DESERT ISLAND CHAINS
The OCL engineers (Brennan Kennedy, Josh Gwilliam, Spencer Cheyne) select their "Desert Island" chains - one microphone, one preamp, one...
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- Nov 15, 2018
A CONVERSATION ABOUT PRODUCERS
Josh Gwilliam and Spencer Cheyne have a conversation about producers and the role of production in the studio. They discuss the different...
- Nov 14, 2018
ALL ABOUT MIXING
Our in-house engineers, Josh Gwilliam and Spencer Cheyne, talk about the relationship between tracking and mixing, and about what the...
- Oct 18, 2018
STUDIO MONITORS
Between our collection and Spencer's collection, we have 15 sets of different studio monitors at OCL. Why does one studio need so many...
- May 10, 2018
RECORDING LIVE OFF THE FLOOR
Our facility was designed and built for recording live off the floor. Josh and Brennan chat about what that means, how it affects your...
- Mar 8, 2018
REHEARSAL HALL
OCL provides a spacious hall for rehearsals. We supply full backline with a 12-channel Soundcraft EFX 12 mixer and Electro-Voice...
- Feb 22, 2018
THE STAY & PLAY EXPERIENCE
We're a residential studio - but what exactly does that mean? Our tracking engineer, Josh Gwilliam, and our assistant engineer, Brennan...
- Nov 13, 2017
WHAT THE HECK IS... TRACKING/MIXING/MASTERING
Familiar Story: You're at an industry event, and you're in a conversation about someone's career. They start talking about something...
- Oct 20, 2017
WHAT THE HECK IS... DEMO VS. SINGLE
Familiar Story: You're at an industry event, and you're in a conversation about someone's career. They start talking about something...
- Oct 12, 2017
What the Heck: Live Off the Floor
Familiar Story: You're at an industry event, and you're in a conversation about someone's career. They start talking about something...
- Jun 6, 2017
WEEKEND WARRIOR SESSIONS
One of our favourite types of sessions is something we've nicknamed the Weekend Warrior Session. They're exactly what we pictured when we...
- May 16, 2017
STUDIO TIP: PREPRODUCTION
We really can't stress the importance of preproduction enough, especially if you're an artist recording with session players. It's like...
- Apr 11, 2017
PLANNING YOUR PROJECT: RESOURCES
So, you have a project ready to record. You've written the songs, you've picked the players. Now you need to start thinking about what...
- Apr 4, 2017
PLANNING YOUR PROJECT: BUDGETS
Building a budget for a recording project without missing some costs you might not think of can be a difficult thing. We're always...
- Mar 24, 2017
PLANNING YOUR PROJECT: MIXING
When you've finished tracking your project, the next step is to move into mixing your work. Mixing can be difficult for artists -...
- Mar 7, 2017
PLANNING YOUR PROJECT: THE PROCESS
Let's back it up a little. Before we get into the specifics of budgeting for each part of the recording process, let's quickly take a...
- Mar 6, 2017
PLANNING YOUR PROJECT: TRACKING
If you give us a call and ask about our rates, we always say the same thing. We have a half day rate, and a full day rate. And usually...
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