Chingas Kemps — South Amboy Recording Connection

Chapter 20 - Final Exam - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-07

The Final Exam...Aced it!  I do feel more confident now that I actually do know what the hell I'm doing.   Read More >>

Chapter 19 - Mastering - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-07

Now we all know that you aren't going to learn mastering from a book or in one chapter of a book.  This chapter was just a brief overview of what a Mastering Engineer does and how about he does it... Read More >>

Chapter 18 - Acoustics and Monitoring - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-06

If I'm gonna be honest, this was by far my least favorite chapter.  Not because of the subject mater, that was great but because it was simply a glossary of terms and their corresponding definitions... Read More >>

Chapter 17 - Automation - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-06

Never take for granted how much easier we engineers have certain aspects these days.  When all the DAW wars settle and the dust clears, we can all agree that ALL DAW's today are pretty powerful tools that allow us to do our job in a way that was never possible only 30 years ago... Read More >>

Chapter 16 - MIDI - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-04

I remember a time long ago when MIDI was this crazy idea that i had to really stop and think about. Plugins back then were garbage and outboard sound modules were the way to go... Read More >>

Chapter 15 - Timed Based Effects - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-04

Delays and Reverb was the meat and potatoes of this chapter.  There was a little talk about flanging, phasing and chorus but for the most part it was Delay and Reverb that stole the show... Read More >>

Chapter 14 - Dynamic Signal Processing - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-06-04

Pretty good chapter dealing mostly with compressors and the different types of them that are out there.  I learned more about FET, Optical, Variable and VCA type compressors... Read More >>

Chapter 13 - EQ - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-05-26

Well I'm all caught up on my blog now.  Just finished up the chapter on EQ.  Some background information on EQ's and their developers... Read More >>

Chapter 12 - Mix Theory - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-05-26

Moving right along into Mix Theory.  Not too much theory here but I suppose a good starting point for those who have never been exposed to the elements of the mixing world... Read More >>

Chapter 11 - Midterm - Posted by Chingas Kemps on 2015-05-26

Chapter 11 - Midterm   Aced It!  Hoping the second half of the course is more educational and challenging... Read More >>