Q1: Professor Case, what is the least sensitive microphone, needing the most gain from a Microphone Preamplifier? Q2: And, what is the hottest microphone that might still clip the preamp, even with a pad? A: The Studio Documents/References section now has this comparison of the relative Sensitivities of all of the microphones in both … [Read more…]
To better notate microphone placement on the UML Steinway B piano in Studio 114, you may make measurements based on structural landmarks of the piano shown on the recall sheet. Thanks to MM:SRT alumnus, Bradford Swanson, for creating this for us, and alumnus Sean Patterson for the finishing touches!
High resolution photos are now available to let you take a visual tour of the API Vision console and prepare for a session from the comfort of your own browser. Many photos are quite high resolution, so this is not to be done on a dial-up modem or on a data-limited plan. Created By Ture … [Read more…]
Senior Sound Designer, Samsung Mobile, Myoung Nam has been invited to lead a Workshop at the Audio Engineering Society International Convention 2017 in Berlin. In his talk, “A Universal Language for Auditory Interaction – Sound Design for Electronic Devices,” Mr. Nam will share his experiences making the sounds you hear and feel whenever you use … [Read more…]
Recent graduate, Karl Fleck (BA: Recording Arts, Hope College (2013); MM:SRT 2016) focused his Master’s recording project on the mastering process. His paper titled, “Audio Mastering: An Investigation and Analysis of Contemporary Techniques” was split into two main sections. The first of which was a series of interviews with prominent mastering engineers including, Jay Frigoletto … [Read more…]
The leadership organizing the 140th International Convention of the Audio Engineering Society invited University of Massachusetts Lowell Sound Recording Technology Associate Professor Alex U. Case to deliver the keynote address at the event’s Opening Ceremonies. He created and delivered the following presentation, rich with audio illustrations, to a packed theatre: Intuition, Rebellion, Courage, and … [Read more…]
Dr. Shirley says: “Not so Blue is my new EP featuring 5 songs in differing styles including metal, rock, blues, jazz fusion and world influences. Each of these tunes contains harmonica, which is mostly presented in non traditional ways. It includes standard diatonic, low tuned diatonic, double bass, XB-40 and chromatic harmonica playing.” Hear it … [Read more…]
Working with graduate and undergraduate SRT students, as well as students and colleagues at New York University, some interesting data have been collected on the details of sound radiation from guitar amps and pianos. The piano work caught the ears and eyes of the good folks at Science Friday. And Professor Case got some air … [Read more…]
Just added three new recall sheets to the studio documents page. They are all about the patchbay: Aux Sends Inserts Cross Patches Thanks to Professors Missy Webb Casserly and Paul Angelli for pulling these together.
Matt Zimmern’s (BM:SRT 2007, MM:SRT 2010) thesis, “Exploration of Past and Present Music Production Techniques and Their Influence on the Resulting Music Recordings (23MB),” takes one song and one band, and records them two distinct ways. Vintage Based on production techniques, acoustics and equipment at Stax Recorded musicians playing live in one space Recorded entirely analog … [Read more…]