Brent R — Portland Recording Connection

One Aspect of a Good Mix...Dynamics - Posted by Brent R on 2013-02-27

There are many aspects that make a great mix like clarity, timing, and dynamics.  If the mix is lacking in any of those aspects the mix can be noticealbly weaker... Read More >>

The Best Teacher of Your Field - Posted by Brent R on 2013-02-14

I venture to say the best teacher in your field of audio engineering may be you!  With so much available information on the craft of audio engineering, it only takes a person with some motovation to teach themselves something in the field... Read More >>

Patience, Daniel Son, Patience! - Posted by Brent R on 2013-01-27

When we think of recording, we tend to think of panning, compression, and the like.  You ask, "What does patience have to do with recording?" A lot!  It takes a lot of time and patience to record and mix a piece... Read More >>

I Dreamed a Dream! - Posted by Brent R on 2013-01-10

Every man, woman, and child at some point in their life has had a dream of the ideal thing they would like to do or become... Read More >>

Share Your Knowledge - Posted by Brent R on 2013-01-06

This blog isn't so much about recording as it is being williing to share what you know with others for FREE (when appropriate, the "appropriate" part I leave up to the engineer to decide as they need to make a living too... Read More >>

Keeping a Record of Your Recordings - Posted by Brent R on 2012-12-27

If you are starting out with mixing like I am, you want to keep a record of everything you record.  There a several good reasons for this... Read More >>

The Good Mix Rule - Posted by Brent R on 2012-12-20

I wanted to cover a basic rule of recording that I learned from both bouts of recording school that really stuck with me... Read More >>

My Mix, My Child - Posted by Brent R on 2012-12-12

Though I am not a parent, I understand that when someone brings a child into the world that child is considered the most beautiful to that parent... Read More >>

Lovin - Posted by Brent R on 2012-12-07

For some strange reason, when I go to a music store I really enjoy looking at the microphones more than anything... Read More >>

Why EQ a track in a mix? - Posted by Brent R on 2012-11-26

EQ is used to manipulate the frequency of a recorded sound wave to make it sound a certain way.  Why should an audio engineer add EQ to a track?  In ideal cases, hopefully you won't have to do much at all if the instrumentalist, instrument, and equipment accurately record the instrument... Read More >>