Consoles: Soon to be Demystified

The Audio Master Erik!

I admit it.  I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to actually routing an audio console.  My brother and sound engineer, Erik Chaston, is a master of everything sound.  I'll never understand sound the way he does, but I know I can learn more about routing!

I understand routing within Pro Tools.  Check.  But once the routing gets outside the program, that's when everything gets a little fuzzy to me and I literally get wires crossed...

So I'm very excited to be taking a digital projects class from Ron Saltmarsh--hello Media Music Classes (check out my earlier blog "Commercial Music")--that is focused on understanding routing on different kinds of audio consoles.  That includes consoles engineered primarily for live/theater applications, studio consoles, and I'm sure a few other kinds of applications that escape me at the moment!

Back to Erik, here's a fan favorite that Erik engineered the recording, mixing, and mastering for PLUS he also wrote the song!  So here's me singing Erik's song "You Lied!"

Great Semester Start!

My last semester as an undergrad is off to a great start!

I'm excited to learn more about digital consoles, film scoring, and Adobe After Effects!  I'll be uploading to this blog some of the assignment/projects I'll be doing, so stay tuned.

I'm not the most knowledgeable about digital consoles, but hey, that's why I'm taking the class!  I'll learn more about routing the audio and maybe even creating sound effects for film (foley)!

Film scoring will stretch me, but isn't that the point in life?  I'm comfortable writing songs--meaning melodies with lyrics--but have less experience composing without lyrics.  This will be a fun adventure!

After Effects is a program to create motion graphics and compositing.  Motion graphics are anything animated like the main titles of a movie.  Compositing is combining live action with drawings like in Pirates of the Caribbean.  Erik is already a whiz at After Effects, but I always like to know a little about everything!

For today's song, here's the video for "Older, and Stronger, and Wiser, Too."  Erik created this video using After Effects.  It's a great example of both motion graphics and compositing!