On Track

Meet My Tele Choir

September 5, 2012

Ah, the good old Telecaster. Yes, it’s hard to play—at least in comparison to some guitars—but I view it as one of the most flexible recording and gigging guitars around.

Panning Your Guitar in the Mix

July 9, 2012

Rich Tozzoli

Universal Audio’s EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in (based on the original Echoplex tape delay units) simulates a vintage tape delay and offers opportunities for creative panning. If you want your

Keeping it Simple in the Studio

March 9, 2012

Rich Tozzoli

On “When the Levee Breaks” from Led Zeppelin IV, Jimmy Page’s guitar parts are panned left and right, and mixed quite dry with some deep flange. Conversely, the drums

Grooving To A Virtual Drummer

January 10, 2012

Rich Tozzoli

Aside from using the loops in my TV productions, I like jamming to them. It’s a great way to practice locking into a real drummer’s beats.

To give yourself—and your mix engineer—the greatest flexibility in the final stages of production, consider splitting your signal before it hits the delay and capturing two guitar tracks, one clean and one effected.

Secrets of Compression, Pt. 1

July 19, 2011

Rich Tozzoli

Compression in the studio and how you can apply it to your tracks during mixdown.

On Track: Wisdom From A True Original

March 15, 2011

Rich Tozzoli

An interview with Sam Broussard, who mixes Cajun, funk, and slide for a truly unique sound

Alan Parsons' "Art and Science of Sound Recording"

January 17, 2011

Rich Tozzoli

If it doesn’t sound right to the human ear, it’s not going to sound right to the microphone,” notes Alan Parsons on his Art & Science of Sound Recording