Tavior Mowry — San Francisco Recording Connection

Mastering - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-05-22

I had heard about mastering before but I was not particularly clear on what the whole process entailed. Although this chapter barely scraped the surface on what mastering is, I was able to gain some valuable tips about amplitude and how to make signals louder... Read More >>

Acoustics and Monitoring - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-05-22

After reading this chapter I started to become more aware of my listening enviornment. I did not know that the room in which you produce or mix music has such a large effect on your hearing... Read More >>

Automation - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-05-22

Writing automation has never been easier! After learning about all the different "writing" functions for automating, I have been more willing to automate different elements in my mix... Read More >>

The Motion in MIDI - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-05-22

I really enjoyed this chapter on MIDI programming. As a producer, I spend a large amount of time programing MIDI and I was able to learn a lot about the history and different functional sides of MIDI... Read More >>

Overcoming Inserts and Sends - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-05-22

For the longest time I struggled with the concept of sends, returns, and inserts. I would always hear engineers referencing these terms and how they would use certain processing techniques but I would always get caught up in what they meant... Read More >>

The Flavors of Plugins - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-05-22

During this particular session, Zach took me into the dense world of plugins and the many different variations of tools and brands in the market... Read More >>

Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-04-29

I enjoyed this chapter very much. I had a rough idea of what compressors did but this chapter really drove the concept home for me... Read More >>

EQ - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-04-29

After reading this chapter and my session with Zach, I learned how EQ can make your mix amazing but also ruin it if you don't know what you're doing... Read More >>

Mix Theory - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-04-29

In this chapter I learned how important it is to have a neat session. Orgainization helps a session from becoming cluttered and helps to accelerate your workflow... Read More >>

Midterm - Posted by Tavior Mowry on 2017-04-29

For my midterm I had to mix a project during my session with Zach. At first I was really nervous about the whole situation as Zach slid back on the studio couch to see what I would do... Read More >>