Holly Markson — Rochester Recording Connection

Lesson 9&10 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2015-02-23

Learning ProTools!  This is no joke, at first I was overwhelmed and excited but then after spending hours on my sinewave project I was getting frustrated and found myself yelling at the computer lol (but it was awesome at the same time)... Read More >>

Lesson 8 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2015-02-03

This chapter was an introduction to Pro Tools.  Sebastian showed me some basic funsctions and already covered of some of the material in chapter 9 including the 4 modes such as Slip, Grid, Shuffle and Spot... Read More >>

Lesson 7 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2015-02-01

This lesson was on tracking and my meeting with Sebastian was perfect as he had a 4 man band coming in and he had me help him set up from start to finish... Read More >>

Lesson 5&6 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2015-01-15

I learned about the different categories of microphones and polar patterns as well.  It's amazing to see how awful or wonderful the sound you record is depending on what the sound is and what mic you are using... Read More >>

Lesson 4 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2015-01-15

Connectivity!!  So incredible to learn about wires and cables that were already all around my existence!  Sebastian went over the entire signal flow with me and this leasson came right after I had helped him set up for a live session with a rock band so this was all making sense now... Read More >>

Lesson 3 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2014-12-23

Learned about Digital Audio, samples rates and bit depths!  Learned about binary codes, bit values and the Nyquist Theorum... Read More >>

Lesson 2 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2014-12-16

In Lesson 2, my mentor Sebastian, went over basic electronics and the difference between series and parallel circuits and how that relates to setting up speakers and the formula for the voltage to be carried effectively... Read More >>

Lesson 1 - Posted by Holly Markson on 2014-12-10

Very exciting and mind blowing.  Learned about basic principles and how music/vibrations/sound is heard, processed and measured... Read More >>