Hunter Rick — San Francisco Recording Connection

Mastering (lesson 19) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

In this chapter we went over what mastering is and how to prepare your mix for it. Mastering is the final touches on a track or tracks if it isn't a standalone track... Read More >>

Acoustics and Monitoring (lesson 18) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

Within the realm of live recording, the acoustics of a room hold great importance. There are several complications to be found when trying to record in an untreated room... Read More >>

Automation (lesson 17) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

Today a client came in. He was a rapper and had my mentor make a beat for him before rapping his bars over the track in the isolation booth... Read More >>

Midi (lesson 16) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

My mentor taught me that midi is a type of signal that replicates the notes on an instrument and sends the data to the computer and back out if chosen to... Read More >>

Time-based Effects (lesson 15) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

This lesson completely centered around two important effects that make the mix sound like it has space. This is reverb and delay... Read More >>

Dynamic Signal Processing (lesson 14) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

This lesson focused on compressors, exapanders, and gates of all types and what they can be used for. My mentor told me because of the way a signal is processed and changed inside analog compressor hardware, 1's and 0's simply cannot mimic the same tone perfectly if you overdrive the compressor... Read More >>

Equalization (lesson 13) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

Today we went over Equalizers, their history, practical use and different types. Equalizers were originally used for things like phone signals to make it so that you only hear the fundamental tones of a human voice... Read More >>

Mix theory (lesson 12) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

Today my mentor and I went over the fundamentals of mixing. We talked about finding the correct levels with faders and the panning to create a wide or narrow sound... Read More >>

Midterm (lesson 11) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-06-02

Today's lesson was short and sweet. I went to the studio and took a midterm on the previous 10 lessons and ace'd it with 100%... Read More >>

Pro Tools Plugins (Lesson 10) - Posted by Hunter Rick on 2018-03-16

Today we went over compressors. I had already a familiarity with all the plugins so I asked David to explain to me in depth about compressors... Read More >>