tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24982450083090920622024-03-12T19:56:49.304-07:00My Audio Engineering JourneyThis blog about the course I am taking at a local college and everything else in betweenLonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-91750902456409666522015-12-07T12:12:00.000-08:002015-12-07T12:13:07.012-08:00Great new things on the horizon!Well since I have a new gig in PG I thought I would resurrect this blog. My band mates are still in the LM but I've connected with some new voices. Its a little chilly in these parts but I'm really looking forward to making new music up here.
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<br />I recently purchased a field recorder and had a chance to test it out. These videos are from the Music Fusion Parks Alive performances in Kelowna. These were both recorded using a Zoom H4N recorder.
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<br />Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-11250797759349524492011-08-22T13:39:00.000-07:002011-08-22T13:43:15.204-07:00GIK Acoustics<span style="font-size:100%;">I have contacted<a href="http://www.gikacoustics.com/"> GIK Acoustics</a> about treating my garage/studio. Here are snippets from our conversation.
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<br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">Hi Bryan,
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<br />Nice to meet you and I look forward to working with you as well. I only used that size of bass absorbers in my drawing because I thought the room would need really large ones. If you think I can get away with smaller ones then awesome! The room seems like it would be difficult to tame which is why I'm coming to you guys. I've seen Glenn's posts and have been a member of Gearslutz for a long time! :)
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<br />I will be doing the occasional live recording. This would mostly be my bands practice but eventually I would like to record other bands rehearsals as well. I will also be tracking drums/guitars/vocals etc for our albums. The other thing I plan to do in the room is video. This would mostly be lectures and training videos. This is why I'm trying to create a retro garage/service station type vibe. I will be painting the cabinets toolbox red and I want the acoustic treatment to be red as well. This is why I don't want a separate control room or any other rooms to break up the look. There will be show cars in the room from time to time and video will be filled around them.
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<br />We have now taken possession of the property so I will take several new pictures with the room empty.
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<br />If there is any other information you need just let me know and I will get back to you as soon as I can. For the timeline, I would like to have at least some initial treatment done by winter. Keep in mind I have a lot of work to do on the retro garage part as well. I need it to look great in photos and it is a long ways from that right now lol.</span></blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">...and Bryans response;
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<br /></span><blockquote><div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Well the traps I'm going to use aren't exactly small - lol. Just nothing so big that we can't take care of the important symmetry issue. I'm thinking either Tri Traps or Soffit Traps stacked in the 2 front corners of the room.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In the rear (especially since the room is square), we'll need to address bass cancellations off the back. Monster panels (3 or more) would be appropriate in the middle of the wall. Can still be the free-standing on stands or can use our boom stand brackets and your mic boom stands to give you movement and height adjustment.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Ceiling - since you have a nice high 10' ceiling, I'd use diffusion there. The Grid Fusors are very cost effective.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >For recording, we have a few options. We need to have something on the side walls for reflection control. We can hard mount those or you can use our boom stand brackets and your mic boom stands. That would give you a height adjustment as well as being able to easily remove them from the space when filming to keep the 'look' if so desiered. Another option is to use our Screen Panels - again, not mounted, moveable, and removable.</span></div></blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;">I look forward to working with GIK. They are make a very good product and this will go a long ways to making my studio fit my needs.</span>
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<br />Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-36786423659865720572011-08-22T13:34:00.000-07:002011-08-22T13:36:11.443-07:00Bob Katz articlesLooking for great Audio Engineering articles? You must drop by Bob Katz' site at <a href="http://www.digido.com/articles-demos.html">http://www.digido.com/articles-demos.html</a>. There a many articles covering everything from mixing tips to mastering do's and don'ts.
<br />Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-36320812684603638672011-08-22T13:29:00.000-07:002011-08-22T13:31:43.624-07:00Over a month already!OK, well when I set out to do this latest project I had no idea it would take so long to get past even the first stages. With moving into a new house, the living quarters actually have taken a priority over the studio. Imagine that. Anyways, I have started painting the cabinets and the walls are awaiting paint, as is the floor. I will try and take some pictures of the progress to keep this blog somewhat up to date.
