Alexander Castro — Dallas Recording Connection

chapter 8 blog entry - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2018-02-27

Earliest iteration of pro tools released 1991. Efficieny and speed are two of the most important things when working in pro tools... Read More >>

Microphone placement - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2017-10-03

In general for guitars if you put the microphone close to the sound hole you will get extra low end. If you place the mics far away from a sound source and want to catch mostly room acoustics instead of direct sound it is called ambient miking... Read More >>

Microphone chapter 5 - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2017-08-30

First transverse current condenser microphone invented by Georg Neumann. Carbon microphone uses loosely packed carbon granules to reproduce sound... Read More >>

Chapter 4 blog post - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2017-08-01

I gained insight about what different types of cables are used for like the XLR, RCA, and TRS cables to name a few Read More >>

Digital Audio and Processing - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2017-06-21

Sampling a sound is a lot like taking snapshots and the bit depth is like the accuracy of the reproduction. The nyquist frequency is double that of the frequency you want reproduced accurately and a guard band is like the safety net... Read More >>

Direct and alternate current - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2017-05-18

Direct current is current going in only one direction. Alternating current is current going in multiple directions regularly... Read More >>

Chapter 1 - Posted by Alexander Castro on 2017-05-06

I now possess a basic amount of knowledge about psycho acoustics, acoustics, how the human ear interacts with sound, and how humans perceive loudness differently at different frequencies... Read More >>