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Audio School: Master Bus Compression Tips
Something spoken about often in today’s music engineering world and audio school is master bus compression. This is actually a super simple concept. The goal of using a compressor over the mix will add...
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Audio Mixing Engineer Conundrum: To Widen or not to Widen?
In today’s music production world, you tend to hear some relatively wide stuff out there, but how, what, when, why? Well there are indeed a few different factors that play into this… Was the audio...
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How to Create a Baxandall Curve in Pro Tools
The Baxandall curve is essentially a high shelf, considered to be more natural sounding to the human ear whereas a typical shelf is harsher at the slope of the curve. The “Bax” curve happens to be a...
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Legalities of Sampling Music
In the world of Hip Hop and Rap, music sampling has become a major part of our Industry. This is the process of using a melody, harmony or sound that has been pre-recorded and is owned by someone other...
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Vocal Production: Getting the Right Vocal
The vocalist is the star of the song thus they should be treated as such, whether it’s live or studio, they need to be at the forefront of the mix and as a mix engineer, it’s your job to make sure that...
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Live Show Production: Ways to Make Your Show More Fun
Everyone loves a good concert and there are certain things that make a crowd go nuts, so try them out at your show and see what happens. These are simple tips to get the audience involved, and to make...
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Top 10 DAW Software
There are a lot of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) out there to choose from, so here’s a list of the top 10 DAWs for audio production, for all platforms in no particular order of popularity,...
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3 Tips for Better Recording of Acoustic Guitars
Bright, well-rounded tones from a great acoustic guitar always sound awesome, so I’ll share some tips for bringing out the best in your acoustic recordings. 1. Mic Placement- This matters with...
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Digital Recording Vs. Analog Recording – Which One is Better?
For many years there have been discussions, articles, blogs and even fights about what is a better medium to record and mix to and from, Digital or Analog? Each one has its pros and cons, but what it...
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Recording Studio Gear Care 101
As Recording Engineers we tend to have a moderate amount of gear. We may not all have large format consoles but we will definitely have preamps, mics and other important pieces as part of our recording...
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