Skyler Kensinger — Chicago Recording Connection

Mastering - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-21

I had heard before hand about the Metallica album being loud. It does not suprise me with the music and empire the band has built... Read More >>

Acoustics and Monitoring - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-21

It is crazy how much a room or a given space can effect sound! I myself would eventually love to get a room in my house for just audio... Read More >>

Automation - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-17

Finally! This lesson makes me think of keeping everything on the right level. As in, keeping a great balance! Automation is key in any mix and helps on effects as well as volumes and panning! I feel that I am beginning to become more experienced in this line of work... Read More >>

MIDI - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-04

I will have to say, MIDI is my least favorite thing to work with because, I do not have a whole lot of experience with it yet... Read More >>

Time-Based Effects - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-04

I have been itching to get into these! Reverb, delay, phasing all of the stuff that adds space in your mix! I feel that I am pretty creative and being a musician helps me overall in mixing... Read More >>

Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-04

I am really glad this course walked me through everything. These courses are hands down easy to figure out if you just pay attention and read them... Read More >>

Equalization - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-05-04

I never knew about carving or cutting out freqeuncies! Keeping everything balanced is a great thing to keep in mind. For example, running live sound for a country or rock band everything needs to be balanced just right! Equalization is key to many problems in a mix... Read More >>

Mix Theory - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-04-19

Balance is one of the big keys! I am a multi-musician myself, in which I believe helps me into not favoring one instrument or vocals! Plotting everything and pre planning is the key success! Read More >>

Midterm - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-04-19

I am glad to have made it this far with my knowledge and determination! Everything from how sound is actually percieved to plugins and processing is beyond awesome and interesting if I may say so! I am excited to recieve my first client and actually be able to work with them... Read More >>

Plugins and Processing - Posted by Skyler Kensinger on 2015-04-19

The stock plugins are great for what they offer. I am using a couple other third party plugins and learning how everything works! I plan to buy a triggering program for drums (Slate) soon so I can learn how to operate that and further my education! Read More >>