Creating a convincing and tight mix that is ‘tall, deep and wide’ is far easier said than done. However, if the mixing process is approached in a systematic way the outcome will be far better and far easier to achieve. READ MORE

Chris Brown is up for three Grammy this time with nods for Best R&B Album, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song. CRAS grads Christian Mochizuki and Mike Layos were on the team. Their other credits include Jay-Z and Kanye West’ Watch The Throne, Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic and Kid Cudi Man On The Moon II.

Check out these new product videos from the show floor of NAMM 2012 including gear from Blue, Focusrite, Presonus, Universal Audio and MOTU.

Grammy winning engineer and CRAS grad Chad Carlson worked on Taylor Swift’s nominated CD Speak Now.

One of the most popular searches relating to linear-phase EQ on Google is “linear-phase explained,” which offers very poor results. After the search, tech writer Samuel O’Sullivan was still grasping at straws and said “to hell with it,” and ran his own experiments. READ MORE

CRAS grades Andrew Wuepper and Rob Katz worked on Rihanna’s Loud which has her nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

CRAS grad Todd Monfalcone worked with Danger Mouse who is nominated for Producer of the Year.

Searching for anything online can be a complete waste of time if you are looking in the wrong places. It is often difficult to figure out the best place to begin your search, and can be quite overwhelming. READ MORE

CRAS grads Ken Eisennagel and Matt Dougherty worked as editor, engineer and assistant for Megadeth’s Th1rt3en which was nominated for the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Grammy. Ken’s credits include work with Steve Lukather Ever Changing Times, Ronnie Wood I Feel Like Playing, The Secret 6 Close Enemies, Brendan James Brendan James and more. Matt has worked with Staind Staind, Pop Evil War of Angels, Airbourne No Guts, No Glory, Trapt No Apologies and more.

I don’t think you need a statistic to prove that never in history have headphones been more prevalent in our culture. And from cheapies at the dollar store, to the earbuds that came with your iPod/iPhone, to the $1000 audiophile models at hi-fi shops, ANY set of stereo headphones will reproduce binaural audio. READ MORE