Sam Marcello — Toronto Recording Connection

In The Mix - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2015-01-17

The ability to evaluate sound quality of a mix is of extreme importance in a music production project. Assessing the quality of a mix is more difficult than assessing the quality of a single sound or single track, because not only does it require focus on the sounds that form the mix but it demands continuous attention shifts between microscopic details of the individual sounds (as they interact when they are in the mix) and macroscopic properties of the overall sound texture; both aspects are equally important... Read More >>

In The Mix - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2015-01-17

The ability to evaluate sound quality of a mix is of extreme importance in a music production project. Assessing the quality of a mix is more difficult than assessing the quality of a single sound or single track, because not only does it require focus on the sounds that form the mix but it demands continuous attention shifts between microscopic details of the individual sounds (as they interact when they are in the mix) and macroscopic properties of the overall sound texture; both aspects are equally important... Read More >>

Pro Tools for Beginners - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2014-06-10

I never used Pro Tools until last week. I started on Cubase few years back, and recently moved onto Reason. But, I thought it was time to dive in … I watched a few tutorials, and was recording multi-input sessions from my interface within a few minutes... Read More >>

Pro Tools for Beginners - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2014-06-10

I never used Pro Tools until last week. I started on Cubase few years back, and recently moved onto Reason. But, I thought it was time to dive in … I watched a few tutorials, and was recording multi-input sessions from my interface within a few minutes... Read More >>

Pro Tools 11 - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2014-06-02

Pro Tools, still the best audio editing and mixing workflow on the planet. Lightning-fast 64-bit recording and mixing engine... Read More >>

Pro Tools 11 - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2014-06-02

Pro Tools, still the best audio editing and mixing workflow on the planet. Lightning-fast 64-bit recording and mixing engine... Read More >>

Thoughts on Mic Placement - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2014-01-20

Miking up an instrument isn't an easy thing. In audio, if you have a lousy source sound from the beginning, you are going to end up with a lousy mixed sound in the end... Read More >>

Thoughts on Mic Placement - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2014-01-20

Miking up an instrument isn't an easy thing. In audio, if you have a lousy source sound from the beginning, you are going to end up with a lousy mixed sound in the end... Read More >>

Microphones - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2013-12-29

When it comes to microphones, you definitely get what you pay for. Low-end microphones, even when connected to high-end recorders, will produce sub-standard results... Read More >>

Microphones - Posted by Sam Marcello on 2013-12-29

When it comes to microphones, you definitely get what you pay for. Low-end microphones, even when connected to high-end recorders, will produce sub-standard results... Read More >>