Office Hours

Recent Sessions

• Thu, May 14, 2026 Jam Phelps 3 attended

  general audio and time signature questions. Talked about signing up for upcoming classes as waitlist

• Tue, May 12, 2026 Nathan 4 attended

  Worked through the phase rotation control on the custom additive synthesizer plugin — traced its origin in the commit history, diagnosed why it behaves differently on the left half of its bipolar range, and discussed whether to keep or remove it. Also covered automation and MIDI mapping of plugin parameters in Logic Pro, and talked through strategies for organizing a sync-licensing music website, including keyword taxonomy, slider-based filtering UIs, and using AI mastering for catalog preparation.

• Mon, May 11, 2026 Kallie 2 attended

  Covered music distribution strategy, with a focus on artist-friendly and cooperative streaming platforms as alternatives to major streaming services. Discussed physical vs. digital releasing, Bandcamp Friday scheduling, and platforms including AmpWall and Resonate. Also touched on unconventional microphone techniques drawn from the book *Recording Unhinged* by Sylvia Massey.

• Sun, May 10, 2026 Kallie 3 attended

  We discussed staying motivated, thoughts about creativity and how to not be too constrictive in our work ethos- allowing for staying on task, but also room to reflect on life and be creative. Later Alee shared a work in progress with the group, and we also talked briefly about mastering, and how to think of digital signal processing order/structure.

• Fri, May 08, 2026 Cinnamontal 2 attended

  We covered mic technique and placement. John was struggling with how to get rid of plosives in his recordings. So we did a mic placement exercise, pop filter up, and talked about the de-esser in the mix down.