Noise Gate: How to Auto Clean Your Live & Recorded Audio
The amount of people that either don’t know about noise gates is astounding. The number that know but won’t take the time to learn how …
The amount of people that either don’t know about noise gates is astounding. The number that know but won’t take the time to learn how …
If you’re a music producer of any kind then you’ve tried your hand at mixing. You may even be great at it. You know the …
If you’re a long-time follower of LedgerNote, you know I’ve written a ton about mixing tricks of the trade to help you get better clarity, …
My goal here is to cut through the fog and give it to you plain. We’re going to define dither, talk about what it actually …
Working with studio headphones and monitors that feature the flattest frequency responses is important. They reduce the possible variation our listener’s will hear due to …
They’re designed well and make nice posters for a school classroom. They get a lot of re-pins on Pinterest. Halfway interested amateurs pass them around …
There are very few topics and techniques that amateur mixing and mastering engineers will avoid out of the sheer complexity and thus confusion. One of …
There’s nothing that can match the mind-bending power of deep bass. Its sheer might is a big reason why we still shell out absurd amounts …
Everyone loves delay. One of the first effects pedals a guitarist goes after is a delay. The first thing a kid does on his family …
Since you’re reading this you’re likely familiar with the issue, but for the sake of those fortunate enough to not have dealt with it, let’s …
But all of these knobs and settings are staring back and grinning, daring you to even try to understand what they do. Have no fear. …
Most of us in the recording industry have a solid understanding of how compressors work. We know how to tweak the settings to achieve our …
Do you ever listen to professional mixes and wonder how in the world they have so many lush reverbs flowing throughout the soundscape, yet everything …
Lots of listeners hear older recordings and realize that something sounds different than the new crystal clear, extremely sterilized, computerized recordings of today. It’s not …
The two most important aspects to “recording and mixing vocals” is implied in that phrase right there. There is the recording phase and then there …
The whole lot of us are guilty… guilty of not taking care of our ears even though it’s our livelihood. We listen to our favorite …
The best way for beginners to start producing acceptable mixes is not to focus on what they should be doing but to simply avoid what …
The number one thing that screams “amateur recording” to even the most casual music listener is popping in a CD or loading up some MP3’s …
There are three main aspects when it comes to setting up a listening room properly. Each one is critical. If even one of them is …
When it comes to turning off your listeners, I don’t know what’s worse: having an anemic, powerless low-end or having a muddy, overpowering mess with …