Bryan Tyler — Chicago Recording Connection

Chapter 17 "Automation" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2017-03-13

In this chapter I had the chance to play around with elastic audio. This plug in invention I think is relatively awesome if you have an off beat time that needs to be to a fixed beat without you needing to re-do a session... Read More >>

Chapter 16 "MIDI" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2017-01-29

This chapter was somewhat more hard for me to grasp because I have never been a MIDI type of expert. I have always been a musician to where I use an instrument in my hands rather than on a computer... Read More >>

Chapter 15 "Time Based Effects" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2017-01-09

This chapter was the most famiiar chapter to me. I am a guitarist so I am already using most of the effects on my pedalboard to get sounds out of my amp the way I like them... Read More >>

Chapter 14 "Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2017-01-08

In this chapter I learned very valuable pieces of information in regards to recording. Compression is extremely useful when something is inconsistent and you want it to be... Read More >>

Chapter 13 "Equalization" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2016-11-26

This chapter was extremely interesting and also very helpful in mixing. I never knew how much equalization was important in a final mix of a song... Read More >>

Chapter 12 "Mix Theory" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2016-11-13

In this chapter I learned what the mixing process entails and how to prepare for it effectively. You can prepare for a mix by file management, labeling, markers, color coding, renaming your busses, grouping and subgrouping, listening to the song etc... Read More >>

Chapter 10 "Plugins and Processing" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2016-11-13

This chapter was really helpful in figuring out what a plug in for Pro Tools is and why they are important. My favorite part of this chapter was doing the Sin wave project... Read More >>

Chapter 9 "Pro Tools Basics" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2016-11-13

This chapter helped me first download "Pro Tools" onto my Mac. This really helped me because it is sort of a confusing process to anyone who has'nt ever done that before... Read More >>

Chapter 8 "Intro to Pro Tools" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2016-11-13

This is where the audio engineer really dives into work. This chapter helped me grasp the concept of what really makes us money and what you should be 100% profficient at as an audio engineer... Read More >>

Chapter 7 "Tracking" - Posted by Bryan Tyler on 2016-11-13

This chapter was the most helpful out of all of the chapters that I had read so far. This chapter really explains what its like to set up your studio before you have a client come in... Read More >>