BLOG #3 - INTERVIEW WITH LadyMzmoss
A music Journey with the multi-talented Artist Shawn Kingsberry
I had a fantastic interview with Brenda Moss. We talk about my past, where I am now, and my future plans. Check out the conversation and tell me what you think.
Blog #02 - Room Treatment
Summary
My room treatment is essential to achieving a quality mix. If you invest in a good computer and quality audio interface, it is equally important to treat your room and purchase quality mixing speakers. This blog will focus on acoustic tyles I use to treat my ream, software used to collaborate my speakers and headphones, and the monitor speakers I use for mixing.
Acoustic Tiles
I chose Auralax for my acoustic foam for my wall for two reasons, 1) In my previous life as a commercial studio owner, Auralax worked well 2) the texture I use has a velvet look which adds to the aesthetics of the room. In addition, Auralax had tools to help me with placement, which supported installation. Finally, each tile comes with adhesive, making it simple to adhere to the walls.
Auralax Acoustic Foam
Tan - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012I5AZ22/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Speaker Collaboration
Hearing what I record through the speakers is equally important as creating music. So I researched several collaboration solutions but landed on Sonarworks. Sonarworks is the only market solution providing ultimate accuracy for consistent reference sound between speakers and headphones. Unfortunately, I periodically have glitches in the software resulting in force closing the app and restarting. Sonarworks has settings for various headphones to streamline collaborating. The initial setup of Sonar works takes about 20 minutes as it uses sonic pulses using either the shipped collaboration mic or your mic. The software guided me to move around to complete the collaboration process.
Sonarworks - https://www.sonarworks.com/
Studio Mixing Monitors
Hearing my sounds clear is equally as important as the song creation process. I create music based on what I hear vs. theory, so my mixing monitors are vital. I used several mixing monitors over the years but settled on the KRK RPC5 5 G4 Professional Powered Studio Monitors. The quality of the KRK's is the best that I have owned, and I am delighted with the results. The KRK's have collaboration technology built inside each speaker, providing a similar capability as Sonorworks. I'm pleased with Sonarworks, so I haven't experimented with their solution. However, based on my research, the KRK collaboration software also gets the job done.
KRK RP5 5 G4 Professional Bi-Amp 5" Powered Studio Monitor Pair, Black - https://www.krkmusic.com/Classic?gclid=CjwKCAiA-9uNBhBTEiwAN3IlNPTntVf1DMnOXpH09tx6UX-8WHgY5NzFfxpYAzEw-crXqo5USZsARxoC9-kQAvD_BwE