Bryan Laird — Baton Rouge Recording Connection

Lesson 20 Final Test - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

I took my final exam today and I felt pretty confident about it!  The Recording Connection has been a great experience I'm waiting for them to grade my mix and get back to me hopefully this will be soon!   Thanks for reading my blog guys, hope some of this information has been useful for any one wanting new tips! Read More >>

Lesson 19 Surround Mixing - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

A 5.1 surround system incorporates 5 speakers and 1 subwoofer. To check the final master before ordering copies to be printer you want to order Test Pressing... Read More >>

Lesson 18 Recording and Mixing lab/Drum and Miking Technique - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

The Engineer, Producer, or client chooses which type of microphone is to be used on a certain instrument or voice. Different Miking Techniques Spaced Pair X/Y M/S Decca tree I also learned about The Blumlein Technique... Read More >>

Lesson 17 Sync and Automation - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

The standard method of interlocking audio, video and transports used a specific signal called, Time Code  A synchronizer is used to lock multiple transports together... Read More >>

Lesson 16 USB, Midi and electronic music Production and Beat Matching Lab - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

The USB/MIDI In port receives messages from the host computer or other MIDI device. MIDI time code messages allow for SMPTE time code to be transmitted through out the MIDI chain for synchronization purposes Voices are the number of sounds that a software or hardware synthesizer or sampler can produce at one time based on RAM and host computer speed... Read More >>

Lesson 15 Studio Design and Monitors/How to get a great sounding room - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

The main factors governing control room acoustics are Acoustic Isolation Symmetry Frequency Balance Absorbption  Reflection Reverberation The phenomenon that occurs when a sound reflects back and fourth off a parallel surface is called standing waves or room modes  Read More >>

Lesson 14 Midterm and Mix down lab - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

I took my Midterm on- Types of equalizers The Controls commonly found on a compressor At which ratio does a compressor commonly begin to become a limiter  Read More >>

Lesson 13 Signal Processing/Software Plug-ins/Artificially Simulating Environments through Effects - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

Reverberated signals may be divided into three components  Direct Signal Early Reflections Reverberation  Early reflections give the listener subconscious cues as to the size of the space... Read More >>

Lesson 12 Signal processing dynamic based/Compressors-Volume Control - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

When a fader virtually changes up or down a virtual downward fader may be called a Compressor-Automatic fader The Ratio determines the amount of volume control being applied to the sound... Read More >>

Lesson 11 Introduction to Plug-Ins and Signal Processing - Posted by Bryan Laird on 2013-06-25

There are two general types of analog equalizers Passive Active There are two common types of filters in today's EQ Fixed Bandwidth  Quality Factor  An EQ filter that carries a signal to a rise or dip and then levels off is called a 700HZ filter A High Pasd sharply reduces signals at extreme frequencies... Read More >>