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ELBOW; THE ADVENTURES IN DUTCHLAND

Elbow; the adventures in Dutchland

The dry, freezing autumn air penetrated my jacket like an unwanted house guest as I emerged from the underground car park. The 300 meter dash to the entrance of Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall, seemed like a Victorian Arctic race, but as the glass and steel doors were pushed opened, I was greeted by the welcoming…

THE ART OF CLOCKING: INITIAL

The Art Of Clocking: Initial

The Art Of Clocking: Initial Dave Swallow In the dated art deco grandeur of Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall, we decided to wheel out this atomic clock I have been carrying around with me for a few days. I’ve been waiting for the right time, and turns out that the second day, the first, of which was…

THE ART OF CLOCKING; BEFORE THE BEGINNING

The Art of Clocking; before the beginning

I have absolutely no idea what the clocking will do to my mixes, but the prospects are extremely exciting! First things first, what is clocking? In recorded music, when playing music back through a digital recorder into a digital mix program such as Pro Tools or Logic, we need to make sure that both systems are running at the…