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Distortion of the Truth
Recording Heavy Guitars By Frank Gryner (originally published in Recording Magazine) Back when defiance was the primary sponsor for...
Frank Gryner
Dec 29, 2014


Battle of the Multi-Bands Part I
Spectral Dynamic Processing for Guitars By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Up until the last decade, spectral dynamic...
Frank Gryner
Apr 8, 2014


Battle of the Multi-Bands Part II
Dynamic Guitar Tone Sculpting by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Last time we focused on multiband compression as a...
Frank Gryner
Apr 1, 2014


Edited & Uncredited
The Thankless Job of Vocal Comping By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Okay, so you’ve just siphoned every last...
Frank Gryner
Feb 6, 2014


Sing, Sing a Song
Recording Inexperienced Singers By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Sesame Street Cred Some of the best advice can come...
Frank Gryner
Dec 15, 2013


Songwriter’s Intervention
Help for the Technically-Challenged by Frank Gryner via your friends & family (as published in Recording Magazine) We’ve assembled here...
Frank Gryner
Nov 1, 2013


Do You Have Demoitis?
An Epidemic That Affects Recording Songwriters by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Matthew Good's definition of demoitis...
Frank Gryner
Apr 1, 2010


The Grand Slam
Drum Mixing Part IV by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) We have covered kick, snare and overheads over the past several...
Frank Gryner
Dec 1, 2008


Over-the-Top Overheads
Drum Mixing Part III by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) I see a lot of mix engineers allocate most of their time to...
Frank Gryner
Nov 1, 2008


An Open Letter from your Kick Drum
Drum Mixing Part II by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Dear Mix Engineer, I have a bone to pick with you. After having...
Frank Gryner
Aug 1, 2008


Snared Straight
Drum Mixing Part I by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Over the years, multi tracking has allowed us to do some pretty...
Frank Gryner
Jul 1, 2008


Drum Recording: Grid Lock Rock
Recording The Rhythmically Challenged by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) With some focus on keeping everyone...
Frank Gryner
Jun 1, 2008


Before You Go Red
Have You Done Your Pre-Pre-Production? by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) re·cord v. (ri-kawrd) 1. to set down for...
Frank Gryner
Oct 1, 2007


Withstanding Ovations
Dealing with Problematic Acoustic Guitars by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) I typically avoid recording Ovation...
Frank Gryner
Jul 1, 2007


Domestic Violence
Raging Guitar Tones from Home By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) We all know that guitar amp and cabinet simulators are...
Frank Gryner
Dec 5, 2006


Room For Improvement
Dealing with Drum Ambience by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) There are a lot of misconceptions about recording great...
Frank Gryner
Aug 1, 2006


Produce Yourself Part II
Thinking Like a Publisher by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Remember how long it took you to become a competent...
Frank Gryner
Jun 1, 2006


Produce Yourself Part I
What Do You Do For Money? by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Unfortunately, the last time I checked, a well-crafted,...
Frank Gryner
May 1, 2006


The Multiple Personality Recorder
Minding Your Own Business of Music By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) As many major-label records as I’ve engineered...
Frank Gryner
May 1, 2005


Class Dismissed: Are Recording Schools Worth It?
Not-So-Hot for Teacher by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) It doesn't seem so long ago when I was the one striking a...
Frank Gryner
Apr 1, 2005
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