Blog (Stories and Rants by Dan Alexander)

I like to video interview interesting people in the industry for my youtube channel. Please contact me if you have something to contribute! Email me: [email protected]

Listen to it here: https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/the-truth-about-recording-mixing-ep-8/ or here on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-alexander-a-vintage-odyssey/id1545628110?i=1000520408224...

Vintage discrete Calrec mic/line equalizer modules offer the most desirable sonic traits of vintage Neve and  API. They combine a snappy, fast, open high end like an API with a punchy in-your-face low frequency clarity that arguably offers the best low frequency...

I've been buying and selling guitars for 54 years. I've been building guitars for 2 years. The resulting guitar shaped objects are approaching mediocrity. I have no prior training with any kind of tools or woodworking. Like most beginners, I've been buying the...

Dan Alexander Audio: A Vintage Odyssey is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and many other fine booksellers worldwide. Equal parts history, autobiography, and reference guide, this book offers a unique perspective on the world of vintage recording equipment, by...

Available now for preorder. In stores the first week of December! Equal parts history, autobiography, and reference guide, this book offers a unique perspective on the world of vintage recording equipment, by the man who coined the phrase. A treasure trove for anyone...

We have an extensive list of about 3,000 tubes for sale, most of which are NOS (New Old Stock) and NIB (New In Box). Here is a link to access the list. If you highlight the link and right click it, you can open it. If you're interested in any tubes, call or email Dan,...

We have just uploaded the first three videos to our new YouTube channel. Just search Dan Alexander Audio on YouTube or click on the link below. I'll be adding numerous additional videos very soon. I'll also be doing interviews with many of my friends in the audio...

My dad had two brothers: my wonderful Uncles Bill and Jack. The oldest brother Jack and his family lived in Hewlett, Long Island. My folks moved from NYC to Buffalo when I was 5. I started playing guitar when I was 14. At some point soon thereafter, we were visiting...

It never fails to impress me how much human labor went into building 80 Series Neve consoles. I am referring to desks built from about 1970 – 1978. Neve had 500 employees! They must have bought the tea in bales … Check this out: the wiring looms for the consoles went...

The Hole Truth (from December 30, 2015) I recall the conversation as if it were yesterday: “You really need to produce this band. They’re going to be HUGE!” Bruce Pavitt, one of the two principals at SubPop Records, was calling me from Seattle, long-distance, back in...

Gotcha! This really pissed me off. When recording our first album we cut a track with a three-part harmony lead vocal. On playback, we realized that it was all slightly out of tune. We asked the producer to let us re-record it and proceeded to do so. Trying to be...