Wednesday, February 29, 2012

How to do clean "punch-ins."

The phrase "punch-in" is used to descrdibe an engineering technique to fix mistakes in a song. The engineer will record in real time as the correct phrase is played for each location. Punch-ins can be tricky and if not done correctly, very hard to edit. Ideally, the "punch-in" needs to be in a location to allow for a seamless edit. Sections such as chord change, cymbal crash or maybe during a paused section. Either way, an experienced engineer will be able to keep the recording process flowing while "punch-ins" are completed. Hope to see you soon in the studio.

Chris and Kevin
Digital Street Studio
Dover, Delaware

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