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 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 [...]
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Using the wrong type of EQ for the job in hand If you want to apply equalisation successfully, having full understanding of the technical options available to you, and [...]
Intro We live in strange times and strange times call for innovative and unusual music productions! Sometimes you have to be bad to be good, and the same goes for [...]
Accompanying compression, reverb, delay, filtering and EQ in any producer’s audio processing arsenal, phasing, flanging and chorusing – collectively referred to as ‘modulation effects’ – are powerful tools for sound [...]
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1. Listen to music you hate Everyone enjoys listening to different styles of music, but very few people listen to stuff they don’t enjoy. I blame the iPod (and [...]
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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 [...]
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? [...]
Steve Intro It may seem daunting to attempt the feel and sound of a monumental sweeping orchestral score. To emulate the rush one gets hearing a bunch of amazingly accomplished [...]
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Intro Live gigs – anyone remember these?? © Copyright Matt Birch Pictures 2014 Whether playing to an arena of 100,000 people or making an appearance at a local [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
