Where the hell are my audio files and how to get them back into your session – Andre’s Production Diary Part 53

Hi guys it’s Andre. It’s the 53rd issue of my Production Diary and I’m still learning everything about radio imaging and production from the Benztown crew. After working a time with Pro Tools, you’ll see that Pro Tools creates a mass of audio files. Creating, copying and moving sessions and audio files around can bring [...]

Reference Tracks or how to always sound up to date – Andre’s Production Diary Part 52

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s the 52nd issue of my production diary and once again I’m sharing the things I learn at Benztown about radio imaging and production with you on this blog. Creating imaging and work parts for various formats and stations at one time isn’t an easy task. It’s about getting the sound [...]

Total control or how to customize your tool bar in Pro Tools – André’s Production Diary Part 51

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s time for another issue of my production diary and I’m still learning everything about radio imaging and production from the Benztown Crew. Every producer has his own preferences in working with Pro Tools and also the included tool bar. Today I’m going to show you how to create clarity in [...]

Don’t blast your master, use the Music Bus – Andre’s Production Diary Part 50

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s the 50th issue of my production diary an I’m still sharing all the thing, I learn at the Benztown studios. Today’s music is mostly heavily compressed with a lot of loudness. You will see this, when you’re working with a lot of music in your promos. Music combined with FX, [...]

Editing fine tuning or how to nudge – Andre’s Production Diary Part 49

Hi guys it’s Andre, it’s the 49th issue of my production diary and I’m still sharing all the tricks and techniques I learn at the Benztown Studios. To get full accuracy while editing, Pro Tools offers a feature called nudging. With nudging you can place your audio or MIDI files exactly in grid, in time [...]

SFX Recording Session Part 2 – Andre’s Production Diary Part 48

Hi guys, it’s André. It’s been now a year ago when I started as volunteer at the Benztown studios in Stuttgart and I’m still learning everything about radio imaging and production and sharing it with you guys. A while ago, I recorded some sound effects. The problem was: there only was a stationary tube microphone [...]

Increase your performance or How to stop the Beach Ball Of Death – Andre’s Production Diary Part 47

Don’t worry, your Mac isn’t broken. It’s just a image, every Mac user of you knows and probably hates. The spinning wait cursor, a.k.a. marble of doom, beach ball of death or spinning pizza. Today, I’m going to show you some tips to make sure you see this awful image not during your production. Check [...]

A Synthesizer and Vocoder sharp like a razorblade or my newest toy – Andre’s Production Diary Part 46

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s been a while, since I started as volunteer in the Benztown Studios in Stuttgart and I’m still here and learning everything about radio imaging and production from the pros. Yesterday, Oli showed me some of the new Plugins, we for our production and one of them was Razor by Native [...]

Movember reloaded or look at these beards! Andre’s Production Diary Part 45

Hi guys, it’s Andre. we made it! Movember is over. One month dedicated to mustaches to raise vital funds and awareness  for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. One month without shaving for a good cause First of all, thanks to all men (or Mo Bros), who stand tall and [...]

iPhone and iPad… an enrichment for your studio? – Andre’s Production Diary Part 44

Hi guys, it’s Andre. It’s now my 44th week at the Benztown Studios and I’m still learning everything about radio imaging and production. In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to find someone without a smartphone, especially in the media business. The iphone and its bigger brother the iPad both working on taking over the world. [...]