Thomas Gilson — Rochester Recording Connection

delay - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-04-23

this week we studied time based effects such as reverb and delay. we have been working with delay and reverb a lot with vocalists, helping add presence to the performance... Read More >>

Plug Ins Intro - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-03-03

the beginning to plug ins and processing has been very helpful. i ahve used all these plug ins previously, but now i am beginningto understand exactly what each one does to the sound wave... Read More >>

intro to pro tools - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-02-03

I have worked with Pro Tools quite a bit in the past, but some of these short cuts were new to me. The most important shortcut i learned was the "All Mod" shorcut... Read More >>

TRACKING - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-02-03

I have just finished my tracking lesson, but we hve been working on set up and band placement for a while now. This information is so critical to getting quality recordings becasue no matter how much editing you're capable of, the better the input is the better the final prouct will be... Read More >>

Microphone lesson - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-01-30

So far in the studio the main Microphone we have used is an Audio Technica 4050, and the vocal quality is very clear. I Just finished the lesson on microphones and what each design is typically used for, and i have a session tonight to review the different types... Read More >>

connectivity - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-01-20

We covered the connectivety during our last studio session, where i was in charge of the patch bay and did most of the connecting on my own... Read More >>

Session 3 - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-01-20

we went over the basics of digital audio and the path a sound takes. Sabastian reviewed with me the history behind the old method of editing tracks and the ways digital audio has made recording much easier... Read More >>

Session 2 - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2015-01-12

During the second lesson we went over basic electronics and how the information learned from the online text book could be applied to the studio... Read More >>

First Studio Session - Posted by Thomas Gilson on 2014-12-28

On Friday, December 26th I attended my first studio session at ACME Recording here in Rochester, NY. My Mentor Sabastian went over my chapter 1 quiz with me and helped me understand the graphics and terminology assosiated with the lesson... Read More >>