Allusion Studios was hired to record ADR for the major mega blockbuster Pacific Rim Uprising. Read More
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ADR For Pacific Rim Uprising
The Control Room Meets Focal Sopra, Zaor and IsoAcoustics
The last year was expansive in changes over here. I have been wanting to upgrade the playback system in the Control Room for my clients to have just as good experience as I do right behind the desk. In fact, it is even better. The Focal Sopra speaker is one of the top performing speakers…
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Testing for NASA
Every once in a while you get to do something cool. Well this is a good one. Developers for NASA needed an acoustically quiet space for noise testing of their "undisclosed" technology that will be used in outer space. I brought them into the Vocal Room for 2 sessions as db measurements were made at…
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Todd Whisler’s Portland Is Released
The style of recording for the album Portland was inspired by the stripped down, acoustic approach epitomized by Carolyn and Love Is A Song (from Imaginary Love Ballads). Portland eschews distorted electric guitars and over the top synthesizers in favor of acoustic guitar, piano, cello, violin, saxophone, trumpet and the rarely used bass clarinet. Augmented…
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Surround Mixing
Recently, I mixed two full length albums for a client in full surround. The mixing itself was fun and creative and a process that is easy for me to do. It is the encoding and formatting that can really trip you up though. From hires DVD-A or Video DVD-V there is plenty of reasons behind…
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You just recorded your Masterpiece. Are you really going to listen to it on ear buds?
"Of course not Jim, I am going to use my laptop!" What??? In today’s world of convenience and functionality, we forgot the term audiophile quality. However, we are all about experiences and now the HiFI industry is catering to these new formats of streaming, laptop playback and music servers so you can have your functionality…
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