<br />Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-76416382877203364342011-07-18T09:21:00.000-07:002011-07-18T09:51:06.549-07:00Building my new studioWow, has it really been 3 years since I updated my blog. Yikes. Well, I have a 24ft x 24ft x 10ft shop that I plan to use for mixing, jamming/practice and even occasionally working on my car. I will be coating the floor with epoxy paint and the cabinets will be left in the shop for storage. I am not worried about soundproofing as I am in a rural area with very little traffic and I will not be jamming late at night so I won't be bothering the neighbors that are around. This will be somewhat of a multifunction room and I want to leave as much of it original as possible.<br /><br />This will be an ongoing project but I would like to have a decent setup fairly quickly and on budget. I do not plan on tracking/mixing bands other than my own and that would be on very rare occasions. At this time I do not want the extra expense of building a control room.<br /><br />Hmmm, not sure what other information I can provide at this time.<br /><br />I know that this room is going to need a lot of dense absorption but I am not sure where it needs to be placed or exactly how much I need. The diagram below is sort of what I am thinking.<br /><br />The roll-up garage door is a bit of a problem. The tracking runs right up to the ceiling and about 10 feet in along the top. I cannot put clouds there because of it.<br /><br />I was thinking of filling every available corner space from floor to ceiling with OC 703 bass traps. (6x) 4ft x 8ft broadband absorbers and (3x) 4ft x 8ft portable broadband absorbers. I know that I'm going to need some diffusers and clouds incorporated into this as well.<br /><br />Here a pic of the shop from the outside (click to enlarge)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/photo-1678053820.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 348px;" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/photo-1678053820.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the wall with the cabinets and part of the front wall. The room of course is completely empty now. This is a picture from before we bought it. (click to enlarge)<br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/270458_10150351007233943_671443942_10106437_1543699_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 358px;" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/270458_10150351007233943_671443942_10106437_1543699_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/270437_10150351007033943_671443942_10106430_6152825_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 546px; height: 364px;" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/270437_10150351007033943_671443942_10106430_6152825_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Left hand wall and part of the front wall (click to enlarge)<br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/262230_10150351007473943_671443942_10106446_5246114_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 368px;" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/262230_10150351007473943_671443942_10106446_5246114_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I don't have any pictures of the garage door from the inside but I'm pretty sure you get the idea.<br /><br />Here is what I am planning to do for the first phase. The main objective is to have a great sounding room to be used for mixing. It will have a secondary function of tracking and a third function of working on my car.<br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/RoomTreatment.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 502px;" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/RoomTreatment.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm sure this project will take quite some time to complete but I'm hoping to have a good solid start by November/December. I will use this blog to update my progress.Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-23105361747462400782008-09-05T23:19:00.000-07:002008-09-05T23:20:18.215-07:00Our latest Hockey Night in Canada Theme Song submission<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.filemobile.com/static/widgets/audioplayer2/hnic_audioplayer.swf" width="320" height="240" allowScriptAccess="always"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.filemobile.com/static/widgets/audioplayer2/hnic_audioplayer.swf" /><br /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /> <br /> <param name="FlashVars" value="wid=293&mid=283494" /><br /> <param name="menu" value="false" /><br /> <embed src="http://www.filemobile.com/static/widgets/audioplayer2/hnic_audioplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" width="320" height="240" flashvars="wid=293&mid=283494&sessionToken=26fcd7b91467f02a3c9c98cb8bf2bd93"/></embed><br /><br /></object>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-41701094791160696742008-09-05T08:36:00.000-07:002011-08-23T10:05:38.683-07:00New semester now underway - Audio Engineering 5It seems like it was such a long time ago since I'd been in the studio but it has only been a month. Yesterday (Sept 4th, 2008) we kicked off the beginning of our new semester. Our instructor gave us the details of what will be happening in this semester and it looks like it will be awesome.
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<br />One of the projects in particular is very exciting. We will be producing/engineering this years "Stop the Rain" benefit concert. This concert features 4 bands. We will be recording the entire show as well as providing videography and lighting. For me this is an awesome opportunity to get outside of the studio and into a live environment and for a great cause to boot.
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<br /><blockquote><p><em>Stop the Rain Project is dedicated to humanitarian causes. Our Bandaid Benefit Concerts raised over $10,000 last year. Currently we are providing financial aid to 10 single parent families in India, funding 90 school age children in Costa Rica and helping supply a local food bank in the Greater Vancouver area. Greg Reid</em>
<br /></p></blockquote>This years concert will be on November 30th 2008. Check out this video from last years show. This song is featuring my instructor's band (Stop the Rain band), Greg Reid on keys. The second video is Elijah's Cry.
