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John Elleson-Hartley

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Studio Six Digital SPL Meter App vs RadioShack

I wanted an SPL Meter on my iPhone as a back up and to check levels at gigs etc. so bought the really expensive £0.69 Studio Six Digital SPL Meter app. This quick test isn’t the most scientific of experiments but I’m really happy how close the app performs next Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years10th December 2011 ago
Composer

The Depths Of Deception

Before my work experience bod Ant left last week we managed to slap some eletric guitar into the Mac so I could create an energetic orchestral track with it. The Depths Of Deception is the end result – hope you like it! Well done to Ant for his guitar playing. Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years22nd July 2011 ago
John Elleson-Hartley

Nullify – 24bit WAV vs 128kbps MP3

A null test is a simple check to see if one track is a perfect digital copy of the original. This requires lining up, sample accurate, the original and copy on two separate tracks and reversing the polarity of one track. On playback, with both tracks mixed together and at Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years21st July 2011 ago
John Elleson-Hartley

Anam by Maurizio Parascandolo

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to the talents of Maurizio Parascandolo and his band on SoundCloud last night and this morning. The feel and performances just hit the spot for me. Have a listen and see what you think! Playing with Maurizio are Andrea Cerè (Double Bass & Electric Bass), Stefano Bergamini Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years19th July 2011 ago
Acoustics

Musical Experience – Anthony Tustin’s Sunlight

I’ve had an excellent week with having Ant in the studio for his work experience. We’ve been able to do a variety of jobs to give him an idea of what music studio work can involve. Ant has had a full introduction to the studio environment, the room treatment, and Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years15th July 2011 ago
John Elleson-Hartley

Ant And His Guitar

Ant is with me in the studio on work experience – work? 🙂 – this week and today we started recording a track that he’s putting together based around his main instrument, the guitar. This little video is of him practising the main chord progression on his acoustic earlier today. Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years12th July 2011 ago
Acoustics

The Room Is Key

The rooms we perform, record, mix, and master in, should be the best they can be for the required role to help us achieve a great sound and performance. I was accompanying Trinity Guildhall exams today at St.George’s Church in Worcester and it reminded me of how important our surroundings Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years17th March 2011 ago
John Elleson-Hartley

Transfer DAT to Disk

So far this year I have done eight DAT tape transfers and am being sent a couple more this week – in total that’s as many as I did for all of 2010! These jobs are mainly from musicians realising that they have their precious music on DAT and they Read more…

By John Elleson-Hartley, 11 years15th February 2011 ago

Recent Posts

Second Chance from Miguel D'Oliveira
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Recent Posts
  • Second Chance from Miguel D’Oliveira
  • KANDRIA Video Game Trailer Launches Kickstarter
  • GHOSTS OF SOUND – LX8’s Debut EDM Single
  • It’s OUTTAKES TIME! From my Waves J37 Video
  • What It Does – WAVES J37 Tape Saturation Plugin
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