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Thursday, May 16, 2013Can Award-Winning Recordings Be Made In A Home Studio?
Bob Buontempo 05/16/13 04:41 PM,To begin with, there are many things that you cannot do in a home studio. A competent recording of a live band - still the mainstay of the recording industry - is usually impossible in your bedroom. Fitting an orchestra… View this post
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Monday, May 13, 2013In The Studio: Seven Mixing Techniques That Can Really Pay Off… Or Get You In Trouble
Matthew Weiss 05/13/13 02:51 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. This article is about some pretty crazy techniques that can really take your sound up a notch or totally screw up your mix! These aren’t techniques I use all the… View this post
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Thursday, May 09, 2013In The Studio: Using Delay To Create New Parts
Joe Gilder 05/09/13 02:33 PM,These videos are provided by Home Studio Corner. Some guitarists understand the ways that delay can be used to change and enhance the sound of a passage/part. In this video, Joe reveals the technique and the reasons why it… View this post
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013In The Studio: The Artistic Elements of Recording Production
Dr. William Moylan 05/08/13 03:57 PM,The audio recording process has provided the creative artist with a very precise control over the perceived parameters of sound (through a direct control of the physical dimensions of sound). This control of sound is well beyond that which was… View this post
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013In The Studio: The Two Principles Of Acoustic Isolation
Bobby Owsinski 05/07/13 03:17 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Whenever I do clinics at universities I always get a number of questions about home studio construction, since most every musician wants and needs one. One of the most frequent questions is… View this post
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Monday, May 06, 2013In The Studio: How To Maximize The First Hour Of Mixing
Matthew Weiss 05/06/13 02:48 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. I’d argue that the most important stage a mix is the first hour. Not only is it when your ears are freshest, but it’s also when you get your first… View this post
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Friday, May 03, 2013In The Studio: 30-Plus OS X Power User Shortcuts
Jon Tidey 05/03/13 11:28 AM,This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine. Inspector—Use “Inspector” instead of “Get Info.”—RT-click finder item then hold alt, and “Show Inspector” will appear. Or use shortcut CMD+Option+i. This is like the “Get Info” window but it will not… View this post
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Thursday, May 02, 2013Slick & Seamless: Developing A Live Digital Recording System
Todd Hartmann 05/02/13 03:51 PM,Choosing an audio console can be likened to a guitarist choosing an ax – it’s the pallet with which one creates. Some engineers have built their mixing techniques around plug-ins while others rely on complex channel grouping or outboard gear.… View this post
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Friday, April 26, 2013In The Studio: The Nine Factors In Guitar Pickup Sound
Bobby Owsinski 04/26/13 08:13 AM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. As any electric string instrument player knows, there are a number of different types of pickups, and within each category there’s a tremendous variation in possible tone. This excerpt from The Ultimate… View this post
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013In The Studio: How To Make 808s Hit Hard
Matthew Weiss 04/24/13 03:01 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. This article has pretty much been due for a while. Making 808s really hit hard is a little tricky. But I’m going to break it down along with some audio… View this post
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013In The Studio: Audio Editing—Why We Do It And When It Works
Joe Gilder 04/17/13 04:40 PM,This article is provided by Home Studio Corner. Once everything has been recorded, and before you start mixing, do you edit the audio? Do you fix things? Do you think it’s cheating? Here’s my take. What is editing? An… View this post
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013In The Studio: 10 Tips For Better Effects Layering
Bobby Owsinski 04/16/13 05:39 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Many inexperienced mixers tend to overlook any effects placed on a track as something they can get creative with during a mix and keep the settings static as a result. As most… View this post
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Friday, April 12, 2013In The Studio: Recreate The Setups Of Classic Guitar Gods
Jon Chappell 04/12/13 03:01 PM,Guitarists are constantly seeking their own sound or unique voice. However, producers often resort to giving instructions like, “Give me a raunchy blues sound à la Stevie Ray Vaughan,” rather than “Give me something wholly original that I’ve never imagined… View this post
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013Church Sound: Getting Great-Sounding Sermon Podcasts
Mike Sessler 04/09/13 09:48 AM,This article is provided by ChurchTechArts. I listen to a lot of podcasts. Several hours a week, I’m at the gym working out (which is why I’m so buff), listening to a podcast. One thing that drives me nuts… View this post
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In The Studio: Seven Useful OS X Shortcuts For Audio Engineers
Dan Comerchero 04/09/13 08:36 AM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. Shortcuts are nice because, well, they’re shortcuts. Here are seven I use regularly with OS X: 1. Change audio I/O from the menu bar Hold Option and click the speaker… View this post
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Thursday, April 04, 2013In the Studio: Explaining The Mystery Of Compression
Bruce A. Miller 04/04/13 11:14 AM,This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com. The compressor is a wonderful tool when used properly, however, often the basics of compression are misunderstood, leaving audio that would have been better left untouched. A compressor is a threshold effect that… View this post
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013In The Studio: Bob Katz On Bass EQ (Video)
Bob Katz 04/03/13 10:11 AM,Having some trouble getting the bass to sit just right in your mix? Veteran Mastering Engineer Bob Katz is here with a brief video tutorial demonstrating bass eq technique that can easily be applied across your entire workflow. For more… View this post
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Monday, April 01, 2013Basics Of Digital Recording: Converting Sound Into Numbers
Peter Elsea 04/01/13 11:44 AM,In a digital recording system, sound is stored and manipulated as a stream of discrete numbers, each number representing the air pressure at a particular time. The numbers are generated by a microphone connected to a circuit called an analog… View this post
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Thursday, March 28, 2013In The Studio: Have You Left Your Right Brain?
Dan Comerchero 03/28/13 05:40 PM,This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files. Imagine you sit down to compose or mix a song. You’re in your creative zone, and you feel like nothing can break the flow. All of a sudden you come… View this post
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013In The Studio: The Keys To Selecting The Right Microphone
Bobby Owsinski 03/27/13 02:46 PM,This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski. Here’s an excerpt from The Recording Engineer’s Handbook, available here. While it’s safe to say that most engineers rely on experience when choosing microphones, there are some things to think about when… View this post
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