My Take on Music Recording with Doug Fearn

Jan 21 2025 101 ep. 39 mins 44
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Doug Fearn draws on his 50+ years as a recording engineer, record producer, studio owner, and pro audio equipment designer to explain the art and science of recording for the audiophile, music lover, and people in the music recording industry.

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Recording for Vinyl

Jan 21 2025 35 mins  
Send us a textVinyl record sales have been increasing every year for a while now. Today, vinyl outsells CDs. Fans like vinyl for its unique sound, and the large format of the jacket.Record pressing plants are busy! Most are backlogged for months.The process of converting your digital mix to a vinyl record is complicated. The entire system of phonograph records is plagued by many de

How We Learn Audio Engineering

Dec 28 2024 28 mins  
Send us a text If you are working as a recording engineer, how did you learn your craft? A formal recording program? As an intern with an accomplished engineer? Or maybe you figured it out on your own. All are valid ways to get started. Many successful engineers used more than one approach. In this episode, I look at the various approaches, their pros and cons, and suggest ways tha

Single-Mic Recording

Dec 02 2024 28 mins  
Send us a textUsing a single microphone, or one stereo mic, to record a musical performance all at once without any overdubbing can result in a recording that is very compelling to the listener. When everyone is performing in the same space at the same time, usually without headphones, there is a musical interaction that occurs that we often lose in the typical session using lots o

Choosing Microphones to Buy

Nov 05 2024 30 mins  
Send us a textWhen you are just starting out in recording music, you are likely to need microphones. And if you have been recording for a while, you may feel the need to add to you microphone collection.But how do you make those choices? In this episode, I look at the criteria that I think are important in picking mics to add to your studio. Simply choosing a mic that is what other

Joseph Arnold - Violinist, Author

Oct 10 2024 44 mins  
Send us a textJoseph Arnold is a talented violinist that has played on a variety of projects I have produced. He is also an excellent writer, who just published his first book, titled, “Soul Force: How to discover your artistic purpose, create more freely, and make art that matters.”In this conversation, Joseph talks about his career path, his pursuit of art, and how his concep

The Art of Producing - Part 3 - Mixing & Mastering

Sep 22 2024 46 mins  
Send us a textIn this last of three episodes on the art of producing, I talk about my process for mixing. It is all part of the concept of a song from the beginning. Mixing is where everything comes together to create the version of the song that the artist and I have had.As an over-simplification, my approach is to turn up the things I like and turn down, or mute, the things I don

The Art of Producing - Part 2 - Mic'ing

Aug 31 2024 30 mins  
Send us a textThis is the second of three episodes on the Art of Producing. In this one, I talk about the mics and equipment I use in my studio, and the reasons why.The example used for this series features an album project for singer-songwriter Corrie Lynn Green. It is an acoustic-based project, although there are some electric guitars and bass on some songs. I explain why I make

The Art of Producing - Part 1

Aug 11 2024 31 mins  
Send us a textThe art of producing a record requires knowledge of music, mastering the technical aspects of the recording process, and an ability to work with people.This is the first of a three-part series about producing. In this episode, I talk about the role of the producer, using a typical album project for Corrie Lynn Green as an example. Not all productions will follow this

Fletcher, Munson, and You

Jul 08 2024 19 mins  
Send us a textOur perception of frequency balance varies with loudness, a fact documented by Harvey Fletcher and Wilden A. Munson, two scientists at Bell Laboratories. In 1933, they published a paper called, “Loudness, its definition, measurement and calculation.” It was groundbreaking science in the field of human hearing, and has implications today for how we perceive music.

Getting the Best Vocal Recording

May 28 2024 38 mins  
Send us a textAlmost all pop music features someone singing. Getting the best vocal performance is crucial, since most listeners respond to the words of a song and need to be able to hear them.In this episode, I first discuss the human factors involved in getting a great performance from singers, mostly from a producer’s viewpoint.And then I focus on the technical requirements of