Here’s a quick tutorial on using the ProTools Identify Beat command (also known as Tempo Mapping).

ProTools Identify Beat Tutorial from Nick Daley on Vimeo.

Just something short I threw together from footage gathered on a new camera. Music by 3Oh!3.

Studio Looks from Nick Daley on Vimeo.

Recently I participated in the “It Gets Better” campaign because it’s something very important to me. Bullying extends past gay youth, past overweight girls, past nerdy guys.. it plagues all walks of life at all ages and sometimes it can become too much. A string of bully related suicides have prompted hundreds of people to make videos and millions of people to watch them. I’m just one voice amongst many but together maybe we can lend a shoulder to someone nearby when they need to hear they’re loved.

A quick video to show you some useful track mode keyboard shortcuts in protools. These work in ProTools 8.0 and above, I have not tried them in 7.

Record arm a track (your cursor must be placed on that track): Press Shift + R
Place track into input mode: Shift + I
Place track into mute: Shift + M
Place track into solo: Shift + S

ProTools: Record arm a track from the keyboard from Nick Daley on Vimeo.

Be sure to keep an ear out for Nick Daley on ABC!  The network’s show, “One Life to Live” is doing a special musical event and Nick is voicing the promo’s. Here’s one for you to see just in case you absolutely can’t wait.

ABC One Life to Live Musical Promo from Nick Daley on Vimeo.

As you know, NoiseFreak deals with many clients across the country. I work with individuals and large corporations alike and we operate on a level of mutual respect. That brings me to the lack of respect conveyed by a company I recently dealt with regarding the installation of acoustic absorption in the new studio. A sales rep came to my house and never followed up with me. I do not have people in and out of here every day so it’s not like I can forget who walked through the front door. Take a moment to read the chain of emails below. Keep this company in mind as one NOT TO USE while considering the installation of your acoustic solutions.

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So I’m late posting this but back in October of 2009 Ryan Drean called and asked if I could do an interview for the producers podcast he does. I, of course, said yes and we had a good conversation about producing, voice-over and protools tech geek stuff. If you have some time to kill, give it a listen. Then check out the rest of the site, it’s full of cool interviews from a bunch of noteworthy industry pros.

http://www.ryanontheradio.com/2009/10/episode-17-part-1-nick-daley/

Nick

BT's These Hopeful Machines

Anyone who knows me can tell you I’m a critical listener and an avid supporter of the multi-talented, uncategorizeable, BT. After hearing his new album, released February 2, 2010, my respect for him is soundly reaffirmed.

These Hopeful Machines features over 112 minutes of music that was spoiled rotten with attention during its creation; quite the welcomed relief from the influx of anemic mixes and dirty edits which appear in some of today’s mainstream (and underground) music. The signature stutter edits are there, the beats are driving and the melody’s are memorable.
Many people have written about BT’s musical style being diverse but I think some attention should be drawn to his own vocal style. He’s a chameleon — umm, a chameleon who hits some high notes that’ll make ya wonder if he had to rack himself in the nuts just before hitting record. Whhaaattt??

There are guitars reminiscent of the sounds from the film score of Monster and some micro edits that tie back in to This Binary Universe. There are Energy levels from “Holy Shit” to “That’s calming” and a sonic spectrum that puts those pricey speakers of yours to good use. Wanna hear new stuff? Listen a second time with headphones on.

My personal favorites on the album, in case you care, are (in no particular order): Suddenly, The Emergency, Every other Way, Forget me and Love can Kill you.

You can buy the album now at Amazon.com or on iTunes. I hope this album makes you a BT fan — if so, you’ll want to follow his twitter feed.

Happy listening,

Nick