Dan Beigel — Portland Recording Connection

Week 18-Recording at Kung Fu Bakery - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-27

Steve called me at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday to assist in tracking 6 songs for a super group of 19 year olds!  We got right to it in clearing the space and setting up drum mics and patching them up in Protools... Read More >>

Blog 17-Automation - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

When it comes to Automation, I use a lot of one knob filter. It adds life to sounds that may on their own sound flat. Sometimes it just takes bringing the high frequencies down for the verse and up for the chorus, or whatever the song wants the filter to do... Read More >>

Blog 16-Midi (Didn't know you could do that!) - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

Steve showed me with one instance of Kontact Plug-In open, I can assign 16 midi channels to 16 different midi triggered sounds within Kontact... Read More >>

Week 15 Moore Insurance Group Jingle (First Paid Gig!) - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

My good friend from Utica, New York asked me to make a jingle for his insurance company. :-) After thinking through the different ideas, I have come up with the right hook to grab anyone's attention! "Moore Insurance, Moore Insurance, Moore for less at Moore Insurance!" Steve helped me to mix it properly and added valuable input! $500 in my bank account and now my first jingle on the books! Jingles are so annoying, why not make them catchy, musically good, and annoying as well! Pumped about this one!  Read More >>

Week 14 Edit vocal takes, line up to grid and Melodyne for Steve - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

Because Steve is working on many music projects at once, he gave the opportunity to edit 3 songs (Main vocal tracks) for some up and coming vocal talent... Read More >>

Week 13 Steve cleaning up some of my song ideas - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

It's really nice to have a second set of ears when getting opinions on one's own music! To have a producer of 20 years who has been around music his whole life, disect my music is another thing... Read More >>

Week 12 New Acquisition! (Cathedral Pipes Regensburg Dom Vocal Mic!) - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

Very excited about my $1,900 Cathedral Pipes Regensburg Dom vocal mic purchase! Right now as I don't have the credibility as a producer, make or break in bringing in musicians for recording is having top quality equipment... Read More >>

Week 11 Melodyne and Vocal Tuning - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

After watching Steve's Melodyne proficienado, I am ready to make a lot of mistakes and figure out this vocal tuning program out... Read More >>

Week 10 Cutting Vocals/Guitar/Instrumentation - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

Tab to transients! Steve has given me a country song he is working on to cut up the drums and line up the drums to the grid... Read More >>

Week 9 Protools Shortcuts - Posted by Dan Beigel on 2016-04-17

It's great observing Steve in his Zen like production mode. Steve is a master with his left hand and using shortcuts for everything... Read More >>