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Lesson 1 You're here: Lesson 2 Log In: You must be a 'Member" to view Lessons 3 thur 9 Using a Compressor? Hello all, Ken here. If you are coming here from Recording Tips 7: show me the Magic Frequencies! Using one is really easy; the trick to it is to "listen to your music" and feel the flow of the mix. To set the compressor (assuming you have a constant meter in the song like the snare Mute out all the other tracks so you can work on the track. You want the compressor to breath in time with the song. Look at a compressor as an instrument in your sound. I hope this helps all of you in your mixing and recording. Here are some Magic Frequencies Tip: Set your frequencies up as presets. Good Luck! Web Design by Michael R.

How to Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio Consider it another marvel of the digital age--or the latest evidence that the beautifully difficult, soul-taxing art of music creation has irretrievably slid into the hands of talentless idiots. Either way, with the help of a computer, a few peripherals, a variety of entry-level software and two weekends' worth of struggle, I have produced my first single. It's hardly a secret that musical production has been striding boldly into the digital age over the past three decades. Software that enables instruments to interface directly with PCs was pioneered in the 1980s, and current programs pack all the goodness of a full production studio into a laptop, with virtualized instruments, amps, effects, mixing boards and multitrack recording machines all onscreen. Instruments have changed, too. My last formal musical instruction was in high school. I started by picking up KeyStudio 49, a software-hardware combo recently launched by M-Audio. Multitrack Recording Plug-Ins Loops

Kick-drum Processing Tips Is the sound of your kick drum letting the rest of your mix down? In which case, find out how to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat with this month's in-depth bass-drum processing workshop. Mike Senior A lifeless kick-drum sound can bring down the energy level of your whole track, especially if you work in one of the many uptempo rock, pop or dance styles. EQ For Kick Drums The first thing most novice mixers do when approaching a duff kick track is to reach for the EQ, and nine times out of ten they do the wrong thing with it. You can filter out undesirable subsonic audio with the Channel EQ's built-in low-cut filter — even if you set it to 6dB/octave at 20Hz it can usefully clear up muddiness, but you'll probably need to increase the frequency or the slope to tackle all but the most benign problems. Full-band Compression Traps Of those studio owners who can handle their EQ controls, a surprising number fall at the compression hurdle. Power-user Enveloper Techniques

33 Ways to Make More Time in Your Life For Music-Making 1. Disconnect. Power down your computer–or if you absolutely need the thing for some reason related to your practice and studies, sever it from the internet by disabling wireless. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. One more tip: music is a long-term game, so be kind to yourself. Think tortoise, not hare. Thank you for reading. Click to share this post: