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Travis Whitmore

Inexpensive Headphone Isolation Solution

Ever feel a bit overwhelmed when it comes to finding the perfect headphones for recording? When you’re tracking any instrument, the best solution for headphones is something that doesn’t let any sound out. You need solid isolation so you don’t let anything bleed into the microphone. Nothing is more frustrating than when you realize you’ve [...]

September 29, 2011 3 comments Read the full article →

Recording Nirvana’s Nevermind

I finally had a chance to sit down and listen to the recent town hall interview with surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. Hosted by Sirius XM and the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, the band answered questions from a live studio audience about the making of their album “Nevermind”. On hand for the [...]

September 27, 2011 1 comment Read the full article →

Recording Drums: An Engineers Perspective [Video]

Wow, I just realized it’s been about two weeks since since my last blog post. Why, you ask? Well, mainly because I’m working hard in the studio busting out drum tracks. That and I’m just getting back from a much needed vaca. At any rate, I’ve been catching up on emails this week and have [...]

September 22, 2011 0 comments Read the full article →

Time Management in the Studio [Part 3 of 3]

Over the past couple of days, I’ve been discussing time management in your home studio. If you missed Part 1 and 2, you can catch up here: Session Preparation and Setting Timelines. (Be sure to leave your comments there as well). These tips can equally be applied to any recording studio for that matter. But [...]

September 9, 2011 1 comment Read the full article →

Time Management in the Studio: Goals and Timelines [Part 2 of 3]

Whether you’ve booked a recording studio with your band, work as an engineer or own a home studio, your time is valuable. Time management in the home studio is especially important because we’re in the comfort of our own home. It’s easy to get distracted and not take things as serious, let’s say, as walking [...]

September 8, 2011 0 comments Read the full article →

Time Management in the Studio: Session Preparation [Part 1 of 3]

I think one of the biggest challenges of owning a home studio is time management. In fact, I think any type of creative professional can find themselves running up against this thing called time. Whether you’re a recording engineer, photographer, graphic designer, musician or even just a human – time management can be your best [...]

September 7, 2011 4 comments Read the full article →

Creating a Recording Timeline: Drums First

If you’re recording in your home studio, chances are you probably can’t record everyone at the exact same time. Especially if you typically record all of the parts on your own. The very best thing we can all do as home studio owners to be more productive with our time is to create a timeline. [...]

September 1, 2011 3 comments Read the full article →