Drum and Bass

On Wednesday evening we started recording the mixes of our regular DJs: Fraiser, Simon, Sam plus Paul the Youth Worker. We ended up with a 40 minute mix of them each playing a short set. Recorded to Logic Pro then remastered onto CD. We are looking to expand the skills of this group by utilising Logic to match the beats and gradually create our own tunes by dragging in loops and also using software and hardware synths to allow more individual expression, rather than it sounding like a demo for Apple Loops!

We are looking to release this first recording as a podcast, and once compositions are up to standard, get some vinyls pressed.

Exciting times!

This weekend we are running a music technology workshop (providing I can find a band who are looking for a free recording), and in the evening there is a young band who are doing a recording courtesy of one of the dads who are paying as one of them is having a birthday! Lucky them.

Late evening may pop down to Belushi's in Brighton where Bill's Motown band are playing at 10.30pm. Well worth a visit...

Open All Hours (and all weathers)

This is the snowiest we have been in Sussex since I was a kid! I braved into work on Monday and got the Berrymeister to take this shot of me in front of the studio.

I have noticed online that there is a "Stables Studio" in Eastbourne which is interesting, but they don't have pics up so I'm none the wiser as to whether they are a decent set up or not.

I have trialed a new mastering set-up method which is to record the mix direct from the studio G5 mac via the TC Electronic Finalizer, then the Drawmer 1969 compressor (or vice versa, sometimes I use the Drawmer first) back into Logic pro on my Macbook pro. This chain gives a professional result and also the ability to dirty recordings up a bit. I worked on Pecker demo which I play bass on, you can hear it on: www.myspace.com/peckergroup , tho at the moment he has earlier version up.

Even when I master it to full volume I still find that on myspace recordings don't sound as loud as I'd like, perhaps this is when it gets converted to mp3.

I am looking forward to recording the Ethnics soon, and will get a chance to use the new Allen and Heath ZED 16R desk....

Thanks for reading.