James Ensley Peters — Lexington Recording Connection

Chapter 19: Mastering - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-11-08

We're almost finished with this, and I'm very humbled to have been able to study all of this and make this step in my life for something I want to do for the rest of my life! I should also say, I'm thankful to have a wonderful mentor who has allowed me to "master" these concepts... Read More >>

Chapter 18: Acoustics and Monitoring - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-10-28

Looking back on this test, it's a little funny that I got a C. This chapter is basically the reasoning behind soundproofing a room... Read More >>

Chapter 17: Automation - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-09-08

Automation, the fader thingy, right? In correlation with MIDI, I like simplistic, analogue, and live by the KISS rule and plug-and-chug idea... Read More >>

Chapter 16: MIDI - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-08-23

Let me first start by saying I'm in the mindset that I'd rather record the actual instrument over MIDI, and my reasoning behind this thought is due to my ability to play many, many instruments and I have the rare accessibility to the actual instruments... Read More >>

Chapter 15: Time Based Effects - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-08-12

As a guitarist, time-based effects are something I'm familiar with. However, as an audio engineer, I was still new to it... Read More >>

Chapter 14: Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-06-24

I really enjoyed this chapter when I was reviewing it with my mentor. Chapter 14 has a strong overview of compression, and how it effects a track... Read More >>

Chapter 13: Equalization - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-06-24

Equalization for me was a great follow up to Chapter 12: It helped me turn the concets into practicality for recording... Read More >>

Chapter 12: Mix Theory - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-06-16

Before I started reading about Mix Theory, I thought about some courses I had taken while studying music education. I thought about how to get a large ensemble to sound balanced, such as the Pyrimid of Sound... Read More >>

Chapter 11: Mid Term Review - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-06-05

Midterm: something no student looks forward to. However, I was confident enough to take the test with an A and realized that there was only one area that I was needing an extra review on: Audiosuite Plugins... Read More >>

Chapter 10: Plugins and Processing - Posted by James Ensley Peters on 2016-06-02

I felt comfortable with learning about Pro Tools and how one interface could be used to make great albums, but I was starting to wonder how professional studios were able to use multiple interfaces simultanously... Read More >>