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Chris Smart
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If this is anything like Mike's first book on mixing, this will be fabulous!
>Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:33:09 +0100 (BST)
>
>From: Mixing Secrets News <m...@cambridge-mt.com>
>Subject: [mixingse...@cambridge-mt.com] Mixing Secrets News --
>30/08/2014
>To: "mixingse...@cambridge-mt.com" <mixingse...@cambridge-mt.com>
>Reply-to: Mixing Secrets News <m...@cambridge-mt.com>
>Welcome to the August 2014 edition of Mixing Secrets News, keeping
>you up to date
>with ongoing developments to the 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio' free
>online mixing resources at http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-intro.htm
>-- although,
>as it turns out, for the last time.
>
>Because it's all change this month!
>
>
>--------------------
>NEWS HEADLINES
>--------------------
>
>* New Book: 'Recording Secrets For The Small Studio'
>* Truckloads of new free recording-related resources!
>* "Mixing Secrets News is dead... Long live Small-studio Secrets News!"
>* Wot, no new multitracks?!
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------
>RECORDING SECRETS FOR THE SMALL STUDIO
>----------------------------------------------------
>
>Yes, you read that right -- the new book I've been working on for the last 18
>months has finally reached the light of day:
>
>Recording Secrets For The Small Studio!
>
>
>Now I'm sure you're all wondering how I came up with such an extraordinarily
>original title for book number two, but leaving that aside... I'm
>pretty excited
>about this new release, and hope some of you will be too!
>
>As with 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio', it's a step-by-step primer
>designed to teach you how to achieve pro-level results in a small studio, but
>this time focusing on the tracking stage rather than mixdown. It's based on
>documented studio techniques from more than 200 of the world's top
>engineers and
>producers, but the information has once again been adapted specifically for
>those people working under the usual small-studio restrictions of limited
>budget, domestic acoustics, and too little session time. The text
>leads you all
>the way from simple line-signal recording all the way to complex multimic
>large-ensemble setups, dealing with all aspects of mic technique and session
>mechanics -- as well as covering in depth many important topics that
>have so far
>only been skated over in print.
>
>For more details and a full contents listing, check out
>http://www.cambridge-mt.com/RecordingSecrets.htm. For a sneak preview, try the
>'Read Inside' feature at Amazon.com.
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
>NEW FREE 'RECORDING SECRETS' RESOURCE PAGES!
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>And, of course, the arrival of a new book also means... the perfect excuse for
>creating bucketloads of new free resources! :) As with the 'Mixing Secrets'
>pages, these new goodies are accessible to anyone, whether they've bought the
>book or not, and include:
>
>* More than 300 audio demonstrations relating directly to topics discussed in
>the book. Want to hear eight all-time classic acoustic-guitar mics on three
>different instruments? Or get an idea of the spill levels you'll get
>when trying
>different loudspeaker-monitoring approaches? Or compare the sound of spot mics
>with/without time-alignment? Or discover how changing the angle of
>an XY stereo
>pair skews the balance, tone, and depth of sources across the soundstage? Or
>find out if the 'pencil trick' actually works?! All those
>demonstrations are now
>available, as well as plenty more...
>
>* The 'Recording Secrets' Library Of Mic Positions, a new long-term project of
>mine containing carefully multimiked instrument recordings which allow you to
>quickly and easily compare the sound of dozens of different mic positions --
>with the same model of mic! I've already put together pages for
>acoustic guitar,
>electric guitar, grand piano, and snare drum (more than 200
>comparison files!),
>and upright piano and kick drum are already waiting in the wings for
>the coming
>months. As with the multitrack library, it's my aim to continually expand this
>resource on a rolling basis to incorporate as wide a range of instruments as
>possible, so I'll keep you all posted with developments as I go. In the
>meantime, check out what's already there and let me know how it hits you:
>http://www.cambridge-mt.com/rs-lmp.htm
>
>* Preformatted backing-track packages for overdubbing practice. Some potential
>readers of the book won't be comfortable building whole projects
>from scratch at
>the outset, so I've generated some simple backing stems (based on some of the
>more popular multitrack-library projects) for them to practice overdubbing
>against, complete with cue sheets, tempo/key indications, and lyrics.
