What is a Studio Compressor? What Does It Do?
An audio compressor is one of those pieces of gear that everyone tries to get by without for some odd reason. Guitar players, for instance, …
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What is a Preamplifier? Why Do We Need Them?
It goes like this: If you’re recording with a microphone then you need to use a preamplifier, no questions asked. It is 100% possible to …
5 Tips to Bring Your Drum Programming to Life
There’s a ton of advice out there being spewed every time someone asks “How do I program realistic drums?” “Drum programming isn’t hard, dummy,” they …
Mixing with Reverb: How to Use Reverb for Depth Without Creating a Mess
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 …
What is Tape Saturation? Which Are The Best Saturation Plugins?
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 …
Vocal Warm Up Exercises for Singing
There are countless occupations that ask for you to put your best voice forward. From singers, actors, and radio personalities, to teachers, salesmen, and almost …
14 Tips for Recording and Mixing Vocals – The Right Way…
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 …
Music Industry Artist Networking & Branding Basics
We all believe that success in the music industry should be based on musical skill of some sort, whether that’s songwriting, technical playing prowess, or …
Ear Fatigue Symptoms When Mixing With Headphones & Monitors
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 …
Audio Mixing for Dummies
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 …
Headroom in Audio Recording: What, Why, & How
What in the world is headroom in audio? Why should we care? Even if we did care, how the heck do we use it? These …
Matching Song Levels in Home Recordings for Even Playback
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 …
Microphone Pickup Patterns: Understanding & Using Directionality
Imagine this scenario: you have a bluegrass band that has four members and they want to record live with all four members. So you make …
Mix Position: How to Setup Your Listening Room
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 …
How to Get Rid of Sibilance & Plosives in Your Vocals
You’re about to learn how to keep those sounds from sneaking into your recording takes and how to deal with the few that still make …
Dubstep Maker: The Software & Video Tutorial You Need
My brother and I finally set out to making another rap album just for fun between ourselves, and I had always promised myself that I’d …
The Microphone Proximity Effect: A Great Tool For More Bass
For studio engineers involved in tracking and mixing, the eternal war wages on. We want our final results nice and warm in the low and …
How to Setup a Home Recording Studio
Go ahead and freak out if you want to, but it’s totally unnecessary. This easy guide will have you becoming a studio tech wizard in …
The Acoustic Treatment Guide for Panels & Foam
The reason every major studio has these “boxes” hanging on the walls, or the walls themselves are made of cloth covering “something firm but soft,” …
Audiocoin: The Cryptocurrency of the Digital Music Market
With the advent of the internet, and then easily performed micro-transactions, things have slowly begun to change for artists. It could be said that it …