Fix Your Mix
by Keith Hatschek
December 2007
What do you do when you finish mixing a project and you take the reference CD upstairs to your home system and find the balances in your mix sound completely different? Is it time to start over and remix? The problem could be that what you are hearing in your mixing room is not what is actually recorded on your tracks.
You might consider calling an acoustics professional. That’s what PSE did this month. Bob Hodas, AKA the Acoustical Doctor, has been tuning listening rooms and studios for over 15 years. A trusted consultant to large and small studios all around the world, one leading LA studio owner has dubbed him “the Michael Jordan of room tuning.”
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Fall
2007
A Tale Of Two Studios
From Project To Pro
Analog Recording In Digital Times
Home Project Studio: Part V |
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Summer
2007
Summer Gear-Go-Round
Home Project Studio: Parts III & IV
Home Project Studio: Parts I & II
Surround Sound with Rich Tozzolli |
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Spring
2007
Testing Tube DI's
Producing
A Breakthrough
Chicago Recording Company: The Art
of Staying In Demand
Taking it to the Streets: Hip-Hop
Producer Will Roberson
Interview with Disc Makers' President,
Tony van Veen
2007 NAMM Report |
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Winter
2007
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Project Studio, Part IV: Nearing Completion
Software Management
Big Sky Audio scores with made-for-Broadway
productions
Home Project Studio,
Part III: The truth about isolation booths
Studio Partner Tip of the Month
– #1: Manage Your Account Online |
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Fall
2006
Deck
The Halls With New Gear
Master Class: Drum Recording
Tips from Stephen Hart
Home Project Studio Part
II: Head Banging and Prep Work
The Sounds of a Renaissance
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Summer
2006
Home
Project Studio Part I: Necessity, Dollars and Sense
Disc Makers' SoundLab Unveils
Its Brand-new Mastering Suite
The Benefits of 64-bit
Computing for Musicians
Data Management
Time Is Money... Especially
In the Studio |
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Spring
2006
Getting
the Drum Sound You Want
Retro Recording Sounds –
How To Get Them For a Song
Outfitting Your Studio Part
I: Microphones
Outfitting Your Studio Part
II: Preamplifiers
Deconstructing Hip Hop: NYC's Carlos
Bess |
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Winter
2006
Outfitting
Your Studio Part I: Microphones
Meet the Crown Prince of DIY
Recording: A Conversation with Larry Crane
Project Rooms on a Budget
These Aren't Your Daddy's Reverbs
Mixing it Up in Mastering
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Fall
2005
Making
Tracks With Brian Scheuble
Before
You Start Recording Listen
The
Ears Have it: A Conversation with Don Harriss
Studio
in the Round: Tips for Creating Surround Mixes from a Panel of Experts
Fall Recording
Deals and Steals
Summer
2005
Meet
Florida's Maestro of Metal
Recording Tools, Tips & Trends
Making Tracks
at Austin’s Top Hat Recording
Spring 2005
The
Vintage Vantage
Six On Six:
Drums!
John
Frusciante's Creative Explosion
All About Mic Preamps
Gear-Go_Round
Winter 2005
Mixing It Up At Home
Agent 00Puig's Ultimate Mixing
Master Session
Minimalist Recording: When Less
Is Truly More
Trackin'
It At the Barn
The Pro Studio Edition
Holiday Wishlist
The Art of Recording:
EQ's Top 10 Guitar Recording Mistakes
Studio Profile: Red Dot Rising
in California's Central Valley |
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Fall
2004
Playing
It by Ear
Steve Genewick Wants to be
Invisible
The
Art of Recording: Acoustic Magic
Understanding Guitar Tone
with Richard Dodd
How to Get a Great Bass
Sound in Your Home Studio
In Session with Al Schmitt,
Part IV: Mixing
Sweet
& Low
Summer 2004
Mixing
Strategies of the Pros
In Session with
Al Schmitt, Part III: Vocal Recording Tips
Keeping Tubs Mics Alive
In Session with
Al Schmitt, Part II: Recording Acoustic Guitar
Remixing Classic Albums
in Surround
Spring 2004
In Session with Al
Schmitt, Part I: Recording Piano
Stomp Boxes Rule!
Recording the Acoustic Guitar
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Winter 2003
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How to get the most out of
your studio cabling pt.2
Summer 2003
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between groove perfection and destruction
Tech Tips: A primer on monitors
for the home studio |
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Winter
2002
DVD — audio and SACD: top
album picks
G3: gear, gadgets and gizmos
Why use external digital converters?
Part I
Summer 2002
G3: gear, gadgets and gizmos
Surround Music Mixing Tips From
Jimmy Douglass
Fall 2002
G3: gear, gadgets and gizmos
How to get the most out of
your studio cabling pt.1 |
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Winter
2001
Cool Tools, Part III
Producing a Band from A-Z, Part
III
Console Care, Part II
Fall 2001
G3: gear, gadgets and gizmos
New music delivery formats,
part II
Summer 2001
G3: gear, gadgets and gizmos
New music formats, part I
Spring 2001
Cool Tools, Part IV
Producing a Band from A-Z Part
IV
DAT Maintenance |
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Summer/Fall
2000
Cool Tools, Part II
Producing a Band from A-Z, Part
II
Console Care, Part I
Spring 2000
Cool Tools, Part I
Producing a Band from A-Z, Part
I
Insure a Long Life for Your
Studio Condenser Mics
Winter 2000
Mixing is More Than Technique: an
Interview with Chuck Ainlay
Microphone Magic, Part IV
Acoustics, Part II: Cost-effective
Acoustical Treatments for Your Home Studio |
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Spring
1999
Mixing with Mick Guzauski Part 1
Mic Magic: Part 1
TLC for your ADAT
Summer 1999
Mixing with Ed Cherney
Microphone Magic Part II
The Need For Speed
Fall 1999
Mixing with Mick Guzauski Part II
Microphone Magic Part III
Tips on Studio Acoustics |
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Spring
1998
Letterman's Music Man Michael Delugg
Stereo Tips from Bruce Swedien
De-mystifying Time Codes Part I
Summer 1998
Tom Jung on Sampling Rates
Recording Keyboards
De-mystifying Time Codes Part
II
Fall 1998
Recording Strings and Orchestra
Redithering Explained
Phase — Part 1 of 2 by Roger
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Elliot Scheiner
Neill King
Chris Lord-Alge
Bob Rock
Greg Goldman
Michael Tarsia
Bill Cuomo
Tommy Uzzo
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Highland Studios
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The Track Factory
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Joe Chiccarelli |
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Eliminate Hum and Buzz
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Sound Storage Advice |
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