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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Video 7 Vocal Recording Tips 1. Managing Time and Energy 1. Managing Time and Energy Your job as a producer is not only to help with [...]
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Mixing Tips
As a staple effect in the vast majority of mixes, reverb is a part of the production process that’s all too easy to take for granted. Get it wrong in [...]
Enlarge your vocal with double tracking A well established trick for achieving larger-than-life vocals, double tracking is, as the name suggests, the recording of two identical performances, which are [...]
1. Make sure your monitoring is up to scratch Absolutely crucial to effective mastering is the ability to accurately hear the mix you’re working on, so it’s imperative that the [...]
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Video James LoMenzo's Guide to Recording Bass Part 1: Choosing a Bass 1. Bolt On Bolt On Basses Bolt On basses are so named, because of the [...]
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 [...]
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Mastering Tips
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 [...]
Andy Huckvale Intro Composing is an art form that has often meant capturing the attention of an audience. Whether it's Mozart being commissioned to compose chamber music for the elite [...]
Intro So you’ve found your recording space, be that a hall or a studio or even your living room, plugged in your gear and you’re ready to go. Now what? [...]
Product Tips
Musicradar Intro Buying an Audio interface is one of the most important decisions you may make when building your studio. It’ll be the centre point through which all your audio [...]
Video The Audient Mic Pre Experiment Intro The Audient console mic preamp has been found in products for over 20 years now, and we are proud to say that [...]
Variable Impedance - What is it? Humour me for a minute - I have an analogy that works here… Imagine a train crossing a bridge that is suspended high above [...]
