Frank GrynerSep 25, 2019Stream of Conscience: A Guide to Guilt-Free Binge ListeningEx-Stream Hater? Streaming has renewed and widened my enjoyment of music – a feat that crates of scratched CDs or a hard drive of legal a...
Frank GrynerOct 27, 2016Disingenuity: Why MacGyver Would Make a Horrible Recording EngineerSociety seems too quick to celebrate resourcefulness. This is no more apparent than its depiction in countless movies and TV shows over t...
Frank GrynerJun 17, 2016What Is This Thing? Re-discovering the GuitarIt’s complicated…my relationship with the guitar, that is. The classic on-again/off-again saga has gone on so long that sometimes I look...
Frank GrynerJun 5, 2015Underage Mixing: Cheating the Death of RockNot-So-Level Headed I don’t think that rock is dead, but I find myself nervously checking its pulse more frequently these days. And while...
Frank GrynerJan 1, 2015Flashback for the AttackSecrets of the Masters: Dokken’s “Dream Warriors" By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premier Guitar) Daryl Dragon (the Captain of C...
Frank GrynerDec 30, 2014Distortion of the TruthRecording Heavy Guitars By Frank Gryner (originally published in Recording Magazine) Back when defiance was the primary sponsor for monst...
Frank GrynerApr 8, 2014Battle of the Multi-Bands Part ISpectral Dynamic Processing for Guitars By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Up until the last decade, spectral dynamic p...
Frank GrynerApr 1, 2014Battle of the Multi-Bands Part IIDynamic Guitar Tone Sculpting by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Last time we focused on multiband compression as a cor...
Frank GrynerMar 2, 2014The Rocking DeadSecrets of the Masters: Rob Zombie's "Dragula" By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premier Guitar) Specializing in mix re-creations ...
Frank GrynerFeb 7, 2014Edited & UncreditedThe Thankless Job of Vocal Comping By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Okay, so you’ve just siphoned every last discerna...
Frank GrynerJan 29, 2014The Reel Story Behind “Smoke on the Water”Secrets of the Masters: Deep Purple's "Smoke on the By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premiere Guitar) Deep Purple’s “Smoke on th...
Frank GrynerJan 16, 2014Our Dirty Little White Boy is All Grown UpSecrets of the Masters: Foreigner's "Dirty Little White Boy" By Frank Gryner (originally published in Premier Guitar) I consider it a pri...
Frank GrynerDec 16, 2013Sing, Sing a SongRecording Inexperienced Singers By Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Sesame Street Cred Some of the best advice can come ...
Frank GrynerNov 1, 2013Songwriter’s InterventionHelp for the Technically-Challenged by Frank Gryner via your friends & family (as published in Recording Magazine) We’ve assembled here b...
Frank GrynerApr 1, 2010Do You Have Demoitis?An Epidemic That Affects Recording Songwriters by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Matthew Good's definition of demoitis...
Frank GrynerDec 2, 2008The Grand SlamDrum Mixing Part IV by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) We have covered kick, snare and overheads over the past several ...
Frank GrynerNov 1, 2008Over-the-Top OverheadsDrum Mixing Part III by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) I see a lot of mix engineers allocate most of their time to car...
Frank GrynerAug 1, 2008An Open Letter from your Kick DrumDrum 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 GrynerJul 1, 2008Snared StraightDrum Mixing Part I by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) Over the years, multi tracking has allowed us to do some pretty i...
Frank GrynerJun 1, 2008Drum Recording: Grid Lock RockRecording The Rhythmically Challenged by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine) With some focus on keeping everyone solution-o...