell 200 tickets to the event so these are pretty good odd. If you buy your tickets online before midnight Saturday Feb 26 they are only $9 with no service...

Over $4000 in door prizes at Recording Fest Feb 27 in LA

One more reason to come to the HRBC Recording Fest: We are getting a phenomenal list of door prizes together!! We have over $4000 in prizes so far and the list keeps growing! A Designs – REDDI tube DI Blue Microphones – Woodpecker Ribbon Mic Slate Digital – Trigger Platinum Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1 (multiple chances to win) Mathew Lane – DrMS...

Recording Podcasters Round Table

I just wanted to tell you about the Recording Podcasters round-table put together by my pals over at “The Home Recording Show”. http://www.homerecordingshow.com/2011/01/special-show-the-audio-recording-podcaster-roundtable-2011/ I participated in this for the second year in a row. I strongly recommend checking it out, not only because you might enjoy the round-table, but if you enjoy...

HRBC Recording Fest 2011 in LA – Feb 27

I am so excited to announce the first HRBC Recording Fest. A one day Festival / Charity Event celebrating all things cool about recording. February 27, 2011 in Culver City, CA (Los Angeles) from 4pm-11. Tickets only $9 in advance!!!! All proceeds go to charity Get info and your tickets early. We will have workshops and panel discussions with some of the biggest names in recording:  Joe Barresi...

The Loudness War. A view from the top.

I am a regular participant on the recording forum Gear Slutz and have been part of that community for many years. I have seen a lot of things there that have been informative, stupid, silly, brilliant and everything else one could imagine, but in a recent discussion I read the one post that has stuck with me more than any I have ever read. There was a discussion about the recent Maroon 5 album,...

Due to fast sell out – New recording boot camp added March 7-12.

When we posted dates for the next Recording Boot Camp on January 24-29, 2011, It sold out almost immediately, and we have had to turn people away. So we have added another Boot Camp March 7-12, 2011. The cost is $1000(usd) with early registration. This is an early announcement for people who follow my blog here and want first chance to get into the program. We are really concerned about not...

New Boot Camp in LA Jan 24-29 & Tony Maserati Waves event

Ciao from Italy! Here is the latest HRBC news. We had a great time with the Recording Boot Camp in Italy. We are in talks to do another one next year (probably in the Fall of 2011) SIX DAY RECORDING BOOT CAMP IN LOS ANGELES JANUARY 24-29, 2011 If you are interested in this one please contact us as soon as possible to schedule an interview. Class size is limited to 6 students. Cost is $1,000 with...

Daniel Lanois talks about vocal recording with Neil Young for Le Noise

I have always been a big fan of experimenting with recording vocals without headphones. I find that sometimes its great and other times its not exactly the right thing. Depends on the singer and the vibe of the sessions. But many a session have been saved by doing it. In this new video on youtube, Daniel Lanois talks about recording vocals without headphones, more eloquently than I ever...

Mixing, Recording, and Producing Techniques of the Pros by Rick Clark

I recently had a chance to interview Rick Clark, Author of “Mixing, Recording, and Producing Techniques of the Pros” for Ronan’s Recording Show. What I thought would be a short interview ended up being 40 minutes of great content. Rick not only talked about the book, but shares great insight into many producers. Fans of Jim Dickinson (Big Star, The Replacements, Ry Cooter),...

Free mixer panel. Mixing tips from the pros. Hollywood August 25

Ronan’s Recording Show along with A Designs Audio and Pealman Microphones is presenting a free panel discussion with some of the top music mixers in Los Angeles. The event is August 25, 2010 from 8-10 and being held in the theater of the Musicians Institute. No RSVP is necessary, just show up and bring your friends that are into recording. But it would be great if we heard from you before...

Drum Recording Clinic in Washington DC area. Tomorow July 16.

