The Pioneer RT-909 reel to reel tape machine, built between 1979 and 1984. It was the early 90s and I had just moved to LA. A friend of mine had had enough of Southern Cal and was moving back home.…

The Neumann U47 has always been a dream microphone for me. It's iconic! It has been in front of so many famous voices and songs that it's very sonic signature can be recognized in the recordings. Vintage King's Los Angeles…

What microphone is best for your voice?

Great question and as with a lot of questions, the answer tends to be "it depends".

My voice has always been on the thin and raspy side and can easily be overwhelmed by…

I still have the little recording set up from my teen years! The Teac tape machine was purchased in high school on a road trip with family to LA. Later at university, I got the Soundcraft mixer after maxing out…

Sometimes these Reason player devices deliver very cool sound textures that later can be pulled into song projects. Check it out!

With all the negatives that come with AI (and there are plenty), let me offer a few positives I've come to discover as a songwriter who only uses his own original material and demos. First, it's a great studio tool…

After watching so many takes on the home studio set up, it was finally my turn to take a more serious stab at it. As great as those traditional workstation or DAW desk designs are, the recurring theme seems to…

This tune was recorded in the box and sounds perfectly fine to my ears that way. But sometimes during listening sessions, it's great to version your music out and simply hear it differently! I've had my soundtrack 6000 mixing console…