Recent content by gfergy

hi i am developing a list of projects to bring to the table - all centered around pro audio and home recording. So far I have come up with the following - MIC PREAMPS INA103 transformerless with phantom NE5532 symmetrical with input transformer all discrete with SSM2212 matched audio BJT's and...

the urban legend is that Sgt Peppers was recorded on a four track Studer - Cant say for sure but it makes sense, mid-60's was before big multitrack machines and Studer was prob best machine in Europe at the time.

history of the mixdown you're right, there was a time when one pass per track was all you had - today, with 24 or 32 channels each going to a seperate track that is not the case. Today I suspect most recordings are "pieced together" by stitching in overdubs, etc. I have been fortunate enough to...

in your price range you only have a couple options - audio technica AT2020 would be a great starter vocal mic - you could also use a Shure SM58 - its not really a studio mic but it can give good results - for a bit more Id go to Rode NT-2 - if money is no object, world's best vocal mic is...

When all else fails, remember Sgt Peppers was recorded on a four-track Studer - it's the ART that counts. Have a good day. Gary Ferguson

No youre not betraying anything. I grew up on analog - two inch sixteen track mother tapes mixed to 1/2 inch masters - what today can be done in a garage exceeds anything anyone dreamed of in analog just a few short years ago. Each world has iits' own benefits. What really matters isn't the...

background Sorry all I forgot you haven't seen my blog and I'm not allowed to link to it unntil Ive had ten posts. So here is the overall concept of what Im doing. FYI I have been in electronics for 30 years and worked as engineering manager for two different companies where I was heavily...

Hi all. I am working on a new project - a digital work surface (i.e. "console") which can be used standalone or with Audacity the open source hard disk recording platform. I have attached the block diagram and would like to hear your comments, criticisms, ideas, etc. Thank you gary Ferguson