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<br />The other day I received an interesting e-mail from none other than Liona Boyd. She had been researching Melodyne and had come accross one of my blog entries. This was a very exciting moment for me as I have been a very big fan of her music for over 25 years. I was equally thrilled to find out that she had listened to our music.
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<br />Liona has a huge list of awards including; Five-time winner of the Juno Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year, Guitar Player Magazine's Gallery of the Greats, Five-time winner of the Guitar Player Magazine's, Classical Guitarist of the Year, The Order of Canada, The Order of Ontario, Vanier Award, Women Who Make a Difference, Artist of the Year, and Honorary Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Four Honorary Doctorate of Law degrees, One Honorary Doctorate of Music degree, Prix "Esprit du Ciècle".
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<br />She has also done a number of collaborations. Most notably with; Yo Yo Ma, Eric Clapton, Chet Atkins, David Gilmore, Georges Zamfir, Gordon Lightfoot, Sir Andrew Davis, Al Di Meola, Steve Morse, Strunz and Farah, Jesse Cook, Pavlo Johannes, Linstead Innis, Oscar Lopez, Ron Korb, Paul Anka, The Canadian Brass, Tracy Chapman and Michael Kamen.
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I have always respected Bob Rock as a producer but he is also an awesome musician.<br /><br />Pictured below; Bob Rock, Paul Hyde, Mike Reno, Paul Dean and Wil. The last picture is me with Elisse Estrada.<br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02577.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02577.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02583.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02583.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02583.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02729.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02583.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02721.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02583.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02469.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02583.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n297/Beerhunter341/DSC02596.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-33021331232113038832008-06-09T07:47:00.000-07:002008-06-09T07:50:12.278-07:00Too busy doin'....I thought I would make a quick post to let you all know that I haven't fallen off of the planet. Truth of the matter is that I have been so busy with school and homelife that I haven't been able to write much to my blog lately.<br />Hopefully during the next couple weeks I will be able to catch up. Thanks for hanging in there.Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-48289141581200619742008-06-07T14:33:00.001-07:002008-06-07T14:33:19.389-07:00Producer/Engineer<img src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/buffer.gif" height="4" /><br/><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/artist/fancollector.swf?page_object_id=artist_226325&backgroundcolor=EEEEEE&font_color=000000&posted_by=artist_226325" height="100" width="434" > </embed><br/><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/11/226325/Artist/226325/Artist/link"><img alt="The%20London%20Project" border="0" height="19" src="http://www.reverbnation.com/data_public/resource/image/11/fr_footer.gif" width="434" /></a><br/><img src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/buffer.gif" height="4" /><a href="http://www.quantcast.com/p-05---xoNhTXVc" target="_blank"><img src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-05---xoNhTXVc.gif" style="display: none" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/></a><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/CIMP/bHQ9MTIxMjg3NDM*ODE2OCZwdD*xMjEyODc*NDM5NTU5JnA9MjcwODEmZD1mYW4lNUZjb2xsZWN*b3IlNUZmaXJzdCU1RmdlbiZuPWJsb2dnZXImZz*x.jpg" />Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-34759278550206230772008-05-19T12:39:00.000-07:002008-12-10T17:55:52.944-08:00Mushroom Studio's - Vancouver, Canada<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9rlum6ijBWBH3WlKt0o7S67_bzTUPHXjNm2Iesos5IU-WtvwJlRtY5dHb3U5pWZRy8h0gF7bWi21ZXwffOI8zq13agekk47ebRgy0m0lUzZjfxQcKBN7qLbQHhIynxJUfN1SLZfOniE/s1600-h/DSC02126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202204164400282946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9rlum6ijBWBH3WlKt0o7S67_bzTUPHXjNm2Iesos5IU-WtvwJlRtY5dHb3U5pWZRy8h0gF7bWi21ZXwffOI8zq13agekk47ebRgy0m0lUzZjfxQcKBN7qLbQHhIynxJUfN1SLZfOniE/s320/DSC02126.JPG" border="0" /></a>I