by Blair Hardman | Jan 18, 2024 | Audio Recording, Music and Recording Equipment, Podcasts, Voiceover
1. You wrote some good songs last year, get them down before you forget them. At least make a ruff demo. 2. Pick your songs that mean the most to you and do a legacy project. Make some really good recordings that will hold up for...
by Blair Hardman | Mar 5, 2015 | Audio Recording
Stephanie Derammelaere of North Bay Biz Magazine released an article back in 2008 about our very own Blair Hardman of Zone Recording Studio. Read about it here. How many businesses can claim an aspiring rock band, a government agency and a major corporation as...
by Blair Hardman | Feb 27, 2015 | Audio Recording, Voiceover, Workshops
Well you need a mouth. That’s how the sound gets out. You should have good control of it and it shouldn’t make any unnecessary noises like lip flaps, pops and whistles. You need an ear. And the ear should enjoy listening to other voices. A musical ear helps...
by Blair Hardman | Jan 14, 2015 | Audio Recording
Mixing on headphones has its pros and cons. When it comes to consistently mixing while using headphones, there can often times be some inconsistencies in levels and sound. Ultimately, it is ideal to do initial mixing on a set of high quality studio monitors. However,...
by Blair Hardman | Jan 30, 2014 | Audio Recording
Blair Hardman, owner of Zone Recording Studio in Cotati, CA, recently obtained rights to record the audiobook Beyond Fear: A Toltec Guide to Freedom and Joy, The Teachings of Don Miguel Ruiz by multi-million selling author Don Miguel Ruiz and co-author Mary Carroll...
by Blair Hardman | Jan 21, 2014 | Audio Recording
Award winning voiceover artist Johanna Parker recently visited Zone Recording Studio to voice the audio book Autumn Bones, Agent of Hel by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Carey. Autumn Bones, Agent of Hel is the second installment after Dark Currents in...