Ronan’s Recording Show

After a long wait, I finally get a change to compare the Triton Audio FetHead against the Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-1. We tested with Shure SM57s and Cascade Fathead Ribbon Mics
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I was back in Kuala Lumpur to track vocals and electric guitars in with the great Malaysian band Tempered Mental. After a lot of interest on my Facebook Page about some reamping we did, I made this video walk through the steps we used to re-amp some of the guitars on this record .
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A quick video from Kuala Lumpur while I am tracking the Malaysian band Tempered Mental . I share some thoughts on picking delay times, and walk through the drum miking we used on the album we were recording at The Ark Studio in KL.
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The episode shot in Vicenza Italy at Abnegat Records while recording the surrealist punk, pro, surf band Oopart, I show you a really easy and free way to deal with plosives in a vocal recording, talk about our solution for a busted Yamaha SPX-90, and fill you on some developments with my studio and Recording [...]

So Sorry its been so long since the last episode. These last couple months have been some of the craziest ever.
This Episode I share a really simple drum room mic trick I stumbled on to (which can also be used for other instruments) and answer some viewer questions about inconsistent bass levels, finding the [...]

Part one of two: a special edition of Ronan’s Recording Show. I recently produced an album in Italy for the band, Riaffiora, that combined traditional recording with remote recording using a hand held recorder. It allowed us to use Saint Marks Square in Venice as a live room, and other amazing locations.
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In this episode we look at how to operate the controls on a Pultec style EQ. Here are are the links to the Mix interview about my studio consulting work, and Ronan’s Recording Show Recording Buffets that I mention in the video.
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On a recent trip to the NAB show I had a chance to film some professionally lit TV stages reminded me of the challenges (and the benefits) we face in [...]

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I had a great time attending my first ever NAB Show in Las Vegas. I got to check out some cool things from Genelec, Soundproof Windows, GoPro and more. The highlight for me was probably an amazing “green screen” technology from Reflec [...]

In this episode I share a simple production technique for recording percussion. I also review the FetHead from Triton Audio. I also announce the new Ronan’s Recording Advice Buffet series.
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In this episode Ronan tries to explain his love affair with the Shure KSM32 microphone, as well as giving shout-outs to Bongo Ties (Thanks to Home Recording Weekly for turning me on to these) and the Home Recording Show. Be warned: the intro to this episode may be the dumbest thing we have [...]

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Some highlights from this years NAMM show. Cool new stuff including The Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec, Ra from Dave Hill Designs, the new Drumagog, a new controller from Coleman, The Glasstones glass neck guitars, Phoenix Audio and Cartec Mic Pres, the SmartAx guitar processor [...]

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Announcing the first “HRBC Recording Fest” in Los Angeles. A festival / charity event with workshops-panels with Joe Barresi (Tool, Kyuss, Bad Religion, Queens of the Stone Age, The Melvins) Tony Shepperd, (Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Elton John) Dylan “3D” Dresdow (Black [...]

The First Annual Gear of the Year Awards. Categories this year are for: Monitoring technology, Hardware, Software, Studio Accessories, Musical Instrument and Ultimate Gear Lust. A few mini-reviews included.
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This episode is just me talking. I share a tip for dealing with out of tune elements in a mix, and answer a few viewer questions about setting vocal compressors, gating toms while recording and recording guitars.
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An explanation of the speaker phase tricks that some people use when recording vocals in the recording studio without headphones.

An example of recording vocals without headphones, using a Shure SM7b.

Simple mixing tip to widen the sound of your mixes using a free plug in that you already own. Also an interview with author Rick Clark about his great new book about recording.

Ronan chats with Dan Kennedy, the hardware designer for Great River Electronics. He also looks for advice about lav mics for interviews.

Demonstration of various drum recording techniques and how they sound in the final mix. One drum kit recorded with only two inputs and two kits recorded with multiple mics.

Ronan Chris Murphy pretends he is on Top Gear and tries out a high end toy. The Analogue Tube AT-101 variable bias compressor, designed as a faithful recreation of the old Fairchild 670 compressor.

Drum recording is all about getting it right at the source. We look at how the same recording equipment can be used for two different drummers at a studio in North Italy. Ronan Chris Murphy walks you through the session set up

The old adage that everyone sings better in the choir gets applied to classic and modern vocal production in the recording studio.

Ronan takes a look at some of the highlights from the 2010 NAMM show, including new developments in hardware, software and musical instruments

A lesson on drum programming and building drum tracks that sound natural and fit any style from Tool to the Counting Crowes.

A look behind the world of publishing the hippest recording and pro audio magazine on the scene today. Tape Op Magazine has grown up form its roots as a rage featuring home recordists and indie rock, to one of the most popular publications about the world of recording.

Drum recording advice for getting cool drum sounds on your recordings using only 2 inputs on your DAW. Two different techniques are explained. Classic recording techniques that can be applied to your own home studio productions.

In addition to a clip of Tay Zonday rocking Chocolate Rain on the Fender Rhodes, I give some advice about recording bass, recording drums in a garage and a high end vocal chain.

In my quest to find a good microphone preamplifier for less than $500 I look at options by Black Lion Audio, True Systems, and FMR Audio.

A visit to the trades show at the AES convention checking out highlights like the Little Labs VOG, Barefoot Micromains, a laser microphone and lots of other recording toys.

This episode showcases the beautiful Neve 88R in studio D of the Village Recorder. Also showcased is pro audio equipment from companies making great mic pres compressors, EQ and other recording equipment. Music is by Kathleen Blackwell.

A thought about mixing drums and bass, inspired by Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir.
Mahee Kat and the great guitarist Willie Oteri pointed out that the bass on Kashmir was probably done with keys, but the concept is the same.

Guitar recordings with too much reverb or slap delay from the room can be fixed with inexpensive things most people have around the house.

1. In this episode I interview  Dave Pearlman, maker of new tube microphones in the classic style.
2. We have upgraded the show with streaming video. This should improve performance for fans of the show in almost all parts of the world. Check it out and let us know how it works in your area.
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The Italy Episode: In this episode Ronan answers a viewer’s “Ask Ronan” question about piano recording from the Hotel Metropole in Venice Italy (Where Vivaldi composed the Four Seasons), and tours a boutique analog studio in the 17th century Villa Prosdocimi.

This Episode we review one of the coolest $10 or so items you can buy for a studio, plus a short “The Other 7 Days” segment showing behind the scenes recording two awesome Bass Players at Ronan’s Veneto West Studio: Bob Glaub (CSNY, Dylan, The Doors, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen..) and Davey Faragher (Cracker, Elvis [...]

Sound City Studios is analog recording gear heaven. This classic recording studio has recorded amazing albums by Nirvana, Metallica, Johnny Cash and Tom Petty.

Ronan Chris Murphy does an in depth review of the 583E, the new tube mic pre amp and solid state EQ for the lunchbox format from LaChapell Audio.

This is the big Launch of Ronan’s Recording Show. This episode is an introduction to the show, and also features some behind the scenes studio access as we record former Los Lobos drummer Victor Bisetti and big wig vocal coach/pianist Steven Memel on the vintage Neve console (loaded with 1073s) at Castle Oaks Studio.