Gated Reverb – How to Get the Big Drums of 80’s Pop Music
Gated reverb is the sound of the 1980’s. One might argue, “No, it’s MIDI production or it’s the synthesizer.” Say what you will about the …
Gated reverb is the sound of the 1980’s. One might argue, “No, it’s MIDI production or it’s the synthesizer.” Say what you will about the …
People call it different things: reverse echo, backwards reverb, reverse regeneration… but in the professional sector of the music industry we plainly call it the …
Spring reverb has been around for what is practically forever. Anyone who’s been slightly involved in the music industry to any degree, especially guitarists, have …
Anyone that has spent even the slightest amount of time with signal processing effects, either as a guitar player, synthesizer player, music mixer, or really …
I do agree there’s only three main categories, but anyone looking to fully explain the topic can’t limit the discussion to five or seven types …
What is reverb? Is it different than an echo or delay? If so, what makes it different. Why is it used in music production? How …
Whether during recording or playback, you’ve been around someone that sees the little red light go off or light up permanently who then says “Oh, …
No matter if you’re talking about car speakers, studio speaker monitors, a guitar amplifier, or even some cheap computer or TV sound system, blown speakers …
What is phantom power? How does it work? Why does it have that name? Which mics need it? Anybody who’s been in this industry hears …
Way back in 1949, a gentleman by the name of Dr. Helmut Haas is given credit for discovering a psychoacoustic phenomenon which was subsequently named …
Learning music production isn’t that hard if you can cut through all of the extra, non-relevant information out there. The truth is there’s very little …
We all have a list of favorite albums and songs that we think sound amazing. We always imagine that that’s how we’d like our own …
Phase cancellation is almost a mystical matter in studio engineering and recording. Many choose to flat out ignore it just to avoid learning what it …
Compressing bass is a fundamental part of any mix, and getting it right means having a great foundation to a song with well-balanced energy and …
Forget your preconceived notions. Acoustic guitar equalization is a piece of cake once you understand what to listen for (and how to listen for it). …
You might be thinking “mixing in mono? I thought the 1950’s came and went?” I’m not telling you that your final result will be completely …
When you receive a raw DAW project file with a song ready to be mixed, the first thing a mixing engineer will typically do is …
The sub-bass and bass frequencies of a song are everything. Get it right and you’ll hear endless praise. Mess it up and your entire mix …
Autotune is the perfect example of a signal processing method that can be used in overdrive as an effect or used properly in a transparent …
If you’re reading this, then the assumption is you understand how a typical audio compressor works (I’ll summarize it below anyways). That full-band gain reduction …