1 hr 28 min
#9 - Depth and Contrast: The Secret to Better Recordings The Gain Stage
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- Music Commentary
Making records is kind of like cooking. Timbre is our flavor, and rhythm is the seasoning... or something like that. The point is, that great recordings often create a sense of depth, a front-to-back, three dimensional quality of sound that envelops the listener, putting them into a world. Recordings can be highly artificial or very natural, but most of the best ones have this quality.
How do you achieve that? The key, Trent argues, is contrast. Just like a great chili has different textures, and layers of seasoning, great records have contrasting timbres, rhythms, and time-based effects to create the illusion of depth.
Trent Jones
Email: trent@marmaladecream.com
IG: @marmalade_cream
Web: https://www.marmaladecream.com
Aaron LaBoon
IG: @aarondlaboon
Making records is kind of like cooking. Timbre is our flavor, and rhythm is the seasoning... or something like that. The point is, that great recordings often create a sense of depth, a front-to-back, three dimensional quality of sound that envelops the listener, putting them into a world. Recordings can be highly artificial or very natural, but most of the best ones have this quality.
How do you achieve that? The key, Trent argues, is contrast. Just like a great chili has different textures, and layers of seasoning, great records have contrasting timbres, rhythms, and time-based effects to create the illusion of depth.
Trent Jones
Email: trent@marmaladecream.com
IG: @marmalade_cream
Web: https://www.marmaladecream.com
Aaron LaBoon
IG: @aarondlaboon
1 hr 28 min