>
>* Various supporting PDF documents (Origami miking-angle templates, anyone?),
>and lots of links to affordable software/hardware and further reading.
>
>
>For more details, and to explore the resources for yourself, head over to
>http://www.cambridge-mt.com/rs-intro.htm. As usual, feel free to let me know
>what you think of the new resources, and whether there are things
>you'd like to
>see included that I've not thought of yet.
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>I DUB THEE "SMALL-STUDIO SECRETS NEWS"
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>Now that my free resources have expanded to incorporate loads of
>recording-related gubbins, I figured it was time to rename this newsletter so
>that I don't have to start cluttering up people's inboxes with two separate
>mails. So, ahem...
>
>"The Mixing Secrets News mailing list is dead...
>Long live the Small-studio Secrets News mailing list!"
>
>So if you've had to manually prevent your email program from filtering this
>mail-out, then be aware that next month's missive will have a different title,
>although it'll probably still arrive from the same email address.
>
>As part of this brand restructuring (Sorry. I'll go wash my mouth out...) I've
>decided to discontinue the regular "Top Ten Multitracks Last Month" segment of
>the newsletter. Over the past few months I've been increasingly concerned that
>web-bot activity has been tampering with my site's download
>statistics, and that
>the list isn't therefore a fair representation of people's interest in the
>material. I may, however, launch a new top-ten list in future using some more
>representative measure -- perhaps a tally of which projects have had
>most mixes
>posted in the Discussion Zone.
>
>
>----------------------------------
>WOT, NO NEW MULTITRACKS?!
>----------------------------------
>
>Unfortunately, I've been so busy sorting out the 'Recording Secrets' web
>resources this month that I've not had the opportunity to upload any new
>multitracks. However, I already have new material poised for
>formatting/upload,
>so be assured that normal service should resume as of next month...
>
>...in the all-new Small-studio Secrets News! :)
>
>
>Till then!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mike Senior.
>Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:33:09 +0100 (BST)
>
>From: Mixing Secrets News <m...@cambridge-mt.com>
>Subject: [mixingse...@cambridge-mt.com] Mixing Secrets News --
>30/08/2014
>To: "mixingse...@cambridge-mt.com" <mixingse...@cambridge-mt.com>
>Reply-to: Mixing Secrets News <m...@cambridge-mt.com>
>Welcome to the August 2014 edition of Mixing Secrets News, keeping
>you up to date
>with ongoing developments to the 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio' free
>online mixing resources at http://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms-intro.htm
>-- although,
>as it turns out, for the last time.
>
>Because it's all change this month!
>
>
>--------------------
>NEWS HEADLINES
>--------------------
>
>* New Book: 'Recording Secrets For The Small Studio'
>* Truckloads of new free recording-related resources!
>* "Mixing Secrets News is dead... Long live Small-studio Secrets News!"
>* Wot, no new multitracks?!
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------
>RECORDING SECRETS FOR THE SMALL STUDIO
>----------------------------------------------------
>
>Yes, you read that right -- the new book I've been working on for the last 18
>months has finally reached the light of day:
>
>Recording Secrets For The Small Studio!
>
>
>Now I'm sure you're all wondering how I came up with such an extraordinarily
>original title for book number two, but leaving that aside... I'm
>pretty excited
>about this new release, and hope some of you will be too!
>
>As with 'Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio', it's a step-by-step primer
>designed to teach you how to achieve pro-level results in a small studio, but
>this time focusing on the tracking stage rather than mixdown. It's based on
>documented studio techniques from more than 200 of the world's top
>engineers and
>producers, but the information has once again been adapted specifically for
>those people working under the usual small-studio restrictions of limited
>budget, domestic acoustics, and too little session time. The text
>leads you all
>the way from simple line-signal recording all the way to complex multimic
>large-ensemble setups, dealing with all aspects of mic technique and session
>mechanics -- as well as covering in depth many important topics that
>have so far
>only been skated over in print.
