Dynamic Range value for Chipsurf Pipeline
John and I often have discussions about mixing, mastering, and dynamic range and one of the things that comes up is wanting to use a more vintage mastering style and preserve dynamics. We knew that Chipsurf Pipeline was probably not … Continue reading →
Happy Hardcore Set?
A friend of mine really into Happy Vocal Hardcore asked me to see if I could put together a set of it. So, Challenge Accepted! As I am fairly focused on getting my demo sets out and doing some marketing … Continue reading →
So my subwoofer exploded last night…
…and freaked out Camden as we think he was standing by it (and next to our couch) so he could have some privacy while he pooped. The sub let out a series of growls, then POP! Nothing. It probably didn’t help Camden’s fear factor that I was playing Borderlands on …
So where are we at with Chipsurf Pipeline?
So where are we at with Chipsurf Pipeline? The tracks have been mastered, tagged, and uploaded. All the album art is done, save for the CD cover we are going to provide with the digital download. That is mostly done … Continue reading →
Added a Vocal Trance Demo
Spent the evening recording out my Vocal Trance demo-set. I turned out rather well and was the product of some improvisation and last minute tweaks, which is good since the demo-sets really are meant to embody my live DJing style … Continue reading →
Mastering Engineers! Don’t do this, please!
Ya dicks. This is ridiculous: To be fair, Ableton Live tends to squish waveforms down a bit and make them look more dynamically compressed than they perhaps actually are. Even so, I taken a look at quite a few waveforms in Live from other digital tracks (such as when comparing …
How do digital and vinyl differ on dynamic range?
This is a question I have thought about ever since I started getting into vinyl. Hipsters often make the (wrong) argument that digital produces stair-stepped sound and that’s why vinyl sounds better since it’s a continuous wave. That argument drives me nuts because it is, in large part, wrong. Modern …
Picked up Daft Punk’s Discovery On LP
Today while on our way to Central Market (Corey wanted some polenta), we made a small detour so I could finally check out Hogwild Records, a local “mom and pop” record store in San Antonio. The original goal was to see if they had any good 12″ EDM singles. They …