can remember many years ago, driving down W. 6th Street in Vancouver and seeing the big backlit Mushroom Studio's sign (wonder what happened to the sign anyways... isn't there anymore). Just the sight of the studio sign triggered memories of one of my favorite bands, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUTSjTnMJJlJWcL3I7JmgKZajgAdEa8ivMJKXvkaEE3YpCZhv9SxAVNXE1W-nQqjwXAUXG7KkPGMc9iR88E0c4PGXqJIfELV_pXlAMXI36g4C16Mvom-yAXNiQPNa9Cu8LtB6WIjhRMI/s1600-h/IMG00120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202565667502620018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" height="183" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUTSjTnMJJlJWcL3I7JmgKZajgAdEa8ivMJKXvkaEE3YpCZhv9SxAVNXE1W-nQqjwXAUXG7KkPGMc9iR88E0c4PGXqJIfELV_pXlAMXI36g4C16Mvom-yAXNiQPNa9Cu8LtB6WIjhRMI/s320/IMG00120.jpg" width="225" border="0" /></a>Heart. Heart and the Mushroom label were synonimus at the time. The music during this era was very electifying to me. In some ways Mushroom Studios was very much a part of my childhood as I grew up living with the music that came out of this studio. As a producer/Engineer, this was truly something that I have wanted to experience my entire life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x9XptRDzjr_ctjLIiAgFH4ObvDTUDaWgIpQJeT7zxJo-q6e7cEJI6qSW6fFYPcEVx7lUVHc_aC0gXsIkaBcIUZHxNmOyGDhw5dgkaI2ejqlxqrnQu9TVA86bHq56fjIyiwjE7FZFKcI/s1600-h/IMG00110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202565478524058978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1x9XptRDzjr_ctjLIiAgFH4ObvDTUDaWgIpQJeT7zxJo-q6e7cEJI6qSW6fFYPcEVx7lUVHc_aC0gXsIkaBcIUZHxNmOyGDhw5dgkaI2ejqlxqrnQu9TVA86bHq56fjIyiwjE7FZFKcI/s200/IMG00110.jpg" border="0" /></a>Upon entering Mushroom Stuidio's I could quickly confirm that all my favorites had been there. Chilliwack and their "Dreams, Dreams, Dreams" gold record was displayed as expected. Tom Cochran and Red Rider, Marcy Playground, Loverboy, Prism and many other great records that I had forgotten about were recorded here as well. With all this history painted on the walls how can you not hear the music?<br />*In 1946, one of Canada's first studios named Aragon Recording Studios was opened in Vancouver, aided by Al Reusch. Reusch was a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0xSquoRLVb4K5C5DITCod3Dy1igWBbFvayCbhAQps9J8fsKzp-DFd6VM3qsub8AqTYPwVI-gi-HBPkENDXXHd0VjvHFC24Fp9cliowhCf0uOD-P9VDcUdb4k8vWgs0f1C4wRybUaelU/s1600-h/IMG00115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202209064957967698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="205" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0xSquoRLVb4K5C5DITCod3Dy1igWBbFvayCbhAQps9J8fsKzp-DFd6VM3qsub8AqTYPwVI-gi-HBPkENDXXHd0VjvHFC24Fp9cliowhCf0uOD-P9VDcUdb4k8vWgs0f1C4wRybUaelU/s320/IMG00115.jpg" width="181" border="0" /></a>musician, big band leader, and one of Vancouver's first DJ's. By 1954, Reusch acquired sole ownership of Aragon Studios which would lead to the construction of Mushroom Studios.<br />The current home of Mushroom Studios was built in 1966 at 1234 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver. Built by Aragon from the ground up as a first class audio recording studio, it was an orchestral recording room for special sessions by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC). Howard Tremaine consulted on the original acoustic design and equipment installation. One of the first clients was Diana Ross and The Supremes, and later Led Zeppelin would also record there.*<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOCgI1u8hgL3l1vE7iIxrrnbxemzsKZ6_cEtVPjOw-Md8okjRara9nZmXdvKrmT98tw-jojbzeLHcx1gPAcaLUlmWkf62zDkHYowg1XObEBb8dMoToHHAgfPeXPBPdfqwPYy4oB3DPlg/s1600-h/IMG00109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202569240915410306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px" height="207" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOCgI1u8hgL3l1vE7iIxrrnbxemzsKZ6_cEtVPjOw-Md8okjRara9nZmXdvKrmT98tw-jojbzeLHcx1gPAcaLUlmWkf62zDkHYowg1XObEBb8dMoToHHAgfPeXPBPdfqwPYy4oB3DPlg/s320/IMG00109.jpg" width="193" border="0" /></a>This is the first of several blogs that will be writing as a result to my weekend full of rubbing elbows with some of the great producers and engineers that have worked in Vancouver.