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Moises announces AI Voice Studio

Richard L'Hommedieu AI Music, making a Scene, music business, recording, voice studio October 24, 2023

Moises launches AI Voice Studio, a brand new model for artist-first voice modeling Vocalists can now license their own voices and sell their models to producers and content creators DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) like ProTools, Logic, and FL Studio have massively increased accessibility to music making. MIDI instruments, sample libraries, and plug-ins unlocked the sounds […]

Gear Reviews/ In The Studio/ Recording Techniques/ Software Reviews

Studio One 5.5 Update!

Richard L'Hommedieu daw, Home Recording, indie music, presonus, recording, studio one February 1, 2022

Making a Scene Takes a Look at the new Studio One 5.5 Update Even with the pending acquisition of Presonus by Fender Musical Instruments, the team at Presonus is still rolling out updates to their flagship DAW “Studio One”. The new 5.5 update adds some powerful new features to their “Project Page” that will making […]

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Tape Plugin Shootouts Don’t Make Sense

Brandon S Hire making a Scene, Plugins, recording, tape emulations August 11, 2020

Tape Plugin Shootouts Don’t Make Sense Commonly asked questions in audio groups regarding the use of tape emulations include: “Which tape machine plugin is best?” “Which one should I reach for on my sources?” “I keep hearing that this one is better than that one, but that one always sounds best to me and I […]

Interview the Pros

Interview with a pro – Jim Odom Founder of PreSonus!

Richard L'Hommedieu jim odom, making a Scene, presonus, recording, Software, studio one, studiolive May 21, 2020

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with a Pro Jim Odom – Founder and Chief Strategist of PreSonus! Jim Odom attended Berklee College of Music on a scholarship from DownBeat Magazine to study jazz guitar. He also holds a B.S. in computer engineering from Louisiana State University and completed graduate studies at the […]

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In The Studio/ Music Business

Building a Grammy Winning Studio!

Richard L'Hommedieu building a studio, grammy, grammy winning studio, indie Blues, making a Scene, recording, recording studio February 11, 2020

Building a Grammy Winning Studio When Billie Eilish won her first Grammy for “Best Pop Vocals” I was in the front row of the “Premiere Show” at the Grammys, the show that is not televised. She was, unfortunately not there to accept because she was on the Red Carpet reportedly shifting through her Swag Bag […]

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Gear Reviews/ Software Reviews

Review of the Kush REDDI DI Plugin

Brandon S Hire blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, plugin, recording, REDDI, VST October 15, 2018

You wouldn’t think of a direct box as having a certain character, unless you’ve worked in a facility that has really good character DI’s. After all, in the age of Multi-I/O converters with DI inputs, it’s easy to forget the role that a quality DI box plays. High end DI boxes were used to help […]

In The Studio/ Recording Techniques

Don’t Fear EQ Boost

Richard L'Hommedieu diy recordig, EQ techniques, Home Recording, making a Scene, recording, using EQ February 26, 2018

Many audio textbooks, audio schools, and audio engineers will advise you that it’s always best to attenuate rather than gain an EQ control. This has traditionally been considered best practice in the industry for two main reasons.   With most EQs, especially analog EQs, adding gain to a band causes an audible phase shift in the […]

Recording Techniques

Gain Staging for Amplifier Models

Brandon S Hire amp models, Amp Simulations, gain staging, making a Scene, recording October 7, 2017

Amp sims, like their real world counterparts, are non-linear processes. As you increase the input level, they saturate and distort more. As you decrease the input signal, they clean up more. It’s important to remember this characteristic, as you can drastically change the response of the amp sim by adjusting the input level. Let’s start […]

Recording Techniques

How to Add Realism to Midi Strings – Video Tutorial

Brandon S Hire daw, making a Scene, Midi, recording, strings July 31, 2017

A four part series on creating realistic strings with MIDI ..

Software Reviews

Review: Transgressor by Boz Digital Labs

Brandon S Hire boz digital labs, Home Recording, making a Scene, plugin reviews, recording, Recording Techniques, transgressor March 17, 2017

Recently Boz Digital Labs released Transgressor, which is a transient designer that allows you to eq the transient and the sustain separately. This plugin seems like it was created with my workflow in mind, so when I got the chance to get a review copy I was stoked! Let me explain. I tend to […]

In The Studio/ Recording Techniques

Gain Staging: What to know, & why you shouldn’t stress too much about it!

Brandon S Hire Audio, Bass, Budget, Compass, DI, drums, gain staging, guitar, Home, Home Recording, Perrino, Pre production, Production, recording, Recording Techniques, Steve, Synth, Tempo, Vocals February 25, 2017

Gain Staging: What to know, & why you shouldn’t stress too much about it! By Brandon S Hire Noise Floor (This is a script to a video that will be included in an upcoming series on post production. I decided to make the script its own post because of the amount of confusion there is […]

In The Studio/ Recording Techniques

3 Reasons Why Pre-Production Is Essential

Steve Perrino Home Recording, making a Scene, Pre production, recording, studio budget, studio recording February 25, 2017

3 Reasons Why Pre-Production Is Essential Steve Perrino of Compass Audio Most musicians agree that there is a huge difference between your live show and your recordings. There is a lot of energy in a live performance due to volume and visuals, but there are certain things that you need to do in a recording […]

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In The Studio/ Recording Techniques

Drum triggers. What they are, and how they work.

Brandon S Hire Drum triggers, drums, Home Recording, making a Scene, recording, recording techinques, replacing drums, Slate Digital February 19, 2017

Drum triggers. What they are, and how they work. A drum trigger is a microphone. Nothing more. It picks up the sound of the drum and sends the audio to the source. The source usually is an audio to midi converter either in the box or outside of the box, but that doesn’t have to […]