Mixing at the Wave Lab NYC

Big Kick

Actually we put feet on a marching drum. You can see the Yamaha sub kick mic in front picking up the low end.

Hanging at American Zen

Tons of plugins and analog gear.

Tracking Joel Ronson's EP at Sound on Sound

Check out the AKG c24 over the drums!

Goofing on Joel Ronson

Tracking at Flux Studios

Backstage at Bowery Electric with Jimmy and The Band

Photo by Allen Williams

Discussing two very different approaches to miking the piano, one more classical and the other total Grunge.

Let’s talk about the difference between compressors and leveling amplifiers.

Let’s talk about what it takes to capture a great vocal.

Here I discuss an approach to piano miking that will have you getting the sound the track needs.

Some of the tools and techniques I used on a recent mastering session.

In this clip I explain my microphone choice as well as placement to get the sound you desire. #recording #studiolife #AKG #audiobyrickslater

This is a vocal setup I like using with a particular client. The mic was a Mojave 201 FET condesor. I actually ended up using a small amount of the built in ...

Recording tips from Rick@audiobyrickslater.com

Here I am in studio B at The Power Station explaining the Blumlein microphone technique I am using to capture the strings in the room. Essentially 2 bi-polar patterns in an X-Y configuration giving us a stereo pickup of both the room and the strings.