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  • Tuesday, May 08, 2012
    In The Studio: Three EQ “Fake-Outs”
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    Joe Gilder 05/08/12 03:14 PM,
    This article is provided by Home Studio Corner.   We tend to think of EQ as “makeup” for our tracks. We use it to make things purdy. But EQ can be a pretty handy tool for faking out your listener. And sometimes those fake-outs can be kinda cool. Here are a few: 1. Fake Depth Sometimes tracks are recorded so cleanly that they sound too “up front” no matter how much you turn them down. It’d be nice if you… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Studio

  • Monday, May 07, 2012
    In The Studio: Six Tips For Balancing The Bass And Drum Mix
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    Bobby Owsinski 05/07/12 10:47 AM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   Perhaps the most difficult task of a mixing engineer is balancing the bass and drums (especially the bass and kick). Nothing can make or break a mix faster than the way these instruments work together. It’s not uncommon for a mixer to spend hours on this balance (both level and frequency) because if the relationship isn’t correct, then the song will just never sound big and punchy. So how do you get… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Studio

  • Friday, May 04, 2012
    In The Studio: DIY Subkick Microphone
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    Jon Tidey 05/04/12 11:46 AM,
    This article is provided by Audio Geek Zine.   This is an old but very effective trick for mic’ing kick drums. Take a Yamaha NS10 speaker cone and use that to capture the extra low frequencies of the drum. Without going into too much theory about this, a dynamic microphone and a speaker are essentially the same thing: they’re both transducers. They take acoustical energy and convert it into electrical energy or vice versa. So what you do is take… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Blog • Poll • Product • Microphone • Studio

  • Wednesday, May 02, 2012
    In The Studio: Mic With Your Ears, Not Your Eyes
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    Bruce A. Miller 05/02/12 03:46 PM,
    This article is provided by BAMaudioschool.com.   Often, a young engineer will start to position microphones based on what they see done by others or read in a magazine.  Sometimes they experiment and move the mics to see if the sound improves, but usually once someone ends up with a mic setup they like they stop trying to improve it. There are certain standard approaches that have been successful, but even these approaches should never be considered “etched in stone”. … View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Audio • Education • Engineer • Microphone • Signal • Studio

  • Tuesday, May 01, 2012
    In The Studio: An Interview With Grammy Winning Engineer/Producer Andrew Dawson
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    Matthew Weiss 05/01/12 04:53 PM,
    This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files.   Andrew Dawson is a Grammy-Award winning engineer and producer. A fast rising-star on the scene, Dawson’s credits include Kanye West, Common, T.I., Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Erykah Badu & more. He’s been the primary tracking & mix engineer for the last four Kanye West albums, including the latest, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to speak with me… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Audio • Business • Digital Audio Workstations • Studio

  • In The Studio: The Basics Sound & Acoustics—Timbre
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    Los Teignos 05/01/12 02:27 PM,
    This article is provided by Audiofanzine. Timbre is a sound’s identity. This identity depends on the physical characteristics of the sound’s medium (the matter or substance that supports the sound). Let’s take an A at 440 Hertz produced at 60 decibels: we can immediately tell if the sound was emitted from a violin, saxophone, or piano. Yet, even though the instrument is different, it’s the same note and the same amplitude. The difference is in the sound production: string, air… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Signal • Studio

  • Metric Halo’s New Production Bundle Used By Grammy Award-Winning Engineer Gary Noble
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    PSW Staff 05/01/12 10:38 AM,
    Gary Noble is an adept manager of a Twitter feed, a Google+ account, and a blog that will resonate with anyone in the pro audio recording industry as well as a busy schedule of recording and mixing sessions. Noble has worked with Amy Winehouse, Ricky Martin, Estelle, and Whitney Houston, often with producer Salaam Remi, as well as a list of up-and-coming artists. His work with Amy Winehouse earned him a Grammy Award. As evidenced by his informative blog, Noble… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • News • Poll • Audio • Mixer • Processor • Studio

  • Friday, April 27, 2012
    In The Studio: The Six Rules For Adding Effects To A Mix
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    Bobby Owsinski 04/27/12 12:04 PM,
    This article is provided by Bobby Owsinski.   Having trouble figuring how to use your effects during mixing? Here are a set of rules that can help you choose the best effects for each track more efficiently, courtesy of The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook. Rule 1 - As A General Rule Of Thumb, Try To Picture The Performer In An Acoustic Space And Then Realistically Recreate That Space Around Them. This method usually saves some time over simply experimenting with different… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Studio

  • Thursday, April 26, 2012
    In The Studio: Going For That “Vintage” Sound
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    Joe Gilder 04/26/12 12:01 PM,
    This article is provided by Home Studio Corner.   Do you know the reason we rave over those “vintage” recordings? Imperfection. Forty years ago, they didn’t use tubes, transformers, and tape by choice. Nope, it was all that was available to them at the time. The “sound” of so many of our favorite recordings from that era came from running the audio through gear that couldn’t faithfully and accurately reproduce the signal. Each piece of gear added something to the… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Processor • Studio

  • Wednesday, April 25, 2012
    In The Studio: Tips For Mixing Rap Vocals, Part 3 - Compression
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    Matthew Weiss 04/25/12 08:34 AM,
    This article is provided by the Pro Audio Files.   Check out Mixing Rap Vocals Part 1 and Part 2 before reading this article. Compression is a difficult subject because there is a lot you can do with it. So let’s look at the main reasons to grab a compressor before getting into some of the more intricate uses. Quick Macro-Dynamic Control Macro dynamics refer to words and phrases. These are the clear dynamics you can hear as “this part… View this story
    Filed in: Recording • Feature • Poll • Study Hall • Digital Audio Workstations • Microphone • Processor • Studio