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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 …

Today we’re going back, way back, all the way to 1954. While the exact year is fuzzy, we accept that as the year that the …

As far as we know, this method of compression was invented (or discovered) by Dolby Laboratories in 1965 and used in their Dolby A noise …

In addition, I’m going to provide you with some professional tricks of the mixing trade that you can explore once you understand the lay of …

In most cases most people will only ever deal with three types of microphones. These are the main choices used in most recording and broadcasting …

Even if you’re familiar with recording and using DAW software, stepping into mixing can be daunting if not downright confusing. There’s a lot to take …

Mastering a track is the very last step to polishing a song before you release it to the public. But despite the misconceptions, you don’t …

Nothing matters more than vocals. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about music, podcasting, voice acting, podcasting, television and movies… What everyone focuses on is …

Stage presence is the core variable that determines if someone will spread the good word about your performance after the show, or tell their buddies …

Nothing matters more than vocals. You can get away with shoddy drums, guitar, and any other backing instrument. But vocals get all the attention, so …

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 …

It’s time and you’re committed. After kicking the idea around for too long, you’re finally ready to start your own band. Now what? You know …

At some point, no matter if you’re learning to record music, be a mixing engineer, toying with your first guitar pedals, you’ll be asking the …

It all started in 1983. If you’re a music afficionado and know the sound of each decade, you’ll know that there was a sudden jump …

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, …

This isn’t news to the old-timers. We remember the days when artists all covered each other’s songs and wrote for one another. The thing is, …

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 …

I won’t sugarcoat it, not even a little bit: the music business is hard. Exceptionally hard. But since the rewards for those who make it …