<br /><br />During the next few days I will be writing about my experiences with Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Led Zepellin, Metallica, Aerosmith) Jeff Dawson (State of Shock, Daniel Powter, Holly McNarland) Roger Swan (K-OS, Swollen Members) Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour) Ben Kaplan (Chevelle, Trapt, Shakira) GGGarth Richardson (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine) Howard Redekopp (Tegan & Sara, New Pornographers)<br />*Information obtained from Wikipedia <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom_Studios">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom_Studios</a>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-41102967542424655242008-05-10T22:08:00.000-07:002008-05-18T22:56:52.942-07:00Audio Engineering Session 15<div><a href="http://www.homerecordingconnection.com/images_news/mixing_3.gif"></a>In this session we picked up where we left off from last week. Sophie and I were using ProTools for our mix. Later in the session I had a really good chance to talk to Greg about EQ and how to notch out the various instruments so theye each have their place in the mix.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>When we recorded these tracks we had already applied some EQ to get us close to where we wanted to be so we had a lot of headroom to work with. We started by tweaking the kick and snare a bit. Then moving on to the bass.</div><br /><div></div><div>I will try and hunt down a good EQ guide as I know that I have one around here somewhere. Anyways, the idea here is that by using EQ you can create space in your mix for various<a href="http://www.homerecordingconnection.com/images_news/mixing_4.gif"></a> instruments to be heard without it competing with other instruments that are in the same frequency range.</div>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-35732995014152797502008-05-07T07:30:00.000-07:002008-05-07T13:42:59.817-07:00New Music West 2008<a href="http://www.newmusicwest.com/images/nmwimage.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 48px" height="47" alt="" src="http://www.newmusicwest.com/images/nmwimage.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have only recently heard about this music event that has been held in Vancouver for the past 18 years! I am pleased that I have finally found out about this event taking place on May 14th through 18th. From the looks of their website, it looks like it will be awesome. This is The largest and most influential new music event in Western North America. There will be over 200 <a href="http://www.newmusicwest.com/images/aboutimg.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 123px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" height="238" alt="" src="http://www.newmusicwest.com/images/aboutimg.jpg" border="0" /></a>bands playing in over 30 venues. For $30 you can get "all you can hear" wristbands. Well, exciting as this sounds it is not the only reason why I am excited to attend. I'm attending a couple of the workshops that are happening over the weekend. Every year New Music West puts on these amazing and exclusive workshops. I won’t be missing my chance to meet and learn from the top producers and coaches in the world, inside some of Vancouver’s best music production facilities!! How about you?<br /><br />Of course there is the music as well. Past performers have included: Nickelback, Marilyn Manson, Gene Simmons, Perry Farrell, Swollen Members, Sam Roberts, The Flaming Lips, Frank Black, Hot Hot Heat, Matthew Good, Run DMC, Metric, Mark Farina, Blind Boys of Alabama, Midnight Oil, The Trews, Stars, Liz Phair, Modest Mouse etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. I wonder who will be there this year??<br /><br />Here is a link to the schedule <a href="http://www.newmusicwest.com/NMW-GRID-MAY-4.xls">http://www.newmusicwest.com/NMW-GRID-MAY-4.xls</a><br /><br />...and this is a link to this years lineup <a href="http://www.newmusicwest.com/NMW2008-Artist-List-FINAL.xls">http://www.newmusicwest.com/NMW2008-Artist-List-FINAL.xls</a> and finally the link to the main page <a href="http://www.newmusicwest.com/">http://www.newmusicwest.com</a>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-87431246997406988432008-05-05T20:15:00.000-07:002008-05-05T20:23:16.904-07:00Interactive Frequency Chart<a href="http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/images/main_chart.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/images/main_chart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A few session ago we were talking about fundamental frequencies and their associated harmonic content. This image represents the best chart that I've been able to find on the web... but wait, there's more. If you click on this link you will be able to access a fully interactive frequency chart.