Let’s continue with my most favorite topic; drum sound and this time drum monitoring to be exact. By reading you’ll learn how you can improve the drum recording with a simple drum monitoring tip. Drummer! Avoid this common drum monitoring mistake when recording. This blog post delivers useful insight for both drummers and recording engineers. […]
How far are you willing to travel to make the album of your dreams? Why do bands fly up to thousands of kilometres to Astia-studio to record their music on magnetic tape? “We travelled to the other side of the world to make our dreams come true!” – Case study Aeternal Requiem. By reading this post […]
You are most likely familiar with getting ready for recording. Are you among those who before the album session take a break from playing live to get a proper rest before recording? With the proper rest you have more energy to continue the music hobby, or wait, what… This time I want to share with […]
The bands that I’ve lately done sessions with have one thing in common. Two of them planned to make the first tape session the last of their career. Yet, both got huge inspiration from the session and decided to continue making music. “I’m ready to sell my digital gear… From now on this is the […]
Does it bother you that your snare is replaced with a sample during mixing? Isn’t your snare cutting through the mix and doesn’t it translate the energy of your hit well enough? This time I want to share with you a tip that I use on every session. Read this post and improve the snare […]
A lot of high-end, clicking sound or a dark thump? When was the last time you compared the bass drum beaters and how they sound? Or have you paid any attention to the difference they make? This small but highly important detail seems to be forgotten by many. Some seem to think that the one […]
During the past 25 years a great variety of bands has visited us. Our goal on every session is to learn something new. We are happy to share our experiences and hope they will make your recording session a smoother ride. Here are tips how you can avoid wasting precious studio time and how to […]
On third part of our first blog post we’ll let the drummers who have had a #fullanalogexperience session at Astia-studio to do the talking. Prepare yourself for the drummer comments. They seem to share similar thoughts about our drum room, what exactly it is that tape captures and about a very important factor; monitoring while […]