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Why record at a studio?

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

Why should you record at a professional recording studio? A friend of ours came up with this list, and we think it is really great. There are some advantages of recording at home, but the biggest advantage of recording at a professional studio is that you have the gear and people that know how to [...]

Music In Schools

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

This is an excellent article about music in schools, and about the value of music in our educational system. It is a shame that more students are not exposed to music in their education. This article makes us all realize that it is not just a shame, it is a tragedy. A tragedy of which [...]

Depends

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

It depends. That is one of my most favorite phrases. It seems to be said a lot around Tierra Studios lately, especially with The Art Institute of Houston students being here. Why is it said so much? Because so much of what we do as recording, mixing, and mastering engineers depends. On what does it [...]

More compression

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

Yesterday we discussed compression. One post is just not enough to discuss all aspects of compression, so here are some more thoughts on the subject. Again, here are what the four knobs on a compressor and the definitions for each knob: Threshold: the point (dB level) at which compression begins Ratio: the amount that signals [...]

Gary Weldon Solo Choices

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

One of the interesting things with this album was the number of solos we had on the whole album. When Bob Linder and I were listening to the solos happen in real time, there was some great playing. With modern recording techniques, we are able to have a musician play the same solo multiple times, [...]

Gary Weldon Sessions

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

It was really wonderful to record the rhythm sections for Gary Weldon’s album. We departed a little from our previous Texas Jazz Masters sessions because we decided to use a few different people for the rhythm section instead of the same section on every piece. Gary is an incredible musician. His trumpet, flughel horn and [...]

Recording Harmonica

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

I really enjoyed the process of recording this album not only because we had the opportunity to work with many more Houston jazz musicians than the previous two albums, but also because Gary played trumpet, flugelhorn, and harmonica. Because of Gary’s versatility, I had to be just as versatile with the microphone choices. It was [...]

What is compression?

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

One of the things we try to do at Tierra Studios is de-mystify the recording process. This is the first post that helps to do that. Don’t worry, there will be a lot more! What is compression? This is a question we get a lot here at Tierra Studios. Compression can be a lot of [...]

Lists

info@tierrastudios.com (Aaron Morris)

I like lists. Grocery lists. To-do lists. They are all good lists. It is always interesting when I look at top lists for things as well. The internet is full of lists. As recording engineers, I think it’s really interesting to hear what others think are the top songs of all time. There are not [...]