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Up there with compression in its essential music production status, EQ (short for ‘equalisation’) is one of the most powerful effects in your mixing toolbox, enabling shaping of the frequency [...]
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When it comes to crafting great mixes, you need your studio space to be as sonically neutral and ‘honest’ as possible, and that means taking control of reflections and standing [...]
If you’re just starting to dive into the world of recording, then chances are you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed. There’s a lot that goes into capturing clean audio, but it [...]
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Mixing Tips
Intro IN A WORLD… filled with endless software options for your recording needs and desires, it’s understandably difficult to blindly decide on which DAW is right for you. WHAT IS [...]
Oeksound Soothe2 A truly paradigm-shifting plugin, Soothe has found ubiquity in home and professional studios all over the world since its launch in 2016. Now at version 2, oeksound’s supernaturally [...]
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, [...]
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Scenario 1: “I have a new song idea. Now what?" Whether you have lyrics and an overall sound in mind or a more defined vocal melody and basic chord [...]
Video Make Your Studio Sound Better For Free Musician, Producer and Author Bobby Owsinski talks you through how to get your studio sounding great without spending a penny. Filmed [...]
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Mastering Tips
Intro How many musicians and audio engineers are using hearing protection these days? The answer is not enough. As a musician and/or audio engineer you whole career relies on [...]
Keep kicks, snares, basses and vocals central While it can be all too tempting to go nuts with the panning controls in your DAW’s mixer, splaying mix elements out [...]
The word itself might have detrimental connotations, but distortion – as applied using plugins, guitar pedals and rackmount effects modules – is one of the most powerful creative tools available [...]
Product Tips
Intro Drivers are something that most of us seem to glance over. We install them once and then move on, forgetting how important they actually are. Well for those [...]
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 [...]
What does this article cover? • A 10-Step Guide to an affordable home studio • Tips on when to spend and when to skimp • Get professional-quality sounds without needing [...]