RIAA Curve: The 1954 Turntable Equalization Standard That Still Matters
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 …
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 …
This nightmare question gets asked once per musician, they spend a couple days tormenting themselves over it, then it finally all clicks into place. That …
Let me give you the low down. You can read some really in-depth information about microphones on the internet that’s simply not reality based. You …