Sonya Glaessner — New York City Recording Connection

Chapter Sixteen & Seventeen MIDI/ Automation - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-04-26

These past few weeks we have worked both in the Mezz and the red room at subway. We have been working on creating a song using midi... Read More >>

Chapter fifteen: Time Based Effects - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-04-07

During observation we were in the Mezz with both Chailean and Jeet. We were working on a track that Mark had recorded featuring legendary drummer Shawn Pelton... Read More >>

Chapter Fourteen: Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-03-31

During our observation this week, we were in the red room of Dubway with Jeet at our teacher. We were told to build a song from scratch using pro tools... Read More >>

Chapter Thirteen: Equalization - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-02-27

During my last observation I was with Cheilean and a few other students in Dubway Studio's Sand Room. Cheilean had been working on a song and told us it was our assignment to attempt to mix it for him... Read More >>

Chapter Twelve: Mix Theory - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-02-18

I was fortunate enough to watch Mark Christensen mastering an album for the artist Maxim in the mastering room of Engine Room Audio... Read More >>

Chapter Eleven: Midterm - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-02-13

The last observation I was privileged enough to sit in on was watching Mark mix up in the mezzanine. The artist was an unknown band from London, and the song Mark Mixed was called Angela... Read More >>

Chapter Ten: Plugins - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-02-06

I went to an extra observation where the genies, Chris Griffin, showed us how to mic and mix drums. It was absolutely amazing to watch Chris work because of his seamless attention to detail... Read More >>

Chapter Eight & Nine: Introduction to Pro Tools and Pro Tools Basics - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-01-30

During my last observation, I was in the Red Room with Cheylene and 4 other students. We were asked to import a track into Pro Tools and basically record percussion and vocals along with it... Read More >>

Chapter Seven: Tracking - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-01-06

During our latest observation, a few students and myself were given a tutorial in the Mezzanine. We were with mentors, Shaylene and Jeet... Read More >>

Chapters Five & Six: Mics and Mic Placement - Posted by Sonya Glaessner on 2017-01-06

I was fortunate enough to gain hands on experience working with different mics in my last observation. We were in the Mezzanine, being led by the engineer Shaylene... Read More >>