Created: 17 September 2007 | Watched by: 11 people

Full text Tags only [Clear search]

[Spam reported - thank you]

• Add to my
  bookmarks

  0 groups
  1 person

  Macworld | Creative Notes | Teaching audio engineering while on the road with Ozzy 

  http://www.macworld.com/article/134676/2008/07/audioengineering.html

  Playing an instrument is important, explains Price, a long-time sound engineer, because when anyone setting up a mix for the band should know how to communicate with the musicians in a language that they ... both understand. It doesn’t matter what you play, Price adds, just as long as you have an understanding of an instrument. And using a Mac? “You just have to know an Apple computer,” Price said. “There is only one computer to use when making music and that’s a Mac. Even GarageBand is an essential piece of software. It can help these students learn so much.” Price should know. He’s been around the music business as an engineer for 33 years, working with artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde, and bands ranging from Steely Dan to Lamb of God. He has worked with every piece of gear you can think of, but he always makes sure he has a Mac nearby. And that was one of the points Price brought up in a recent talk to 100 audio engineering students and faculty   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 25 July 2008, by: Leong Soong  [Report as spam]

  Average rating (1 rating):

  1 2 3 4 5

  Tags:  audio engineering, careers advice, greg price, teaching