Digital Audio Workstations Having grown up in the era of analogue audio and tape recorders, I have been learning about the ways of the studio in the current era. The biggest technological change has been the widespread adoption of Digital Audio Workstations, DAWs, as the centre of studios. They are undeniably powerful, versatile programs, creatingContinue reading “DAWmageddon”
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Two into one DOES go! Or How I built myself a Roland D-50 Synthesizer
Part 1: The Roland D-50 Certain instruments can be claimed to have defined an era in music. In the 1980s, the Japanese synthesizer manufacturer, Roland created a unique-sounding digital synthesizer that was destined to appear on countless hit records, soundtracks and genres. Musically and sonically, it became synonymous with its era. I’ll describe the impactContinue reading “Two into one DOES go! Or How I built myself a Roland D-50 Synthesizer”
Back to the Studio, 27 Years Later…
I ran a recording studio in the 1980s. The studio was known for getting great performances and sounds from the musicians we recorded. I stepped away from it in 1994 to raise my children. Now, on my MSc Audio Production course, I stepped back into a recording environment to carry out our assignment as aContinue reading “Back to the Studio, 27 Years Later…”
Paul Grooveside 