Just a last minute reminder that I will be doing a Drum Recording Master Class tomorrow at Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center in Wheaton Maryland, July 16th 2010 6-8pm Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online More info and tickets here I am also trying to organize a post workshop dinner hang for people that want to hang out with myself and other recordings that show up. Share this on:...

The secret to the Chris Lord Alge sound?

Chris Lord Alge Signature Series plugins seminar at Mix LA Studio. I recently had a chance to see a presentation by Chris Lord Alge in his studio, Mix LA, in Tarzana, CA. It was presented by Waves so I knew it was going to be a bit of a dog and pony show for some plugins, but I am always trying to learn, and I was not about to pass up a chance to learn a little bit from the most successful mixer...

RCM Drum recording master class in Washington DC area July 16

Just announced. I will be teaching a drum Recording Master Class at Chuck Levin’s Washington Music Center in Wheaton Maryland on July 16th. Details to follow as they develop. Get the details at the Chuck Levins Web Site Also we still have a space left in the 6 day Recording Boot Camp starting next week July 14-19 Share this on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it...

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...

New six day Recording Workshop in Los Angeles June 14-19, 2010

We have scheduled a six day Recording Boot Camp June 14-19, 2010. Please note that we had this one was schedule for May but have moved that session to June. Contact us if you are interested in attending. Also, although we have a couple people interested in the last spot of our Italian Villa Recording Boot Camp, as of now there is still one spot available. Share this on: Recommend on Facebook...

Ballet for Audio Geeks

It takes a pretty hardcore audio geek to find beauty in a much of dancing meters in a rack, but I guess I am guilty as charged I was mixing a tracks for the LA based Eggshell Egoz and I looked at one of my dynamics racks and thought that just watching lights on cool gear was art. The gear in this video: Emperical Labs Distressor (x2) SPL Transient Designer (4 channel verion) A Designs 500 HR...

The top audio and recording podcast, podcasters round table

I was recently invited to participate in a round table discussion of the hosts of the top recording related podcast on the net. If you are a fan of recording, check it out and check out all the other podcasters. You can hear the Recording related podcasters round table Ryan Canestro’s on “Home Recording Show” I was invited because of my Ronan’s Recording Show The other...

What we can learn from Radiohead jamming in Nigel Godrich’s basement

Its pure coincidence that the last two blog posts have been Nigel Godrich related I love Radiohead. I think they are one of the truly great bands of my generation. OK Computer is an iconic album that I have a feeling people will be listening to long after we are all dead and gone. It blew me away on the fist listen. Their latest on the other hand disappointed me on first listen, but I kept...

Beck Sea Change. The perfect X-mas gift for lovers of sound.

I intended to post this before Christmas but life got busy, but it still gets the point across. It may seems strange that I am recommending a depressing break up album by a Scientologist as the perfect Christmas gift, but there is a reason I think it’s the perfect gift for any lover of recording…. Beck’s Sea Change album is a staggering production and engineering Tour de Force. The strong...

Great video of Daniel Lanois mixing in the studio

I do not love everything he does, but Daniel Lanois is one of my favorite producers. He has been a part of amazing albums by Emmylou Harris, U2, Peter Gabriel and many others, but what I love about him most is that its always so inspiring to hear him speak or see him work. He is a big proponent of getting things exciting at the sources which is one of the things I try hard to convey in the...

Italian Villa Boot Camp is half sold out.

Hey gang, Just letting you know that the our Recording Boot Camp in the North Italian Villa is filling up fast. There are only 5 spots available. 2 people have confirmed reservations, and 4 others have expressed interest in attending. If you are thinking of coming out for this, you should probably contact us sooner than later. Ronan Share this on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it...

Video Posted about mics for home studios and sample rates

I have posted a video about mics for home studios and digital sample rates. These are recycled from the beginners corner at Ronan’s Recording Show. We are working on a bunch of new original content. http://recordingbootcamp.com/buying-your-first-microphone/ http://recordingbootcamp.com/digital-sample-rates-explained/ Share this on: Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it...