Spencer Payne — Richmond Recording Connection

10/23 sitting in on a session - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-10-23

Sean and I went over briefly any questions I had on ProTools basics including latency, buffer size, and the playback engine before his session started... Read More >>

9/24/14 A few sessions worth - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-09-24

This will cover a few classes, but I've since started working woth another engineer at Da Spot, named Sean. We started going over microphones: dynamic, condenser, ribbon, and polar patterns like cardioid, omni-directional, and bi-directional... Read More >>

9/11/2014 the mixing board - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-09-16

We went over a mixing board that could serve live AND studio purposes. It was a thirty-two channel, 8 buss mixing board with a 7 or 8 band EQ, if I remember correctly... Read More >>

9/02/14 Working with Short Boy - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-09-04

I was out of town for a bit, but returned to attend class on Tuesday. There were four of us in studio B: my mentor, another student, myself, and a local artist called Short Boy, whom I met... Read More >>

8/27/2014 I met mic - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-08-27

We started learning about dynamic mics and condenser mics. The first basically requires no power source and records via a coil and is used mainly for less intricate/detailed sounds... Read More >>

8/19/14 meh - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-08-20

Came in at two, my mentor wasn't there, but another engineer was. He was working with someone and told me to wait until four... Read More >>

8/14/14 First lesson - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-08-16

Today was the first one-on-one day with my mentor. We spent a few hours going over the physics of sound and being shown around the studio... Read More >>

8/12/14 A child sunrise shines upon a new venture - Posted by Spencer Payne on 2014-08-13

Yes, a fine Hendrix reference that title was...Anyhow, I met three other students at Da Spot Recording today as we all worked on a piece of music a student brought in... Read More >>