Margaret Cantwell — St. Louis Recording Connection

Session 18 Acoustics - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-12-03

I had forgotten to do a blog for chapter 17. Needless to say, it went well. This week's session was about acoustics in the studio and why we record the way we do... Read More >>

Session 16 MIDI - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-11-12

Session 16, chapter 16 was MIDI. I took a MIDI class at Webster University and did excellently. Since I have a background in piano, MIDI was basically just that, playing a piano that gets recorded directly into the DAW... Read More >>

Session 15 Time Based-Effects - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-11-05

Time-Based Effects are really interesting. I've been using Pro Tools for three months, and I didn't realize when I was using AudioSuite that what I was messing around with were time-based effects... Read More >>

Session 14 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-10-26

Chapter 14 was on Dynamic Signal Processing and Ranges, a topic that my new mentor Terence was enthusiastic about. Using Pro Tools tracks previously recorded, he demonstrated the different processors and limiters, and showed me both the physical compressors and digital ones and how they can be used... Read More >>

Session 13 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-10-23

Session 13 was about equalization, which more or less is about how loud a sound can be. In some cases, a bass sound might be louder than say, the guitar part, you equalize it, make the guitar sound louder so that it is not drowned out and vice versa... Read More >>

Session 12 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-10-15

It's been a strange few weeks. In September I came down with Bronchitis, and during my sickness, my mentor became very ill... Read More >>

Session 10 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-09-10

This session was about the processing and plugins. I learned Pro Tools has its own plugins, however, there are others that can be downloaded... Read More >>

Session 9 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-08-28

Today my mentor Tom and I went over pro tools basics, the subject of the next chapter. I learned more about Pro Tools and how it works... Read More >>

Session 8 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-08-22

Session 8 was an introduction to Pro Tools, it's history and development and why it's the industry standard today for music, and even film... Read More >>

Session 7 - Posted by Margaret Cantwell on 2018-08-20

Tracking was a new concept to me and I had many questions. My mentor Tom answered them all. I know I will have more questions as time goes on... Read More >>