Welcome Back on the Wagon

Well, it's been a long time since the last post. So in order to make up for it, there is going to be a new blog post EVERY WEEK! "Every Week" you say? Yes, Every Week, a brand new blog posting. With that, let me tell you what's been happening here lately.

Things have been busy here at CHS. The new website is up and running, with a few more finishing touches to do. Link is on the right. The Podcasts are starting back up. You can subscribe to those here. 

A few new projects have been in the works, namely "Baby Beats". This is a production intended for young babies and toddlers that helps their mental development by introducing them to rhythmic ideas at an early age. The album is comprised of many different styles of music and a lot of different percussion instruments. Some of these are: bongos, congas, djembe, dumbek, cowbell, claves, shakers, shekere, rain stick, wood blocks, typewriter, traditional drumset, marching drums, household items that clunk, bang, thud, or smack, among others. In all, it's turning out to be quite fun. My 17 month old daughter and some nieces and nephews have been great test subjects.

As with the last post, we would like to have more questions to answer and discuss, so feel free to talk about anything audio recording related.

See ya next week.

First Question, Surround Mixing

The first question comes from Miles:

I would like to post a question regarding surround-sound mixing.

It seems one of the biggest mistakes or miscalculations surround sound mixers make is how to handle the low end; proper bass management.

I hear a lot of mixes with the bass rolled off heavily, or accentuated extensively. The mixer doesn't intend on those drastic differences but the mix reads so violently different from system to system (speaking of the low end only here!).

"Surround-Sound" systems are so common now amongst consumers that I wondered how mixers are achieving proper bass management in their mixes and what are some of the techniques used to check yourself?

Leave your comments below.

Welcome to The Mixing Blog

If you're here for information about cooking, mixing ingredients, or any other kind of mixing besides audio, you may be happier with the Yan Can Cook blog. For those wishing to hear and hopefully learn more about audio, welcome. I'll try to stay updated and give relevant information to the topics. First I need some ideas about what it is you bloggers want to hear about. So leave your comments and give some suggestions.

See ya soon