>
>For more details and a full contents listing, check out
>http://www.cambridge-mt.com/RecordingSecrets.htm. For a sneak preview, try the
>'Read Inside' feature at Amazon.com.
>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
>NEW FREE 'RECORDING SECRETS' RESOURCE PAGES!
>----------------------------------------------------------
>
>And, of course, the arrival of a new book also means... the perfect excuse for
>creating bucketloads of new free resources! :) As with the 'Mixing Secrets'
>pages, these new goodies are accessible to anyone, whether they've bought the
>book or not, and include:
>
>* More than 300 audio demonstrations relating directly to topics discussed in
>the book. Want to hear eight all-time classic acoustic-guitar mics on three
>different instruments? Or get an idea of the spill levels you'll get
>when trying
>different loudspeaker-monitoring approaches? Or compare the sound of spot mics
>with/without time-alignment? Or discover how changing the angle of
>an XY stereo
>pair skews the balance, tone, and depth of sources across the soundstage? Or
>find out if the 'pencil trick' actually works?! All those
>demonstrations are now
>available, as well as plenty more...
>
>* The 'Recording Secrets' Library Of Mic Positions, a new long-term project of
>mine containing carefully multimiked instrument recordings which allow you to
>quickly and easily compare the sound of dozens of different mic positions --
>with the same model of mic! I've already put together pages for
>acoustic guitar,
>electric guitar, grand piano, and snare drum (more than 200
>comparison files!),
>and upright piano and kick drum are already waiting in the wings for
>the coming
>months. As with the multitrack library, it's my aim to continually expand this
>resource on a rolling basis to incorporate as wide a range of instruments as
>possible, so I'll keep you all posted with developments as I go. In the
>meantime, check out what's already there and let me know how it hits you:
>http://www.cambridge-mt.com/rs-lmp.htm
>
>* Preformatted backing-track packages for overdubbing practice. Some potential
>readers of the book won't be comfortable building whole projects
>from scratch at
>the outset, so I've generated some simple backing stems (based on some of the
>more popular multitrack-library projects) for them to practice overdubbing
>against, complete with cue sheets, tempo/key indications, and lyrics.
>
>* Various supporting PDF documents (Origami miking-angle templates, anyone?),
>and lots of links to affordable software/hardware and further reading.
>
>
>For more details, and to explore the resources for yourself, head over to
>http://www.cambridge-mt.com/rs-intro.htm. As usual, feel free to let me know
>what you think of the new resources, and whether there are things
>you'd like to
>see included that I've not thought of yet.
>
>
>--------------------------------------------------
>I DUB THEE "SMALL-STUDIO SECRETS NEWS"
>--------------------------------------------------
>
>Now that my free resources have expanded to incorporate loads of
>recording-related gubbins, I figured it was time to rename this newsletter so
>that I don't have to start cluttering up people's inboxes with two separate
>mails. So, ahem...
>
>"The Mixing Secrets News mailing list is dead...
>Long live the Small-studio Secrets News mailing list!"
>
>So if you've had to manually prevent your email program from filtering this
>mail-out, then be aware that next month's missive will have a different title,
>although it'll probably still arrive from the same email address.
>
>As part of this brand restructuring (Sorry. I'll go wash my mouth out...) I've
>decided to discontinue the regular "Top Ten Multitracks Last Month" segment of
>the newsletter. Over the past few months I've been increasingly concerned that
>web-bot activity has been tampering with my site's download
>statistics, and that
>the list isn't therefore a fair representation of people's interest in the
>material. I may, however, launch a new top-ten list in future using some more
>representative measure -- perhaps a tally of which projects have had
>most mixes
>posted in the Discussion Zone.
>
>
>----------------------------------
>WOT, NO NEW MULTITRACKS?!
>----------------------------------
>
>Unfortunately, I've been so busy sorting out the 'Recording Secrets' web
>resources this month that I've not had the opportunity to upload any new
>multitracks. However, I already have new material poised for
>formatting/upload,
>so be assured that normal service should resume as of next month...
>
>...in the all-new Small-studio Secrets News! :)
>
>
>Till then!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mike Senior.
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