Christian Voegler — Pittsburgh Recording Connection

Final Thoughts - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2018-03-12

So, this is it.  The end of the road at the top of the mountain.  I've completed both the Basic and Advanced Audio Engineering courses, and have two complete studio recordings and several mixed sample tracks to show off my skills... Read More >>

Steering from the Passenger Seat - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2018-03-12

For my second and final recording for the program, I had intended to use a band one of the members of Jake the Hawk (the first band I recorded) had suggested, but they didn't reply to the email sent them... Read More >>

First Time in the Driver's Seat - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-10-18

Recently, I finished up with my first set of sessions with me as the lead engineer and my mentor acting as my assistant... Read More >>

Phase Two - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-07-17

After careful thought and deliberation, I've decided to continue my education with the Recording Connection rather than try and break into the business with just the skills/knowledge/tools I have... Read More >>

MIxology 3: Perception and Reality - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-06-25

My mentor, Hollis Greathouse, and I had another interesting discussion while mixes were bouncing the other day.  The band that I've sat in on more sessions with than any other during the course of this program has tracked all of their songs and is now in the mixing phase... Read More >>

MIDI and Me - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-06-18

Recently, I had a lesson focused on MIDI.  I must admit up until a few years ago, I disliked MIDI because it meant synthesizers no longer needed to have keyboards... Read More >>

Finding New Uses for Things - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-06-06

This past lesson was on time based effects - delay, reverb, and modulation.  I've known what they do to guitar sounds from years of using them with guitar effects pedals, but I never really understood how they actually worked until now... Read More >>

Where Engineering Ends and Production Begins - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-05-30

I asked Hollis, my mentor, the other day about how much an audio engineer can change the sound of a song before straying into producer territory... Read More >>

The Halfway Point - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-05-04

I've scheduled my midterm for next week.  I have little doubt I'll get a good score, because I feel pretty confident with the material... Read More >>

Plug It In, Plug It In - Posted by Christian Voegler on 2017-05-04

This past lesson focused on the use of plugins in Pro Tools.  I've used them before in other DAWs, but I think the way they're presented in Pro Tools is a little easier to implement/understand... Read More >>