Kevin Peacock — Philadelphia Recording Connection

Chapter 19: Mastering - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-06-15

        First let me say this has been a great journey but I am fully aware and prepared to continue to learn... Read More >>

Chapter 17: Automation - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-05-16

  Automation – is associated with some of those moments in music that may have parts that fade in or out, glitch, slow or speed up, but that does not limit what automation is all about... Read More >>

Chapter 18: Acoustics and Monitoring - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-05-16

ACOUSTICS: Extremely important when it comes to mixing and recording music. An untreated room will compromise the accuracy of what you believe you are hearing from your monitor speakers... Read More >>

Chapter 16: MIDI - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-05-16

    It has been a while since my last entry but, for good reason. Today we talk MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) and yes that’s a mouth full... Read More >>

Chapter 15: Time Based Effects - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-03-25

As my journey continues in learning the process of mixing, the next destination is Time Based Effects. These types of effects are things like reverb and delay which can change the perception of sound(s)... Read More >>

Chapter 14: Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-03-25

Here we are once again and let’s jump right in. DYNAMIC SIGNAL PROCESSING or in other words COMPRESSORS. My mentor was so excited about this lesson and is actually his favorite... Read More >>

Chapter 13: Equalization - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-03-16

This time I want to back track to my last entry at address something I forgot to touch base on. My mentor showed me something that was very important to begin a mix... Read More >>

Chapter 11: Midterm - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-03-04

So here we are at the half way point and I can honestly say I was a little nervous going into the midterm. It wasn't the fact that it was a rather large amount of questions, but more about remembering 10 chapters worth of material... Read More >>

Chapter 9: Pro Tools Basics - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-02-13

As my “Pro Tools” journey continues, my mentor showed me some basic  shortcuts to get going and examples of the edit tools purpose and how they work... Read More >>

Chapter 8: Intro To Pro Tools - Posted by Kevin Peacock on 2014-02-13

Im really happy now that I have my own copy of Pro Tools software.  One thing I noticed was that it was very similar to most major daws in terms of some of the key commands and features... Read More >>