Matthew Furci — Montreal Recording Connection

Lesson 8 - Microphone Placement Techniques - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-12-04

During the past couple of months at the studio, we have had many opportunities to use different placements for the microphones to get certain sounds or effects... Read More >>

Lesson 6 - Introduction to the console - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-06-02

This lesson we spoke about mixing boards, and the variables of digital vs analog systems. As you may recall, when I first joined the program, I was set up at Planet Studios, where they had a giant analog mixing board... Read More >>

Lesson 5 - Signal Flow and Patch Bay - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-06-02

This lesson was very insightful. As the reading said (as well as Stephen), if you know where the signal is going to and coming from, you are a sound engineer... Read More >>

Lesson 4 - 5/1/13 - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-05-10

Lesson 4 at Studio Du Chateau was a fun lesson. Stephen pulled out several of his microphones and showed me the difference in quality between each one, and explaining what each microphone does/can do - such as having multiple parameters - cardioid, hyper cardiod, stereo, omni, etc... Read More >>

Lesson 3 - 4/23/13 - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-05-01

This week at Studio Du Chateau we discussed Lesson 3 - Digital Audio Basics. Stephen and I spent well over an hour discussing this chapter, not because I didn't understand what was going on, but he had such a brilliant way of explaining how Sample rates/bit rates work... Read More >>

Lesson 2 - 4/16/13 - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-04-22

Lesson two in the studio was about studio design and monitors. Stephen and I went through the chapter in the workbook and the text book and he explained to me a lot of interesting things... Read More >>

Lesson One 4/9/13 - Posted by Matthew Furci on 2013-04-16

Lesson 1 at Studio du Chateau was really interesting. Stephen (mentor) and definitely went to the extreme to make sure the material was in my brain... Read More >>