Matthew Lutchman — Philadelphia Recording Connection

lesson 15 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-08-29

really REALLY short meeting this week. lesson 15 was a review of the last 3 lessons, dealing with plug- ins and signal processing... Read More >>

lesson 14 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-08-12

REVERB.  another lesson on the easier side.  being a fan of a lot of old garage and garage revival, i love the warmth of a guitar drenched in reverb... Read More >>

lesson 13 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-07-24

dynamics based signal processors.  so much reading!  a ton of terms and definitions thrown at me! however, unlike last weeks lesson on eq, this lesson was much easier to comprehend... Read More >>

lesson 12 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-07-20

EQ! joey warned me that this is probably one the lessons that would give me some trouble.  i read through the lessons 2 or 3 times and i thought i understood it for the most part... Read More >>

lessons 10 and 11 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-06-30

im back! after travelling around europe, scandinavia and russia for a month i am pretty wiped out, but very excited to be able to make and record music again! i was awaiting my copy of pro tools and my scarlett in the week before i left, but it ended up coming a few days after i left... Read More >>

lesson 8 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-05-01

i enjoyed this weeks readings and lesson.  it dealt with mic placement techniques and the procedures that go along with it... Read More >>

lesson 7 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-04-24

this weeks topic was amplifiers.  ive been playing guitar and bass since i was in my teens, so im used to using amps, but i never really delved into what the different amplifiers are and how they are used and how they sound different... Read More >>

lesson 6 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-04-19

this week's lesson was about signal flow and an introduction to the console.  this was an easy lesson for me as i have been a part of the recording process countless times (an an artist as well as recording and mixing)... Read More >>

lesson 5 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-04-10

this week's lesson was about signal flow and patch bays.  i have personally never used a patch bay before and all i knew about them was that they were an organized way to connect a bunch of inputs to the recording console... Read More >>

lesson 4 - Posted by Matthew Lutchman on 2013-03-26

this week i met with joey twice, although i did not get to sit in on a session.  when i showed up at crystal clear on friday i thought we were going to go over lesson 4 which is all about microphones (types, placement etc... Read More >>