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 fees.

1. A Designs – REDDI tube DI
2. Blue Microphones – Woodpecker Ribbon Mic
3. Slate Digital – Trigger Platinum
4. Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1
5. Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1
6. Super Sonic Samples – Premium Drum Samples Vol.1
7. Mathew Lane – DrMS spatial processor plugin
8. Slate Digital – FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor
9. Home Recording Boot Camp – 6 day Recording Boot Camp in L.A.
10. Rick Clark’s Book – Mixing, Recording and Producing Techniques of the Pros.
11. Rick Clark’s Book – Mixing, Recording and Producing Techniques of the Pros.
12. A Designs – ATTY passive attenuator.
13. 3D Audio Gear Shoot Out CD-DVDs (complete collection)
14. 3D Audio Gear Shoot Out CD-DVDs (complete collection)
15. 3D Audio Gear Shoot Out CD-DVDs (complete collection)
16. Bias, Inc SoundSaver (Mac/Win)
17. Bias, Inc SoundSoap (Mac/Win)
18. Bias Inc, PitchCraft EZ (Mac/Win) or Peak LE (Mac) – winner chooses
19. 6 Month Subcsribtion to Gobbler.com
20. $750 Consulting – Studio install package from Audio Perception
21. Line 6 Pod Farm 2 Platinum software
22. Line 6 Pod Farm 2 Platinum software

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 the things I do with my beginners videos here and my videos on Ronan’s Recording Show You will probably dig the podcast of the other guys involved.

http://www.insidehomerecording.com/

http://sessionswithslau.com/

http://projectstudionetwork.com/

http://www.recordinghacks.com/

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 (Tool, Kyuss, Bad Religion, Queens of the Stone Age)  Tony Shepperd, (Madonna, Queen Latifiah, Elton John, Kenny Loggins), John Rodd (Assassins Creed, World of Warcraft, Avatar:The Game, Lincoln Lawyer), Dave Pensado (Pink, Shakira, Ciara, Beyonce), Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson, Nels Cline, Terry Bozzio, Ulver), and Dylan “3D” Dresdow (Black Eyed Peas, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Michael Jackson). There is even more, but we are awaiting confirmation.

There will be a trade show with many of the coolest pro audio and recording companies around and raffles with thousands of dollars in give-aways.

http://recordingbootcamp.com/fest/

Originally Posted by shipshape

Ok here we go if this is about the mastering , NO WAY is it the fault of the mastering engineer
Originally the mastering was 2 db lower , Brad and I thought it was spot on ! The label said it wasn’t loud enough. I actually stopped ALL the pressing plants to stop while I re valued the mastering. My point being. I just care so much how loud records are. I would really like this record to be quieter and keep the extra lo end octave !! And keep the balance we went for.
It’s politically hard to say this , but when the “label ” asked for it louder , I was upset as tho it wasn’t as loud as recent releases , I liked it and figured anyone would turn it up if it was quiet etc. The label wanted it louder to ” compete “. But we had ” dialogue ” over it Yes I was totally bummed. Brad and I had dialed in a modern record that WAS not involved in ” level wars ” with other artists.
I tried to convince the label that what we had was great. It went over my Head. So no wonder I’m pissed. I don’t work my ass off and put my whole life into a record to find out the label went over my head level wise. It’s VERY disturbing to a passionate person , but it happened.
I hate it and hate level wars etc. It can ruin within hours what ivve spent a year on !! U have no idea
I take this so personally because of the type of person I am. Therefore it kinda hurts when records I work on. Which are normally kinda odd records get pissed on by others. I really do the best I can , like all of us do.
I hate the ” no rules ” mastering that exists these days. But what can WE ALL DO to change this. I hate it and it depresses me .
Therefore I can’t say anything about the mastering , other than Brad is brilliant.
All the haters. Have a beer and move on to porcupine Tree or something. We are here doing the absolute best we can. It’s hard work
Shipshape

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 spamming our mailing list, so we will not announce this in the newsletter for a couple more weeks. (but we will announce it at the Taxi Road Rally this weekend)

If you are interested in attending, contact us as soon as possible to set up an admissions interview.

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 advanced registration.  Home Recording Boot Camp Details

RONAN SPEAKING AT TAXI ROAD RALLY

Ronan will be giving two master classes (one on vocal recording, the other on arranging for the studio) at the TAXI Road Rally November 4-7. This conference is open to members of TAXI, plus one guest. It’s is one of my favorite conferences and I know a lot of people that join TAXI just to be able to attend the conference. Conference details here. If you are planning to attend, write to me and I can tell you the exact times of my classes.

STUDIO CONSULTING

Ronan is doing more and more consulting these days for individuals and companies that need advice or training outside of the Recording Boot Camps. If you are interested in private consulting, contact us to set up a time.

TONY MASERATI AT THE VILLAGE RECORDER, OCTOBER 24TH

Home Recording Boot Camp is not affiliated with this in any way, but a friend of ours is helping to organize it, and if you are n L.A. you might want to check it out. It’s presented by Waves so expect a bit of a sales pitch, but I went to the Chris Lord-Alge session Waves presented and it’s a very cool opportunity to hear from some of the best engineers in the biz for free, and this one is extra cool because it’s in the beautiful Village Recorder. I will still be working in Italy o this date and will unfortunately miss it. Tony Maserati Event

Thanks
Ronan

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 could.

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), Brian Ahern (Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Ricky Skaggs) David Briggs (Neil Young, Nick Cave, Royal Trux) will really enjoy Rick’s insight into these producer’s work.

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If you want to watch on your iphone, ipod or ipad download the m4v version

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 to get an idea how many people might show up.

Panelist include:

Dylan “3-D” Dresdow

Grammy winner, Dylan “3-D” Dresdow, mixed  “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Got A Feeling” (the best selling download of all time) for The Black Eyed Peas which was the longest successive #1 chart run by a duo or group in the Billboard’s Hot 100’s history. His other clients include Michael Jackson,  Rihanna,  Flo Rida,  Kelis, Usher with “O.M.G, and recently

Tony Shepperd

Credits include Whitney Houston, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Kenny Loggins, Chicago, Elton John, Back Street Boys, Boyz II Men, Madonna, Take 6, Lionel Richie, Queen Latifah.. Tony is known as the go-to guy for mixing for the best vocalists in pop and R&B.

Ronan Chris Murphy

Ronan Chris Murphy’s crazy discography ranges from Youtube sensation Tay Zonday, world music ledgends to over a dozen albums with King Crimson. He has produced and engineered for many virtuosos including Terry Bozzio, Steve Morse, Steve Stevens, Chucho Valdes, Tony Levin, Nels Cline, Jamie Walters and side projects with members of Tool, Weezer and Ministry.

John Rodd

Widely known for orchestral film score recording and mixing, John has worked on hundreds of films (including seven years as Scoring Recordist at 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring Stage). In addition to his film work, he is also one of the top recording engineers & music mixers for big budget video games including “World of Warcraft,” “Assassins Creed II,” and “Avatar: The Game”

Erik Zobler

Erik has engineered and mixed hundreds of albums, DVD’s, TV and Film scores.   Credits include Miles Davis, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Anita Baker, Sara Vaughn, Al Jarreau, Stanley Clarke, Bob James, and George Duke.

Get all the details about this panel on the official web site ronansrecordingshow.com/mixer-panel/