Using AudioUnits in GarageBand

Ever wonder how to get those pesky AudioUnits to work with GarageBand '09?  The process is pretty painless, though it takes just a few moments of poking around to get them up and running.  Here's a quick and dirty video to help get you up and making music.

 
Welcome to the Lab
The San Diego Live Audio Lab has one mission: to provide local bands with the opportunity to preserve their performances live and on location throughout San Diego.


The Lab can be at your next gig and capture up to 34 channels of unadulterated live audio.  We can also mix the tracks down to re-create the best possible representation of your performance.  Additionally, we're able to capture your performance visually with stunning digital photos.  Check out our Pricing page for current packages and options.

The Lab has tracked some great bands, including: Brehon Law with Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly, Cape May, the Clay Colton Band, Sean & Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, the San Diego Mandolin Orchestra, the Wayne Johnson Trio and others. The Lab has been to many great venues, including: Belly Up Tavern, Canes, Winston's Beach Club, the Beauty Bar, Tom Giblin's Irish Pub in Carlsbad, R. O'Sullivan's Irish Pub of Escondido, J.J. Lander's Irish Pub in Fallbrook and the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California.

Interested in recording, mixing and releasing your next live gig? Contact the Lab!

 
New Packages for Solo, Duet and Open Mic Artists

Not everyone has a giant band with giant sound and a giant stage to play on, and not everyone finds it economically efficient to drop a couple hundred hard-earned dollars to have a live recording made of your upcoming coffee shop show or next open mic appearance.

Well, I've got good news for all you lone rebels!  I'm pleased to announce two new packages with the solo, duo and open miker in mind. The first package, "Café Latte Recording," is especially just for solo and duo acts who get the job done with limited instrumentation.  For $25, get a live recording of your show (5 channels, up to three hours) an instant mix when you're finished and all the individual tracks burned to DVD to mix at home to your heart's content.

And for those emerging artists who take the plunge 5- or 10-minutes at a time at one of our many open mic venues (you know who you are), I present you with the "Open Mic Recording" package.  For $10, you can record your set (3 channels up to 15-minutes) and get an instant mix for your friends, family or for practice until the next time you take on the stage.

Sound like a good deal?  Free free to contact me before your next show, or check out our Pricing page to learn more about these and other packages.

 
Off the Shelf: S.M.A.R.T. Guides
I'm on my second of Bill Gibson's S.M.A.R.T. guides and I find that, as the more I read through them, the more I appreciate how the information is organized: straightforward, logical and digestible (without being watered-down).

The first guide I picked up, "Mixing and Mastering," helped clarify my own approach to mixing and defined a lot of unknown elements I hadn't considered before. The same is ringing true with the newest book I purchased, "Mixers, Signal Processors, Microphones, and More." So far, it's reinforced a lot of what I already knew about the subject matter and expanded my knowledge without a lot of interfering fluff to filter out.

 
Featured Albums
Here are the latest albums that feature live music recorded by the Lab:

Shoestring Strap - Mudgrass

Check out what these boys did with some of the stuff that we recorded live at Winston's.

Chi Club - Welcome to the Club

The Chi Club's newest CD features a live jam "New B" that was recorded at Winston's by the Live Audio Lab!

 

Record it

Save your show for posterity or for practice. The Lab can come out to your band's next gig and multi-track record up to 34 channels of audio.

Mix it

Once recorded, you receive all the individual tracks so you can mix it yourself or with your favorite studio engineer, or we can mix your show down to re-create the best possible representation of your performance!

Release it

We'll provide you with MP3s of your performance, photos of the show, so you can get it out to your fans.