Analog Tape Texture for Drum Stems
I’m starting to offer a new service @ ZM, which is running clients’ L/R drum stem mix-downs through my analog tape processors, and then giving them back to replace in the mix. It’s something I’ve been working on (in concept and reality) with my Iconic Audio mix engineer — to accurately get that analog punch [...]
Article in the Latest Issue of Tape Op
I have an article in the latest issue (May/June 2010) of Tape Op magazine. If you subscribe, check out the End Rant on page 74. This is my fourth article in Tape Op and I’m grateful they continue to support my ideas and articles. Interestingly, the last article was published exactly a year ago, in [...]
Warm and Fuzzy
Well, for once I’m not talking about audio coloration. I’m talking about the human connection warm-and-fuzzy. Being a businessman, it’s easy to get caught up in…well…business. And in the electronic world it’s easy to forget that the human connection still means a lot. I recently heard from a two-time client, who said this: “I’ve liked [...]
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