Quick Tips: Revelations in Recording & Mixing The ability to record and mix music is no doubt a skill and an art form. Developing it takes time, and requires many “failures,” experiments and learning experiences. To truly succeed and excel — in anything really — you have to have a hunger to sift through absorb the infinite amount of knowledge that’s out there. I wanted to give you some quick knowledge nuggets I received in response to a question I posed on an audio engineering forum (which shall remain nameless because I hate it). I asked them: “What’s your most memorable ‘a-ha’ moment in learning to mix and record?” It’s difficult to pinpoint one single ‘a-ha’ moment, as many of us have them all the time — but that’s a beautiful thing. Regardless, I think some of us have a couple that really stand out. Below is a collection of what I thought were some interesting responses to the question. “The moment i realized that there’s a big difference between knowing something and actually getting it.”
Songwriting Exercises - Handout Songwriting Exercises by Joel Mabus Scaffolding Stuck? Try this exercise: A) Take some song you like — any song at all from any era, any style — just so long as it is familiar to you. B) Write a new lyric to that song. C) Take that new lyric and write completely new music to it. D) Edit. (Or you could do A-C-B-D — write the new music to the “scaffold” song and then write a new lyric.) What remains is a new song with only a hint of the “ghost” song that acted as a scaffold for the process. Listmaking Out of ideas? A list could become a song (remember “My Favorite Things” or Tom T Hall’s “I Love...”) or could be a starting pad for an essay song, enumerating facts or feelings. Focused Imaging Similar to listmaking, but more purposeful, is putting your imagination to work in creating a scene, place or mood. Imagine a perfect day in your childhood – or the day your childhood sweetheart left you. Out-of-context Images Brain dead? Do this a few times and you start to see language in a new light. Journal
Proper Audio Recording Levels | Rants, Articles | MASSIVE Mastering NOTICE: If you don't want to read any this or just don't care to understand it, there's a "dumbed down" version at the bottom. Let me get something out of the way here - I'm going to try to keep this very "fool proof" - I'm not trying to sound or present this very scientifically - This is just the rantings of hundreds and hundreds of posts on a dozen or more audio forums exploding like a volcano recorded with lots of headroom. I just hope to instill a basic understanding of why certain trends and common beliefs are just plain bad. And by the time you're done reading, and perhaps doing a little experimentation based on this, you won't need me to prove it. You'll know it yourself. Is this a "miracle cure" for bad recordings? So, if you've been struggling with recordings that sound "weak" or "small" or too dense or "just not 'pro' enough" then please, read on. As a mastering engineer, I work on recordings from pretty much every level of experience. You're probably recording too hot.
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
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Loopmasters Pro Sample Cds, Download Samples, Royalty Free Sounds, Sample Libraries and Boutique The Perfect Mix: with notes on Mastering Audio There are many ways to get your songs to final form. What matters is not how you get there, but that you do get there. Lets pretend you are enrolled in one of the world's fine universities and you are writing a Master's Thesis. This is not just "any" piece of drudge paperwork, but the culmination of you education. Every mix is different. Step one is always to calibrate the mixer however you can. Note: If you don't have meters on every channel then you have to use the main meters on the mixer for this. Match the following instruments when soloed in place to the db markers on your mixing desk or your mixdown deck or software. Kick drum 0db Eq to taste. Tip: If using a live drummer, you need to stop the kick drum from resonating too much. Snare -2 db eq to taste in the frequencies above 4khz. Time Out! Lead Vocal 0db use a low cut filter to eliminate rumble and plosive pops around 100-200 hz. Cool trick: Split the main vocal track to two seperate faders. Now you fine tune to taste.
Over 90 Free VST Effects Plugins VST plugins can add power and flexibility to your digital audio workstation. They can also be very expensive. Here is a collection of over ninety awesome effects plugins that have one thing in common: they're free. Check the details for each plugin to see if it works on your system. Five months ago, AudioJungle author and Audiotuts+ loops contributor Mihai Sorohan started a thread on the AudioJungle forum listing the best free VST effects. 225 posts later, the thread is still going strong. Did we miss your favorite free plugin? 1. "The BootEQ mkII is an equalizer and pre-amp simulator combination which provides some nice and musical signal coloration effects." 2. "Density mkII was primarily designed to work in a typical stereo audio group mixing situation or for summing and to glue all things together in an unobtrusive way." 3. "NastyLF a offers push/pull style low-end EQ with an added saturation stage. 4. 5. "NASTYtableTop is an easy-to-use low-end signal saturator." 6. 7. 8. 9. epicVerb
Dubstep Basics Technique : Composing / Arranging Like drum & bass and jungle before it, dubstep showcases the inventiveness of British urban music. We explain some of its fundamental production techniques, from ‘wobbly’ bass lines to half-time drum programming. Pete Jenkins New genres appear on an almost daily basis in electronic music, but few have had the impact of dubstep. Labels like Tempa and Hyperdub laid the foundations with artists such as Horsepower Productions, Kode9, Skream, Benga and Burial. Technical Dubstep’s main characteristics lie in its rhythms, bass and dark sound, with heavy use of spatial atmospherics, low-end frequencies and swing. Dubstep also has many similarities to drum & bass: both rely on the use of shuffled and syncopated hi-hat patterns to give the beats movement, and heavy sub-bass for warmth and depth. Wall Of Sound A key feature of dubstep production is the use of atmospherics and textures to create a full and spacious mix. Kick & Sub Snares & Claps A basic triplet rhythm.
Mixing in Stereo: Adding Width and Depth to Your Recordings When it comes to discussing the fine art of mixing music, I tend to approach the subject with some trepidation. After all, compared to many of the topics I’ve written about, this one is rife with subjectivity — one person’s idea of a great sounding mix may be another’s sonic nightmare. And what works for one genre of music will be decidedly wrong for another. But all those variables aside, there are at least a few general theories, tips, and tricks that apply to most mix projects. In a good stereo mix, each instrument needs clarity, balance, separation, and its own space in the stereo field. The Concept At its most basic, mixing in stereo means mixing for the human brain and physiology. But in the real world, much of the process of creating a stereo mix is far from organic or natural. In actual practice, modern stereo mixing has less to do with replicating real world conditions than with creating a good sounding balance between the various musical elements in a recording. The Joys of Mono
Power Amplifier Fundamental Last updated 31Aug 2013 The information presented below is just that, information. Use it at your own risk..You (the reader) are responsible for anything foolish that you might do as a result of reading this article. You assume complete and total responsibility for your actions! The information presented below is believed to be technically correct (however mistakes occasionally are made, this being the "real world"). Note: If you are reading this article you may also be interested in my article Audio Power Amplifier Power Rating Mysteries Explained (it has a lot more detail regarding power ratings of amplifiers). Introduction The term amplifier is very generic. Basics The purpose of a power amplifier, in very simple terms, is to take a signal from a source device (in a DJ system the signal typically comes from a preamplifier or signal processor) and make it suitable for driving a loudspeaker. All power amplifiers have a power rating, the units of power are called watts. Yes.