First things first: the singer and the space As the old saying goes, “Garbage in, garbage out”, and if your raw source material – in this case, the singer – [...]
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The effective management of audio frequencies is one of the most important skills for the aspiring producer/engineer to focus on and, ultimately, master. In the broadest sense, the full intricacy [...]
For the novice producer, one of the trickiest and most evasive aspects of mixing is nailing the essential sonic weight and solidity that plays such a big part in defining [...]
The recording space For the purposes of this article, we’re going to assume that you have your drum kit set up in an appropriate room for tracking it as dry [...]
This article walks you through the process of measuring and calibrating your room using the ORIA Mini with Sonarworks SoundID Reference. Together, these tools deliver professional-grade room calibration for stereo [...]
Accurate low-frequency reproduction is one of the biggest challenges in any monitoring environment. For creators, getting the low end right ensures mixes translate across playback systems. For listening enjoyment, accurate [...]
The Key to Great Studio Monitors Your speakers, to borrow a familiar idiom, are your window to the world. Everything you hear in your studio is produced by, colored by, [...]
1. Fire up some samples or MIDI files When the compositional juices suddenly stop flowing, one surefire way to give your muse a kick in the pants is to delve [...]
1. Preparation, preparation, preparation So, you’ve got your raw multitracked live recording in situ on a stack of tracks in the arrange page of your DAW, but before you even [...]








