Quotes from Robert Wolff

When I understood this much about the People, I realized how truly different their reality was. My reality is made in my head; I create roles for myself, I create a structure that requires certain activities and prohibits others. I live in time; I have an agenda. Their existence had no reality until they lived it.

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SSL G Series

Most sessions come in on Pro Tools, which I transfer to the Sony 3348HR and then I mix them down to Nuendo at 88.2 kHz. I

Nuendo also interfaces directly to my Apogee converters, which I feel are the best on the market. I'm also mixing to surround

I'd probably want some good compressors, like a couple of Avalons or a couple of the Urei LA-3A's, and perhaps a Pultec EQ.

I've yet to hear from anyone who has passed from this earth who has come back and said, "Tell everyone that their reward in heaven is in direct proportion to how much of a miserable life they live on this earth.

Mac DSP EQ and Compression, which

We'll either record the multitrack at 44.1k or 48k and then we mix to 88.2, which is compatible with CDs because it's a multiple of 44.1

Bob Clearmountain's Mix This! Studio Equipment List Dynamic processing: UREI 1178 Stereo Compressor—Fantastic, but old and cranky; difficult to recall. Focusrite Red 3 Stereo Compressor—Sounds and looks good but noisy and hard to recall; could use control markings. UREI LA-3A Compressor—Classic and transparent on vocals; modified for low noise. Empirical Labs

SSL FXG384 Outboard Stereo Compressor—Same as in the G-Series Console; great for piano or submixed drums. Avalon AD2044 Stereo Compressor—Great on bass and guitars; difficult to recall. BSS DPR-901 Dynamic Equalizer—For vocals, it's like cheating! DBX 902 De-Esser—Quite handy, but not for lead vocals. Drawmer DS-201 Dual Gate—Great problem-solvers.

ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC websites for more information about rates and services.)

Tommy Tedesco.

you might want to consider joining the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA.org), the trade group that represents more than 800 music publishers.

Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC), which is a nonprofit entity formed to distribute Audio Home Recording

Those are the sites that only allow you to be a listener and not a broadcaster. A site called Live365.com is different.

I want you to check out the Website Indabamusic.com.

Spectrasonics, Universal Audio and Waves

keyboards of classic gear like the Nord rack, Korg Triton Studio keyboard/rack, Roland XV series rack, E-MU sound modules, Access Virus, Waldorf, Kurzweil keys/rack, Parametric EQs, and others that they'll use along with plug-ins. Many of them also use the Electrix rack gear (cheaply priced, good quality and still easy to find on eBay or Harmony-Central.com)

48-track tape machines out there. Check out the Internet for used analog and digital tape machines made by Ampex, MCI, Otari, Revox, Sony, and Studer. Read the reviews and note the prices, and as soon as your budget allows, pick one up. It'll be a smart move.

Bob Clearmountain.

Very little is needed to make a happy life. It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. —Marcus Aurelius