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
Blurb Portuguese producer and musician João Medeiros explains how to route backing tracks and click in a live scenario with the iD44. To learn how, continue reading! João Medeiros [...]
1. Seeing Is Believing 1. Seeing Is Believing First things first. If the mix is for video, get a copy of it, whether the finished edit or a rough [...]
A crucial factor in the way any sound presents itself to the human auditory system is the cumulative effect of its many constituent airwaves bouncing off the surfaces around it [...]
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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 [...]
Intro If you asked a room full of audio engineer students what a compressor does, you'd probably get a wide range of responses. "It's the thing that makes tracks louder!" [...]
Mastering Tips
Intro We’ve all heard the classic debates about digital vs. analog. Instead of describing a “winning” position we want to talk about the specific sonic quality attributes that analog equipment [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Be warned, the world of beat creation is one that, if you get into it, you will probably never want to leave! The ability to build and create something that [...]
1. Why Do I Need One? 1. Why Do I Need One? A monitor controller is perfect for anyone who’s looking to expand their monitoring ability. If your current [...]
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 – [...]
