Dustin M. ChaffinWhat I’m Afraid ofFor most of my life I’ve been afraid of running out of money, even while living an abusively frugal lifestyle. In grad school I barely…Oct 14, 2017Oct 14, 2017
Dustin M. Chaffinina better humanNo One Asked #2: EvilHaving grown up Southern Baptist, my knowledge of “evil” was clear-cut. According to my childhood teachers, there are people in the world…Jul 26, 2017Jul 26, 2017
Dustin M. Chaffinina better human5 things I learned from being unemployedI spent almost 5 years of my life on a labor of love, cut with a hefty dose of barely-related due diligence. I ran a co-working space and…Jun 10, 20172Jun 10, 20172
Dustin M. ChaffinSound, Chaos, and MeaningChaos is a guitar pick crashing into strings. It is your breath through a recorder or over the top of a bottle opening. It is a tiny…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
Dustin M. ChaffinQuick tip: Make your bass kick with saturationEveryone’s obsessed with “loudness”. But most people think of loudness as volume, SPL (sound pressure level), dB (decibels), etc.Jul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
Dustin M. ChaffinCompansion: an old school technique for cleaning up audioGates, compressors, and expanders all work on similar principles, and they all fit into the category of dynamics processors.Jul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
Dustin M. ChaffinAudio Engineers – Don’t Let Fear Make Your Decisions For YouI see it all the time. Of course it’s the grumpiest profession in the world, so maybe I should cut folks some slack.Jul 30, 2016Jul 30, 2016
Dustin M. ChaffinQuick Tip: Dynamic EQ > De-EsserDynamic EQ has recently taken off in popularity, and I couldn’t be happier about it.Jul 29, 2016Jul 29, 2016
Dustin M. ChaffinEQ – Pre or Post Compression?When I was first learning about mixing, I remember spending hours on audio / recording forums sifting through arguments about mixing…Jul 28, 2016Jul 28, 2016