Russell Fidler — Fort Meyers Recording Connection

Mix Theory - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-08-07

This might have been the most important lesson to me honestly. Its the building blocks to what I'm going to make a career out of... Read More >>

Pro Tools Basics - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-05-09

In this chapter I learned a lot of new key commands and more about the fundamentals of the edit/mix windows. I also learned how to customize mostly everything thats available to me in the top bar of pro tools... Read More >>

Intro To Pro Tools - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-05-09

The intro to pro tools was very interesting because I've never worked with a DAW before. It was like learning a whole new language but it was installed and messed with as soon as I could... Read More >>

Tracking - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-04-16

In this lesson I learned the best ways to get tones for different instruments and the process of setting up for a live room tracking session... Read More >>

Microphone Placement - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-04-16

In this lesson I learned how far back to put certain mic's for which instruments. I learned the cause and effect of reflection off certain surfaces and how miking things in certain places would recieve a better sound... Read More >>

Microphones - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-03-28

During this session I learned about all types of microphones and what they were best used for. During the week I sat in on a session of an artist recording some solo stuff... Read More >>

Connectivity - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-03-12

In this session I got to go into the actual recording room and see how all of the wires are set up and connected back to the patch bay in which you can interconnect certain mics or devices to other devices/preamps... Read More >>

Digital Audio - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-03-05

This topic confused me a lot before I went to class. Thankfully, when my mentor explained it in detail, I understood it perfectly... Read More >>

Basic Electronics - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-02-25

When I went in for my lesson I was surpirsed to realize how much of the material I remembered from high school. It was mostly basic electronics but I did learn a lot of new thigns such as analog and digital circuits and parallel vs series circuits... Read More >>

First Day At A Studio - Posted by Russell Fidler on 2016-02-19

My first lesson in a real recording studio was fantastic. I was taught one on one about the key things from the first chapter... Read More >>