Human & Creative?

Human & Creative?

The mind imagination to music connection is a real one in my world, and probably one of the coolest things we humans do. Sure we all have shortcomings and those are handled by other professionals. We must stay as real, human and creative. Aslo kind as possible or risk...
Recording Software Updates

Recording Software Updates

Just a heads up to those who are interested that yet again an Apple OS update Sonoma 14.4 has broken bits of third party software. Namely Universal Audio and Pace iLok have been effected together. Universal Audio have provided information up to the minute as have...
Old colleagues..

Old colleagues..

Early 2024, the UK pro-audio world has said goodbye an incredible orchestral sound engineer Mike Ross-Trevor. I was lucky to have tape-op’ed for Mike on orchestral sessions at The Hit Factory London. Like everyone who worked with him I encountered the most...
Tuning guitar before every take!

Tuning guitar before every take!

Hi guys, while producing you must tune your guitars before every set of takes. Tuning your guitar is crucial for accurate pitch, harmony, and musicality. Proper tuning ensures that your playing aligns with other instruments, creating a pleasing and harmonious sound...
Are guitar effect pedals vanishing?

Are guitar effect pedals vanishing?

Hey this is an interesting question that pops up for me every now and again. Whenever I’m mindlessly scrolling Facebook marketplace I see so many people selling their guitar pedals. At a London studio I came across well known 90’s Producer Alan...