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm">http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm</a><a href="http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm"></a>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-38719426218464599732008-05-04T19:18:00.000-07:002008-12-10T17:55:53.128-08:00Audio Engineering Session 14<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdVDc2KtN7i3PWOfcLrB21HZsxVqr8Re8Viq4TpGcbUNktuudbRefUO9o62jZ3Jl4ipbX9ysqv59haOvQIvvgoYZKzji8vVlJWKJUbnjLVX5FDjQ9kFuE9H_mK996W5J9jUeJfUg5ur0/s1600-h/DSC02096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197054673818488866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdVDc2KtN7i3PWOfcLrB21HZsxVqr8Re8Viq4TpGcbUNktuudbRefUO9o62jZ3Jl4ipbX9ysqv59haOvQIvvgoYZKzji8vVlJWKJUbnjLVX5FDjQ9kFuE9H_mK996W5J9jUeJfUg5ur0/s320/DSC02096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />In this session we all shuffled around which audio application we were to use. Emile and Cash on Sonar, Greg and Jessie on the V-Studio, and Sophie and I were are on Pro Tools.<br />For us to be able to mix last weeks tracks we first had to use a ripper tool which converts Roland's proprietary file format to WAV files. The ripping process only took about 2 minutes.<br />Once we imported all the tracks into ProTools we gave it a quick listen. It sounded really good without any tweaks. This was because we spent some time last week capturing great sound right at the source.<br />I hadn't had a chance to hear the piano tracks up until now. As mentioned earlier, we used a pair of AT 4033's (see session 13 for more on mic'ing the piano). Click on the player to listen to the raw piano tracks. No effects have been added. The tracks have only been panned hard left and right. It should be noted that this is not a stand alone piano piece. I simply solo'd the piano from the multitrack session.<br /><br /><div style="width:200px; border:solid #999999 1px; background-image:url('http://www.soundclick.com/images/elogos/SC_ExtBG200.png')"><br /><a href='http://www.soundclick.com/cmsdouglascollege'><br /><div style="background-color:width:200px; height:70px; cursor:pointer; background-image:url('http://www.soundclick.com/images/elogos/SC_200.png');"></div></a><br /><div id="lower"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" height="60" width="200" data="http://www.soundclick.com/player/V2/mp3player200.swf"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" /><br /> <param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" /><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.soundclick.com/player/V2/mp3player200.swf" /><br /> <param name="loop" value="false" /><br /> <param name="menu" value="false" /><br /> <param name="quality" value="high" /><br /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><br /> <param name="flashvars" value="playType=single&songid=6520678&scid=6520678&q=hi&ext=1&autoplay=0" /><br /> <param name="scale" value="noscale" /><br /> <param name="salign" value="b" /><br /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><br /></object></div></div>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-20165099486842600922008-05-02T07:49:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:50:57.754-07:00Rest in peace my friendOn this day 2 years ago I lost a very close and dear friend. I wrote this song as a tribute to him. Chuck, I still miss you my friend. May you rest in peace.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ACCmDfzdYwE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ACCmDfzdYwE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-17113470702488387262008-04-28T07:58:00.000-07:002008-04-28T08:12:05.420-07:00How to make a record (1937)An associate of mine found this little gem on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">YouTube</span>. I thought I would post this video here as it serves as an important reminder of just how well we have it now when it comes to recording albums on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PC's</span>. Without a doubt this confirms that it really DOESN'T suck recording on computers.<br /><br />So without further ado, let's roll the calendar back to 1937 and see how they made records back then.