When RED released the GIO Scope tool in October 2014, it bridged the worlds of cinematography and The Zone System. Zebras and false-color IRE tools are all well and good, but when you have a camera that can record 16 stops of dynamic range, you want to know more than …
The Nile Project: Artists in Residence
The Nile Project is a group of musicians from countries that are touched by the waters of the Nile River. The Nile Project’s mission is to raise awareness of issues that threaten the rich ecosystem and vital resources that the Nile River provides to millions of people in Africa. They do …
Experience the Mixing Process at Manifold Recording
Last year, John Heitzenrater and the band Hindugrass came to Manifold Recording to track their new album. John used crowd-funding to help defray the costs of the tracking session, and to use his home studio to edit and mix the resulting tracks. The theory was that by going “all in” …
Progress Report (Network and Data)
Following closely our progress report on the video capabilities of the studio, this posting details some of the major progress and changes we’ve been making to our infrastructure. Some may find this information way too technical or way too dry, but it’s part of what makes the studio work, and …
Progress Report (Video)
It has been a while since my last blog posting, which means there is much, Much, MUCH to tell. I’m not sure that I can do it all justice in one evening, but there are some highlights I want to hit. In early November, pianist Kimiko Ishizaka performed Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier …
How Long Is This Gonna Take? [TrustMeImAScientist]
How Long Is This Gonna Take? asks and answers one of the most important questions that any artist must consider before embarking on a recording project. The summary is pretty simple: while recording technology has dramatically lowered the cost of recording audio, there’s a lot more that goes into making …
Moments of Enlightenment with Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider
At the Dōjō where I train, the black belts begin every class by saying “Shiken Haramitsu Daikoumyo,” reminding themselves that “every moment is an opportunity for enlightenment.” I have been training for a year, making good progress, and if I keep it up, I might earn my black belt in …
Colin Broad makes me happy
It was over a year ago when Ben Loftis told me “I think you’re going to need a box from Colin Broad”. I vaguely remember looking up the name, seeing the boxes, and thinking “OK…when I’m a little closer to building out the studio I’ll have to see what’s current …