3 Minute Mix Tip #2

Here is the second in a series of 3 Minute Mix Tips. Here is a tutorial where I show you how to do a batch file conversion to any format that you choose. Check back often and please to subscribe to the Witch Ape Studio youtube channel and like and comment with your observations, questions…

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3 Minute Mix Tip #1

Here is the first in a series of 3 Minute Mix Tips. I will put these up every now and then in the hopes to share my experience with recording and mixing audio. I aim to make these short and to the point videos and tips of things that are related to music production in…

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Guest Directors debut

What?……. We almost forgot! The debut recording for Guest Directors “These Beautiful Things (EP)” is finished.  We had a lot of fun capturing the energy and musicianship of this band. People who are familiar with Gary Thorstensen‘s guitar work will want to give this a listen. Recorded and mixed right here at Witch Ape Studio by Tad…

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Acoustic drums

I am from the school of thought that a snare drum should have a serious crack to the attack and a good throaty girth that seems to live in the low-mids.  Piccolo snares are great in funk, salsa, latino and orchestral applications when used sparingly but they don’t have a commanding sound in rock, punk,…

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