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Devil’s Night Show Featuring DLA and Denim Robot

Posted on by October 27, 2017

Ever ponder the what night before Halloween is called? Me neither, until today. Apparently, according to this article, it all depends on where you live, with names ranging from “Cabbage Night”, to “Devil’s Night”, to “I Have No Word For This.” Regardless, that fun spooky holiday is almost here! While you probably have exciting plans already locked up for Tuesday night, I would like to cordially invite you down to Soda Bar this coming Monday (10/30) for a great night of electronic music, featuring two SSC artists, Denim Robot and DLA. Denim Robot will be debuting several new songs never played live before. If you have checked out any of the awesome Open Oscillator events, you might also recognize artists GSE and prettyhowtown, who will also be sharing the stage on Monday. This will be a great opportunity to see these artists perform extended length sets, and you get to show off … Continue reading →

PRODUCT REVIEW: PreSonus TubePre v2 Preamp

Posted on by August 28, 2017

For the better part of a decade, my mantra had been “just do it in post.” Perhaps this developed due to the fact that I initially took up audio engineering out of necessity — none of my bands could afford legitimate studio time, and we wanted to make records. So, I utilized whatever basic gear I could get my hands on and tried to bridge the gap between amateur and professional via software plugins. I did several albums with no outboard equipment, which required tremendous “massaging” of each instrument track during mixing. In many ways, I prided myself on this gear minimalist way of doing things. Yet as I get older I find myself embracing hardware more, particularly decent preamps. Now I really had no complaints with those that came loaded in my Tascam 1641, but then again, I wasn’t expecting anything magical out of them, either. However, when I … Continue reading →

The Dive Right In Approach

Posted on by August 28, 2017

I am typically not a huge fan of so-called “book learning” or really any theory-based classroom instruction. I would argue that becoming comfortable with audio engineering takes getting your hands very dirty and being unafraid to press any and all buttons at least once (just to see what happens). Yes, you will mix yourself into a corner over and over, but each time will serve as an opportunity to learn and get better. The transition from Garageband to a full-service DAW presents a steep learning curve, and while Youtube tutorials can be very helpful, there will no doubt be many periods of frustration along the way to you getting the sounds you desire. However, admittedly, there is at least one drawback to this “jump right in” approach, which involves the development of bad habits. Or, perhaps, a better way of putting it is that you may learn ways of doing … Continue reading →