by Trev Gibson | Jan 24, 2014 | Blog
I realised today that using digital plug-ins in recording software when you are mixing records makes you stupid. Now this may seem like a bold assertion to anyone who read my earlier blog on the analog digital debate here:...
by Trev Gibson | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog
So today I had a Tanglewood TW1000 acoustic guitar here in the recording studio so I thought I’d do a little review. Apparently it’s from their “Heritage Sundance” collection, which is one of the very top models in their range. At around a...
by Trev Gibson | Jan 1, 2014 | Blog
So almost a year ago I heard that a music industry website, Supajam, were looking for a recording studio engineer or record producer to write a regular music industry column for publication on their site. The idea was to provide an insight from behind the glass. Not...
by Trev Gibson | Dec 21, 2013 | Blog
So you may have read part 1 of this recording studio blog over on Machiavellis Guide. If not, you should go check it out before you read on: http://www.supajam.com/blog/article/Bands-Never-Mind-the-Bollocks-why-ar…. In the first part of this blog, I suggested...
by Trev Gibson | Dec 8, 2013 | Blog
So a question bands and artists ask time and time again is ‘what goes into a great press kit?’ And if you’ve been following my blog, Machiavelli’s Guide to the Music Industry over on Supajam, you’ll know by now that I’m not just...
by Trev Gibson | Dec 5, 2013 | Blog
So this whole analogue vs digital thing… What’s it all about? Why do they call it a debate? Would it be better characterised as a bicker? And is it a good thing or bad for musicians and artists? And where did it all come from? Now I’m sure if I asked...
by Trev Gibson | Dec 4, 2013 | Blog
Recording studio headphone review: we were feeling a bit sniffy when we were first asked to review these closed back headphones from Studiospares. We run a pretty high end set up here and our gut feeling was that this budget offering wouldn’t stand up to...
by Trev Gibson | Dec 4, 2013 | Blog
There are some great things about recording studio life. But some things aren’t so fun. Like when a 10 day recording session on a metal album finishes at 3am and you are exhausted and all you want to do is go home and die but you know you’ve got to clean...