Pro Techniques from Jay Baumgardner at NRG Recording
Quilted satin walls and draped velvet curtains; regal cedar beams and stately wood columns; rich-toned theater lighting and an arched Moroccan doorway over a woven wood floor. If you didn't know the history here, you'd expect to read about all the Academy Award-winning classic operas, symphonies, and chamber quartets recorded at NRG Recording in North Hollywood, California. But Limp Bizkit? Korn? Godsmack? Linkin Park? Absolutely. [read on]

Pro Techniques from Sebastian Krys
Krys (pronounced "chris") has worked on every Gloria Estefan record since 1992, when he was a green-eared recording intern at the legendary Crescent Moon Studios in Miami, owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Jr. In addition to his work as a Pro Tools|HD producer, engineer, mixer, and songwriter within the Estefan family, Krys has racked up major credits with Roberto Blades, Celia Cruz, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Arturo Sandoval, and longtime Estefan collaborator Jon Secada. [read on]