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Find Your Latency Threshold - Understand and minimize latency when recording in your DAW – Part 2
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Finding an acceptable level of latency is something everyone making music with computers must deal with at times. For some of us it's child's play, but for some others it can get complicated very qui…
04/23/15
Review of Synchro Arts Revoice Pro 3 - Tighten it Up
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The folks at Synchro Arts, renowned for their VocAlign software, recently came out with Revoice Pro 3, the latest version of their application that incorporates vocal alignment, pitch correction, dou…
04/22/15
Physical Modeling Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 23
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After having explored synthesis methods that have opened the doors to the most extravagant worlds of sound, today I invite you to tread a more conventional path: The artificial reproduction of well-k…
04/21/15
The Top 15 Products of Musikmesse 2015 - Best of Musikmesse 2015
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We were spoiled at NAMM last January. While Musikmesse turned out to be a bit slower, we still found it to be quite interesting. Specifically, 15 products got our attention. So here’s the list, in no…
04/19/15
Ratio and Threshold in a Compressor - A guide to mixing music - Part 30
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This week we'll proceed with the final steps of the method to learn about the sonic impact of the main parameters of a compressor. After having seen the attack and release times, now it's the turn of…
04/12/15
Review of the Waves Butch Vig Vocals plug-in - Vocals Like Vig
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In the tradition of its Jack Joseph Puig, Chris Lord Alge, Eddie Kramer, and Manny Marroquin signature plug-ins, Waves has released Butch Vig Vocals (Mac/PC), a processor plug-in designed to let you …
04/09/15
The Frequency Spectrum in FM Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 22
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In the previous article you learned that FM synthesis allows the creation of harmonically rich sounds. Today we'll see what that means in terms of frequency spectrum....
04/08/15
Improve Your Studio on the Cheap - 9 free or inexpensive ways to make your studio better
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The most direct ways to improve your studio are by upgrading the gear and adding professional acoustic treatment, but doing so requires a significant investment. If you're not ready or able to drop a…
04/07/15
Attack and Release in a Compressor - A guide to mixing music - Part 29
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In this installment, I'll show you a way to set a compressor that helps you understand what each parameter does. This method is by no means the ultimate solution, however it ought to help you grasp t…
04/05/15
A review of the Audio-Technica ATH-M70x headphones - The Hear and Now
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If you’re serious about your production work, you probably should have at least one pair of premium headphones in your studio. They’re extremely helpful both when mixing and tracking, and the more ac…
04/02/15
Frequency Modulation or FM Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 21
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In the fifteenth article of this series, I briefly mentioned FM while introducing the different forms of synthesis. Now, the time has finally come to discuss it, but before we do that I must first ta…
04/01/15
Panning to the Extremes - LCR panning can make your mixes come alive
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Conventional mixing wisdom states that when panning elements in a mix, you’re free to utilize the entire left-to-right spectrum. With the exception of elements like kick, snare, bass and lead vocal t…
03/31/15
The best overdrive pedals for electric guitar - The gritty details on our five favorite overdrive pedals
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With over 100 overdrive pedals listed on just one gear-shopping website, how does one choose the top five? The first order of business is to define the terms: An overdrive pedal should have enough vo…
03/30/15
Understanding Compressor Parameters - A guide to mixing music - Part 28
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Now that we've discussed the possible uses for compression, let's take a look at the way a compressor works. To do that, I'll explain to you, in a theoretical way, the different parameters commonly f…
03/29/15
Signal processing and effects plug-ins that won’t break… - 12 Quality Plug-ins for $100 or Less
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Although top-of-the-line processor and effects plug-ins can be expensive, there are alternatives available that offer quality performance at budget-friendly prices. In this article, I’ll look at 12 s…
03/26/15
The Different Forms of Granular Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 20
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In the previous article we introduced the concept of granular synthesis. Today we'll take a look at the different applications for it.
03/25/15
Sonokinetic Capriccio review - Sonokinetic Plays a Capriccio
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The supply of virtual orchestras has become more and more abundant. There's a seemingly never-ending rise in the number of samples, instruments and content available, in general. But what about how t…
03/24/15
A synth expert picks his top 5 virtual instruments - These Are a Few of My Favorite Synths
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I’ve been writing about synthesizers since the 1970s and reviewing virtual instruments since the 1990s. Still, when Audiofanzine asked me to pick my "top 5" software synths, it was no easy feat, as t…
03/22/15
Why We Compress - A guide to mixing music - Part 27
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In this second installment dedicated to dynamics processing during mixdown, we'll take some time to discuss the whys before moving on to the hows.
03/22/15
Kurt Bloch talks setup and maintenance for electric gui… - Advice from a Guitar Tech
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Kurt Block knows electric guitars. He has been working on them for three decades. He started out working on guitars in the bands he was in, and nowadays maintains the guitar collection at Gibson’s en…
03/19/15
An introduction to Granular Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 19
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In the two previous articles we looked at the principle behind sample-based synthesis. Among other things, this allowed us to establish that, thanks to digital technology, the frontiers between the d…
03/18/15
Review of the Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack - Slated for Excellence
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The release of a channel strip plug-in doesn’t typically generate a lot of excitement, but it sure has in the case of Slate Digital’s Virtual Mix Rack (VMR). Slate’s hardware emulations are considere…
03/16/15
Dynamics Processing 101 - A guide to mixing music - Part 26
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This week we'll tackle dynamics processing during mixdown, a very thorny subject if there ever was one...To approach the topic in the best way possible, it's useful to begin with a quick rundown of t…
03/15/15
Review of the Universal Audio Sound Machine Wood Works … - A Cure for DI Acoustic Guitar
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When Universal Audio announced Sound Machine Wood Works at NAMM this year, I was intrigued by what was promised: A plug-in that can change a DI recorded acoustic so that it sounds like it was miked. …
03/12/15
Sampling: Wavetables - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 18
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In the previous article, we took a first look at sampling, from the point of view of Pulse Code Modulation (PCM). In this installment we'll study wavetables and sample banks.
03/11/15