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hjKlFFp4-IE&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hjKlFFp4-IE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-40834543561204527412008-04-25T20:20:00.001-07:002008-12-10T17:55:53.615-08:00Audio Engineering Session 13The first thing we did this class was a de-brief of our previous tracking session with Greg's band. We reviewed the workflow and came up with a basic strategy that should be used to maintain order and to stay calm. We were told that when recording a rock band, the most important thing is to get a great drum take. All the other instruments/vocals can be re-done easily as everyone was in separate isolation rooms.<br /><br />An important aspect of tracking is communication. It is important for the engineer to make the musicians feel comfortable. This will bring out their best performance. It is best to keep everyone well informed about the tasks at hand and what will be happening next. If a lot of focus is on the drums for example, you can let the other musicians know that they can kick back and get a coffee. Tell the bass player to relax for 15 mins while the headphone mix is being dialed in. Without a doubt a good Audio Engineer will be able to bring out the best in them and not make them feel like they are under a microscope in a fish bowl.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_BqMvV2TXQBXy2dPYSo79NfSSzCjUAwnKz591AkdC5G9XbrEFt2FXfNwtLttwYr7g-mv9iuR1mCR2jBJYnkf0zG2AR8NKk_3yxYvvQXmd-6iHMMMK5P9vnhweS2eQYUDv9v3jj5NfCE/s1600-h/yamahagrand.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193389572066381778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_BqMvV2TXQBXy2dPYSo79NfSSzCjUAwnKz591AkdC5G9XbrEFt2FXfNwtLttwYr7g-mv9iuR1mCR2jBJYnkf0zG2AR8NKk_3yxYvvQXmd-6iHMMMK5P9vnhweS2eQYUDv9v3jj5NfCE/s200/yamahagrand.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tracking can get quite stressful. There are a lot of things going on at once. A clearly defined plan is very important. Most of your energy needs to be directed at making a great mix. This is the ultimate goal in any tracking session. Of course there are several other aspects of major importance (mic placement, tuning etc), in the end a great mix will be inspiring to the musicians. Everything else will fall into place rather naturally if your energy is focused on the mix.<br /><br />After the debrief we moved onto layering some additional tracks for one of Greg's songs from last session. We did some backing vox first. Greg sang into an Audio Technical AT4033.<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193389099619979186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3wDBtBhM8AdAkQJNfzsZQTw9SDkIl5yElD7A-sDxZ0NcxQKFRJwOK4FqDIDlsunJkp6Gbb_IF6YKnCW7_xtrCSkDGgV3dwhvIKkc9MmPbmY5yfmD2RNFYoTy5T0TYJXnfmo43OUtxwE/s400/yamaha_front.JPG" border="0" /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXnQJUSPTYh9FPLf4AHOq7qqAY1QI4vItYq0wsQvWjbRgdxB3trsgUFQGqNgdo-GUH9EmIT_i5dBhOMufoj0xD7Mh5m5ljmPLtlkVflgSoqMEW7moRO7pXNsgoA3BqNmkcQx-EVLBmFI/s1600-h/at4033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193389301483442114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXnQJUSPTYh9FPLf4AHOq7qqAY1QI4vItYq0wsQvWjbRgdxB3trsgUFQGqNgdo-GUH9EmIT_i5dBhOMufoj0xD7Mh5m5ljmPLtlkVflgSoqMEW7moRO7pXNsgoA3BqNmkcQx-EVLBmFI/s200/at4033.JPG" border="0" /></a>After a couple of takes we moved on to recording the piano. We used a stereo pair of AT4033's. These were placed about 10 inches away from the strings. One on the low end and one on the treble end. Now then, Greg has been playing piano forever and this is a very nice piano in a very good room so as one would expect, the piano sounded great!<br /><br /></p>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-22159924200698180402008-04-22T21:05:00.000-07:002008-12-10T17:55:54.109-08:00Meet the band!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKs85CgEtCGIPv9jFClpY8_iLUpmi4Kd2F6evJUvQh8Hkftg6MG9hhtdg9N260X6mlFgArRSQmbqikBlXwQ0ni1VhNufGoWKvCzn1hOvRLlq59nCS6QHlBhW7CvGr5z9XRQfngZgMFMY/s1600-h/tlp-tshirt+front.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192290206467493714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 103px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 41px" height="48" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKs85CgEtCGIPv9jFClpY8_iLUpmi4Kd2F6evJUvQh8Hkftg6MG9hhtdg9N260X6mlFgArRSQmbqikBlXwQ0ni1VhNufGoWKvCzn1hOvRLlq59nCS6QHlBhW7CvGr5z9XRQfngZgMFMY/s200/tlp-tshirt+front.JPG" width="121" border="0" /></a>Wow, can't beleive that it took until now for me to introduce our band. Talk about lack of self promotion! Ok, well, Don, Ken and I have been jamming and writing music for some<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192291761245654946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBfnarlB-hUN638yNcQIvQaXgqhvledVhPI6hudT_RA_f-cSQHvng9N7k1g0dcWeAeoAV6xyAv58C21JO4IaP86JDsArFoy3nBMX_BAmttMDoXmPwYIyqUaEFnxUCVCJiEcYRsHpErhc/s320/1207240440_The_London_Project_-_The_London_Project_-_Group_Shot.jpg" border="0" /> time now. About 5 years. Mind you we have been saying 5 years for awhile now.