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Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson
As far as the book work goes I think I'm doing great. The ebook is really simple and they break down certain concepts so they are very understandable. I remember taking a couple Digital Recording classes at the college in Maui and comparing the text book they gave me to the one I got through recording connections is a HUGE difference. The book the college gave me is useful but it so technical that I get lost trying to read it. I also love how interactive the ebook is which also help with comprehending the concepts.
Unfortunately, I only got to visit the studio one time this week but it is okay because my mentor is back from tour so now I will actually have someone able to meet with me on my schedule. The one session we had was kind of hectic due to the fact that we had three different artists coming into record and one of them being late but the way that Brendon, an audio engineer at camel hump studio, handled it was pretty good. I'm actually glad one of the artists showed up late cause it gave me a chance to work on one of my old tracks and see how I would mix it in protools.
It was a very basic track with just an instrumental and two verses from me and my friend along with dubs and adlibs. I bounced the song in fl studio so that I can bring it in to protools and still be able to mix every track individually Brendon helped breakdown certain plugins(EQ, Comp. Reverb, Delay) that he was using in the mix. He also showed me what AUX Sends are and how to use them in an effective way. I applied everything I learned at home an FL Studio and it was really interesting because i never thought of mixing that way.
I'm also learning a lot about the business side of things which is freakin awesome. Ever since I was about 16 and I started recording other artists I wanted to one day be able to open up my own studio for recording and make it a profitable business. Apprenticing at Camel Hump Studios is showing me how and I dont even think its apart of the curriculum haha!
