Recording & Mixing

By: Sound On Sound
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the Sound On Sound Recording and Mixing podcast channel where you’ll find shows packed with Hints & Tips about getting the most out of the recording, mixing and mastering process. More information and content can be found at www.soundonsound.com/podcasts | Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - @soundonsoundmag | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/soundonsoundvideo
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Episodes
  • Using Tube And Tape Plug-Ins
    Mar 13 2025

    In this episode, sound-designer Eddie Bazil looks at ways of enhancing a variety of individual tracks and full mixes using plug-ins that are designed to achieve the retro warmth and cohesion of tapes and valves.


    Chapters

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:32 - What Is Harmonic Distortion

    02:32 - Advances In Music Production Quality

    04:47 - The Introduction Of CD

    05:59 - Triodes And Pentodes Vacuum Tubes

    06:47 - Analysing Harmonic Content

    07:56 - Example 1: TR-808 Sub Bass

    10:35 - Example 2: Affecting A Whole Mix*

    12:39 - Example 3: Adding Saturation

    15:07 - The Benefits Of Tape

    17:26 - Example 4: Applying Tape Effects To A Bassline*

    20:59 - Example 5: Adding Tape To Beats

    23:47 - Example 6: Enhancing A Piano Track

    26:56 - Summary


    * Demonstration track ‘Puppet’ (Examples 2 and 4), written, performed and recorded by John Walden. Vocals sung by Yvonne McKeown.

    #voxengospan #SummitAudio #T-RackS #Kraftur #Aphex #SSL

    Eddie Bazil Biog
    Eddie Bazil launched his music industry career at the age of 17 as a synth programmer for a range of Electro / New Wave bands including Art of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Bobin, Paul Dee, DJ Krush, DJ Shadow, Jets Orchestra. By his 20s he was working as a sound designer for Akai, Roland Emu/Ensoniq, eventually signing on exclusively with the latter. Later, due to a growing demand for software instruments and libraries, Eddie started to develop libraries for various software manufacturers, including Native Instruments, Kiesel, Sound Effects Library, Arturia and Propellerheads. A meeting with Phil Allen, a Capital Radio DJ, resulted in the company Samplecraze, which Eddie has spent 20 years developing as an educational resource. At this time he trained in music production and soon gained a number of prominent contracts working with some notable artistes such as Busta Rhymes, Greensleeves, 9 Bar, SFP, Sleeveless, Chris Campbell and Gam Productions. He contracted to Island Records and Chrysalis as a producer and remixer, plus was commissioned to write the score for Macbeth that ran at 2 Way Mirror at Alexander Palace for the Cambridge Shakespeare Company. His ongoing development of Samplecraze has led to him offering educational workshops and classes, releasing four books via PC Publishing and becoming a contributor and forum moderator for Sound On Sound. Recently he has established The Audio Production Hub for online education and been invited by the Recording Academy to become a Grammy judge.
    https://eddiebazil.co.uk/

    https://samplecraze.com/


    Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

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    29 mins
  • Introduction to Guitar & Amp Modelling
    Feb 18 2025

    Paul White delves into the fun world of modelled guitars, amps and cabs, that cannot only make your songwriting and studio sessions more creative and unique, but can also greatly assist with streamlining live performances.

    Chapters
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:12 - Techniques For Modelling Amps And Cabs
    04:22 - Amplifier Cloning
    05:49 - Compression To Improve Tonal Quality
    07:58 - Adding Room Ambience
    09:41 - Cleaning Up The Sound With EQ
    10:51 - Guitar Modelling Options
    13:05 - Why We Have Split Pickups
    16:24 - Non-Guitar Sounds At Your Fingertips
    18:12 - Modelled Bass Guitars

    #BossVG800 #MODOBass2

    Paul White Biog
    Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.


    He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.


    Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!

    http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/

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    21 mins
  • Creative Ways To Manipulate DAW Effects
    Jan 21 2025

    In this episode, Paul White looks at some creative ways that you can manipulate the standard plug-ins found in your DAW, using them alone or in combination with one another, to create some unique sounds, effects and rhythms.

    Chapters
    00:00 - Introduction
    00:08 - Hard Tune Effect
    01:39 - Processing Speech
    03:15 - Fast Pitch Processing
    04:04 - Using Match EQ On Guitars
    06:07 - Distortion And Reverb
    07:14 - Adding In Pitch Shift
    07:41 - Reverb And Distortion
    09:07 - Adding More Reverb And Delay
    10:02 - Using Distortion On Drums
    11:30 - Using A Rotary Speaker On Drums
    12:43 - Using An Impulse Response With Convolution Reverb

    Paul White Biog
    Paul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing.


    He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.


    Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!

    http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/


    Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

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    16 mins

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