Monthly Archives: December 2008

How to create a mono channel in Kontakt 2/3

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Ame one

I got an email today that asked how to do this so here’s a quick tutorial that I wrote. 1. Open the output section in Kontakt by clicking the output button on the top. In Kontakt 3 it’s the button … Continue reading →

Posted in Tutorials | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Jack Kerouac Blog and My Memory of “On The Road”

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Ame one

I got a comment on my post about Hemingway from Rick Dale. He’s the author of “The Beat Handbook.” I checked out his Kerouac obsessed blog. It’s really interesting. Lots of little tidbits about Kerouac mixed in with his opinions … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Ernest Hemingway is boring but I still love him

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Ame one

I’m a fan of Hemingway (except for that book about some guy and a fish). I remember the first book book I read by him. It was “The Green Hills of Africa.” It was a first edition stolen from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Parallel Compression

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ame one

Today we are going to discuss parallel compression (New York compression). I’m a pretty big fan of this technique. The main reason I’m a drummer and I like to beef up the drums with it.  What is parallel compression? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Tutorials | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mystery of Staples Halo mix

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Ame one

If you been following me, you would know that I been handed the task of mixing the vocals for Staplemouth’s forthcoming album. For the past week I been working on this one track called Halo. I started mixing it and … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The morning of parallel nothing!

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Ame one

Last night I was flipping through the old Mastering Audio book by Bob Katz and happened across the section about parallel compression. I like to use it to beef up my drums, however in the mastering concept of parallel compression … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How to set a compressor

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Ame one

When I used to live in Hawaii, there was this certain drum n bass dj who came up to me and asked, “What setting do you use when you use a compressor?” I responded by saying, “Well it all depends … Continue reading →

Posted in Tutorials | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment