24 songs, recorded in 2 days. Binary Recording Studio

Had a great 6 piece band in the studio the other day. It is nice when they are rehearsed and ready before coming in. They laid down all the tracks for 24 songs in 2 days! Moral of the story make sure that the songs are rehearsed and worked out before coming in to the studio! You will save a lot of money!

Binary Recording Studio 36 years recording

Well we at Binary are still here having a great time recording bands, video work and post audio. This is our 36th year and I want to thank you all for the great times we have had. Feel free to contact me at bob@binaryrecordingstudio.com for your recording needs! Website: Binary Recording Studio

Merry Christmas from Binary Recording Studio

Merry Christmas to you all, thanks so much for helping make our studio successful. Looking forward to some new projects for the coming year! Check us out. Binary Recording Studio

Check out the Podcast we produce at Binary Recording Studio

Just a reminder of the Podcast we produce air's every Thursday. Shut up and Listen Binary Recording Studio

Mic Pre's in the recording chain

How important is the mic pre in your recording chain? For us at Binary Recording Studio it is the most important. The mic’s are very important also but the sound or color is found in the mic pre. Check us out, Binary Recording Studio

Audio Compressors, at Binary Recording Studio

What audio compressor do you use for every mix you do? Do you perfer using hardware or software compressors? At Binary Recording Studio we have both and really enjoy having these tools for what ever the project needs. Check us out: Binary Recording Studio

Best DAW

What DAW do you like using? I have tried alot of them starting out with the first ProTools to everything eles that came along. Currently I am using Cubase Pro 11. Its been working out pretty good. Binary Recording Studio

Mic Pre's at Binary Recording Studio

Which mic pre do you start with when doing a vocal? let me know, I start out with a neve 1073 if Iam using a tube mic. Check us out: Binary Recording Studio

Recording Studio Mastering, Binary Recording Studio

If you need mastering for your recording project, at Binary Recording Studio we can help you with are acoustical tuned control room and exsperience mastering many different style's of music.

Bellingham Music Podcast Shutupandlistenbham

We are producing a Podcast along with Rocket Soul Productions, that covers the music activities in Bellingham Wa. Please check it out at Shutupbham.com Check out Binary Recording Studio for your recording needs.

Yamaha DX7 is back!

Working on the DX 7 synth board, replacing the battery. On most of the synths the internal battery just clips in but not the DX 7 it is hard soldered to the board? Anyway looking forward to getting it back working in the studio Check us out: Binary Recording Studio in Bellingham Wa.

Analog ARP Odyssey MkII Big Sound

I just had my ARP Odyssey completely refurbished, its like new and I am very happy to have it working properly in the studio. I bought this one in the 1980's using it when I was gigging. Korg is making a copy of the ARP Odyssey and I think Behringer has their version of the Odyssey. They dont come close to the orginal! Check us out: Binary Recording Studio

More about Recording Vocals

We use to put a limiter on a vocalist or ride the fader durning tracking. Some vocalist know how to work a mic and some dont, so I have been using a Waves plug-in these days called the Vocal Rider. Its has been working great, you should check it out. Binary Recording Studio.

Recording Vocals

In vocal recording I think the most important part aside from the mic's, pre's, outboard/plugin's you use, is the relationship and communication you have with the artist. In recording vocals I am a enginner and a producer that helps them get the best they can do with understanding what does it take to get the best vocal track. I spend time with them talking about these thing and making them comfortable with what they are doing. Communication and support will make the difference! Binary Recording Studio

Plugins at Binary Recording Studio

At Binary we have alot of outboard gear but I love the plug in's that Wave Audio is putting out. I have them all! I like the Universal Audio stuff also. Check us out: Binary Recording Studio

Drum Set Recording

Over time I have recorded hundreds of drum sets always working to get a great sound. When you have different drum sets, players and style of music being flexible in your setup will give you the best outcome. I now start out with the less amount of mic's on the drums and then add if needed. Too many mics, phasing issues. The best sound I have ever got was 4 mics on the set on a rock music album. It has alot to do with the drummer and how they pull the sound out from the drums. Check us out! Binary Recording Studio

New Podcast from Binary Recording Studio

New podcast covering music / art in Bellingham Wa. We are recording it with new episodes every Thursday. Music reviews, interviews with bands, etc.... Shutup and Listen Bham found on all podcast platforms and social media. Binary Recording Studio

Ai in the creative arts

Ai is now being offered in all aspects of life, even the creative arts. Adobe software photoshop is on board. This picture is a example of asking it to put a singer in the control room. Well it looks weird but its just a start. I have been using Pozotron for audio book proofing. Its makes mistakes but very usefull. Check us out: binaryrecordingstudio.com

Demo your songs

I have bands demo their songs before they come in to record. This gives me a change to listen to what they plan on doing and talk to them about the arrangment etc.... It make a big difference when they come in to record. Binary Recording Studio

Hard drive for your session?

I often get reqest for recording sessions files from years ago from bands ( like from the 1990's) We have now asked bands to bring a hard drive to their session so we can give them all the files as another backup of their project. We have been recording bands and projects for over 30 years so it is recommended to make sure you have those files. We keep files for years but hard to for decades due to storage advancements. Check out Binary Recording Studio