Cody Marasse — Calgary Recording Connection

STARTING PRO TOOLS! - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2015-05-15

I have recieved my Pro Tools and set everything up. I couldnt be more excited to start sing the program and it was nice to get a proper introduction to some of the basic features in this chapter... Read More >>

Chapter 8 : Into to Pro Tools - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2015-04-10

This chapter was helpful because it gave me an idea of how far the industry has come and the kind of impact some of the compaines who were involved in the making of Pro Tools have had on the production of music... Read More >>

TRACKING - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2014-01-28

Learned the importance of tracking in this chapter and how crucial it is to organize your session before and during the time you have with clients... Read More >>

Chapter 6 -----> Mic Placement - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2013-12-13

Mic placement was a very interesting unit. I have already had some experience with setting up mics and small sound booths for a vocalist to use... Read More >>

Microphones - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2013-12-03

This chapter focused on the types of microphones and how each circuit type works. My mentor still has to show me each of the mics he prefers and uses in his studio, but I have a good idea of which mics are popular to use for certain things such as vocals and instruments... Read More >>

Chapter 4: Connectivity - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2013-11-27

I think I took a lot from this chapter and have a better understanding of signal flow in the studio. There was a lot of information of cables and types of connectors that are found on the market and in studios that I have never heard of and some that I am quite familiar with... Read More >>

Basic Electronics - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2013-11-21

This chapter was more of a review for me, as I knew most of the information for this section of the course. Although I learned where and how electricity gets from the power plant and into our homes... Read More >>

Chapter 3 --> Digital Audio - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2013-11-18

This lesson really helped me understand the type of music I was listening to tell the difference between the qualities that are accepted by a large portion of the public and the qualities that are true to the original sound... Read More >>

Studio Sessions: Sound & Hearing - Posted by Cody Marasse on 2013-10-16

Today was the first studio session I had with my mentor, Steve McGonigle, at BlackBox Studios. Steve began with catching me up on what he has improved and changed with his studio since the last time I had met up with him, and just toured me around... Read More >>