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Ducking with a Noise Gate - A guide to mixing music - Part 50
Learning
This week we'll take a look at yet another technique specific to noise gates, namely ducking. Personally, it's not my cup of tea, but when you don't have the time for other solutions, it can really …
09/24/15
Studio on a Budget - How to put together a quality recording setup for under $500
Learning
While it may be as tough as ever to earn money with music, the bright side remains that it’s become much easier to build a recording studio based mostly around your computer — without spending a fort…
09/21/15
Enhancing Percussive Elements with a Noise Gate - A guide to mixing music - Part 49
Learning
Today we'll see how to create a percussive instrument from scratch using an acoustic take.
09/17/15
Learn the Pro Tools edit modes and tools in this tutori… - [Video] Get Started with Pro Tools Editing
Learning
When you're editing in Pro Tools, whether it's Pro Tools 12 or an older version, you won't get far if you don't understand how the edit modes and the main editing tools work. In this video we'll expl…
09/16/15
How to fix pitch and timing with the most economical ve… - [Video] Tap the Power of Melodyne Essential
Learning
Melodyne Essential is the least expensive version of Celemony's acclaimed editing software, and though it doesn't have the same feature set of its big brother Melodyne Editor, it's nevertheless quite…
09/09/15
Improve Your Drum Tracks With a Noise Gate - A guide to mixing music - Part 48
Learning
This week I'll show you how to use a Noise Gate to significantly improve your drum tracks.
09/08/15
Getting Creative with a Noise Gate - A guide to mixing music - Part 47
Learning
Up to now we have only seen the more typical uses of a Noise Gate. Now we'll start looking into less obvious techniques that can make a gate much more interesting during mixdown.
08/30/15
Use a Gate to Kill the Spill - A guide to mixing music - Part 46
Learning
In the previous installment, we saw what bleed is, and the problems it can cause during mixdown. Today we'll look at how to remove or minimize this harmful phenomenon with a noise gate.
08/24/15
Don't Let it Bleed - A guide to mixing music - Part 45
Learning
Today we'll talk about the phenomenon of mic bleed, and how it can cause difficulties during a mix.
08/18/15
Classic synth emulations that won't cost you a dime - 5 Free Vintage Synth Plug-Ins
Learning
You often hear that a $1,000 laptop today has the power of a billion dollars worth of computer equipment from 50 years ago. Likewise, the equivalent of thousands of dollars of vintage synthesizer gea…
08/16/15
Setting the Gate - A guide to mixing music - Part 44
Learning
Now that we've seen the main parameters of a Noise Gate, let's move on to the practical side, starting with its most traditional use: suppressing noise.
08/09/15
Preserve Your Music! - Strategies for archiving your session files and mixes for the long haul
Learning
Back in the days of analog tape, archiving multitrack sessions was not an easy task. You needed a place to store the bulky tape reels, and if you didn’t “bake” the tapes to get the moisture out of th…
08/06/15
Noise Gate 101 - A guide to mixing music - Part 43
Learning
This week we'll tackle a type of dynamics processing that was used all the time in the analog days, but, bizarrely enough, doesn't get called upon nearly as much in the all-digital era. And yet it's …
08/02/15
A video tour of Fry Pharmacy Recording, an all-analog s… - A Studio Where Tape is Still King
Learning
Located about 20 minutes northeast of Nashville, Fry Pharmacy Recording is a throwback to the days when tape ruled supreme. Audiofanzine visited the studio recently, and we produced this video tour.
07/30/15
All You Need to Know About Sound Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 30
Learning
Dear friends, the time has come to say goodbye, at least regarding this article series. This last article is a sort of summary of what we've seen throughout the series, which I hope has been useful.
07/29/15
Cool crossover gear and apps for iOS and Mac/PC - Bridging the Gap
Learning
With every passing iOS update from Apple, the variety, inventiveness and overall appeal of music-making apps for the iPad and iPhone just grows and grows. Yet most computer musicians and producers do…
07/27/15
Transient Processors - A guide to mixing music - Part 42
Learning
While the compressor is the tool par excellence when it comes to treating the dynamics of an audio signal, you shouldn't forget that there are other types of processors that can prove just as effecti…
07/25/15
Tread Carefully on Craigslist - A guide to selling your gear online — part 3
Learning
Compared to eBay, Craigslist is like the Wild West. Whereas the former is governed by strict rules and regulations, Craigslist is basically a free for all. It offers you the opportunity to sell in yo…
07/22/15
The Trautonium and the Theremin - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 29
Learning
In the previous article we discovered two amazing instruments, the Ondes Martenot and the Ondioline. In this, the second-to-last installment of this series, I invite you to discover two even more ama…
07/21/15
A Who's Who of Software Compressors - A guide to mixing music - Part 41
Learning
The number of compressor plug-ins on the market is overwhelming. As you'll surely understand, it would be impossible for me to create an complete list here. Nevertheless, my collaboration with Audiof…
07/20/15
It Can Happen to Anybody - The Loudness War - Part 8
Learning
This is the next installment in our article series dedicated to the race for volume, its consequences on music, sound and human ears.
07/19/15
The Mad Max composer on his free video tutorial series,… - Junkie XL Gives Back
Learning
Tom Holkenborg (aka “Junkie XL”) has had a long and successful music career as a producer, recording artist, and remixer — and over the last several years he's become a top Hollywood film composer. H…
07/16/15
Dialing in a Multiband Compressor - A guide to mixing music - Part 40
Learning
In the previous article we saw how multiband compression can be used at the mixing stage. Today I'll show you how to dial in a multiband compressor to get the best results.
07/15/15
The Ondes Martenot and the Ondioline - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 28
Learning
As I mentioned in the previous article, I want to end this series by reviewing some rather extraordinary instruments.
07/12/15
In tandem with Advance series controllers, VIP lets you… - [Video] Akai VIP Software in Action
Learning
We recently reviewed the Akai Advance 49 keyboard. In fact, we gave it an Audiofanzine Award for Innovation. A big part of the value of the Advance series keyboards is that they include VIP software …
07/06/15

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