<br />Don is the ma<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02_MtT2l2NgIuY6MUu_91g-NydYP80JkouqAiZc1W_8QsS9XZOfK7otJPwxV6oQVqj47tTLAiUSaNuYtJDx598PAORRqrUkIQIPUeny35uz5KxFJHb9D4knbOXO890vUeSFIBfURWdv0/s1600-h/CD_Inside.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192290627374288754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02_MtT2l2NgIuY6MUu_91g-NydYP80JkouqAiZc1W_8QsS9XZOfK7otJPwxV6oQVqj47tTLAiUSaNuYtJDx598PAORRqrUkIQIPUeny35uz5KxFJHb9D4knbOXO890vUeSFIBfURWdv0/s200/CD_Inside.JPG" border="0" /></a>stermind behind all <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvPsX2WGh_UmHwnQlBnew0wqEopqA91YFnemGhhxKkBC0RRjXrv8WVyTGrDGRVkLw069zF6xb0oZLkwp1VUmB9TEzI8FwxfrE-F3b9dFKJbfur8KNz5Ro2DZ5xvtCWTxxBolcJejxvCY/s1600-h/ep+cover.JPG"></a>our songs. He has been playing guitar forever. For whatever reason, Don and I seem to click when it comes to writing music.<br />My daughter Chelsea has been working with us on a lot of our songs. Her vocals really help shape the sound of our band. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNIXuD3W5tMx9wXSF3krsCswXRxvMGXpIaxCd1sAAGLe-O6TkjKDVyhYxw84fwd9lK4paGoxMFhgbLzV59iIxin41cjwDO1UAZvnPHTXt9MErHxIpHXHt8Kdc1Vf4Vhwwz6Bp_LcTU1Q/s1600-h/CD_Outside.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192290773403176834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNIXuD3W5tMx9wXSF3krsCswXRxvMGXpIaxCd1sAAGLe-O6TkjKDVyhYxw84fwd9lK4paGoxMFhgbLzV59iIxin41cjwDO1UAZvnPHTXt9MErHxIpHXHt8Kdc1Vf4Vhwwz6Bp_LcTU1Q/s200/CD_Outside.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our EP will be available in the next couple of months. Signed copies are already being distributed. So, that's like 4 copies now so don't hesitate or this spindle of CD's will be gone!Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498245008309092062.post-86310449847828215412008-04-21T09:32:00.000-07:002008-04-21T13:01:14.090-07:00The London Project in.... Germany??Last week The London Project was lucky enough to receive some airplay in Germany of all places. This just goes to show that the Internet is playing an important role in the Indie music scene.<br />Click on the link below to hear the German introduction to, and the song, "I Know She Understands" as aired in Germany.<br /><div style="width:200px; border:solid #999999 1px; background-image:url('http://www.soundclick.com/images/elogos/SC_ExtBG200.png')"><br /><a href='http://www.soundclick.com/londonproject'><br /><div style="background-color:width:200px; height:70px; cursor:pointer; background-image:url('http://www.soundclick.com/images/elogos/SC_200.png');"></div></a><br /><div id="lower"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" height="60" width="200" data="http://www.soundclick.com/player/V2/mp3player200.swf"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" /><br /> <param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" /><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.soundclick.com/player/V2/mp3player200.swf" /><br /> <param name="loop" value="false" /><br /> <param name="menu" value="false" /><br /> <param name="quality" value="high" /><br /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><br /> <param name="flashvars" value="playType=single&songid=6479682&scid=6479682&q=hi&ext=1&autoplay=0" /><br /> <param name="scale" value="noscale" /><br /> <param name="salign" value="b" /><br /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><br /></object></div></div><br /><br />Translation:<br /><blockquote>“Well, we are here with a combination of German and English. And now I will play another song as Lonnie is here; and Lonnie is from ‘The London Project’ yes, and the song is I know she understands.” <br /><br />“Yes, Lonnie also is from Canada, British Columbia and the band with members Don, Lonnie and Chelsea, work together on rock-genre music of the 70’ies, 80’ies and 90’ies. Now we will listen to “I Know She Understands“ and have fun with “The London Project” – Lonnie is in the chat room here.”<br /><br />After the song “Fantastic music here from The London Project, thank you Lonnie that was great music with your band, congratulations”.<br /></blockquote>Lonnie Jeeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341057722503144666noreply@blogger.com0