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1. Set your audio interface buffer size to suit the task at hand Recording latency is the time lag between an instrument, microphone or MIDI signal arriving at the input [...]
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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, [...]
Patchbay basics In a nutshell, a patchbay brings together the inputs and outputs of all the instruments, effects, interfaces, preamps, mixers and other hardware in your setup in a single [...]
Get to know your DAW inside out Our first essential pointer should be obvious, but if you don’t know the technical nooks and crannies of your digital audio workstation [...]
1. Fire up those vintage synths and sample libraries Whether you’re working up an actual lo-fi track or just bringing some grit to an otherwise high-gloss mix, your first instrumental [...]
Beatmaking – that is, the process of building fully fleshed-out loops using samples and synths, for working into complete songs via the subsequent addition of rapped and/or sung vocals – [...]
1. Buy a good set – but make sure it’s the right set Being so fundamental to the overall mixing process, your monitors are the one element of your [...]
What is Dolby Atmos? The first in a long and chequered line of domestic surround sound formats to succeed in gaining mainstream adoption, Dolby Atmos has made the truly immersive [...]
