The Top MIDI Grooves - The Best MIDI Files for Virtual Drums
LearningSo, you bought some virtual drums but none of the grooves really fit in your new song? Here you have a list of the best MIDI publishers- in no particular order of course.
How to Prepare a Mixing Session - Organizing Before Mixing Audio
LearningThe art of mixing requires technical competency as well as a good dose of creativity. However, often times such characteristics don't get along well inside our brain...
Automation Basics - What is Automation?
LearningMany of the features in our DAWs come from the analog world, and automation is no exception. In order to understand what it is all about, let's go back to the time when the only digital gear in a rec…
Reverb Parameters - How to Set a Reverb Processor
LearningUnless you're living in a tent in the middle of the desert, you are exposed to numerous natural reverberations every day. Our ears perceive reverberations that our brain interprets automatically to i…
Sidechain - How Does a Sidechain Work?
LearningBack in the analog area, audio effects with a sidechain circuit were rare and usually among the most expensive. So sidechain was used only in big productions to fine tune the processing of certain re…
MIDI for Dummies - Difference and Relations between MIDI and Audio
LearningIt's not easy for beginners to understand the differences between audio and MIDI since both seem to be useful to make music. But understanding this crucial difference is precisely what distinguishes …
The Top Virtual Pianos - The Best Virtual Acoustic Pianos
LearningSo, you have an 80 square foot room but you feel Glenn's Gould spirit burning inside you? Don't worry! Long gone are the days when you had to depend on 800-lb Steinways to play a chord. Thanks to VST…
12 plug-ins to Sound Original - The Most Original Audio Plug-ins
LearningMost plug-in developers are obsessed with emulating vintage gear, but there are always those who focus on originality. Here is a short overview of some effect plug-ins that could open new horizons fo…
Our favorite sequencers for music production - What are the best DAWs?
LearningThe DAW is the heart of modern home studios. A sequencer isn't something you should buy carelessly because it impacts the way you work – the whole process, from the idea to its realization. Here is a…
How to Set an EQ - Understanding EQ Parameters
LearningAn EQ changes the level of frequencies in an audio signal. It allows you to define one or more frequency bands to amplify or attenuate them. In order to achieve this, the EQ uses different filters.
The Best Virtual Drums - The Top Commercial Virtual Drums
LearningYou want to record your newest song but you have no drummer or your drummer is sick? Virtual drums were conceived to solve this problem. Here is our selection of the best of them...
The Top Free Software Compressors - The 10 Best Freeware Compressor Plug-ins
LearningNot satisfied with the standard compressor included in your sequencer? Here you have 10 must-have plug-ins for Mac or PC that should make you happy at zero cost...
Are Amp Sims for You? Before Deciding, Check Out These … - Amp Simulators: Tips You Need to Know
LearningGuitar amp simulators are controversial. Some say they don’t sound or feel like real tube amps. Others say sims deliver sounds you can’t get any other way. Guess what? They’re both right.
AudioFanzine met Studio One's technical director - Interview with the father of Studio One
LearningCoinciding with the launch of Studio One v2.5, AudioFanzine met up with Matthias Juwan, technical director at PreSonus in Hamburg, Germany, to talk about his career, the future of the Studio One sequ…
How to Build a Computer for Music Making - Optimize Your DAW Computer for Your Home Studio
LearningThis is how you can easily build and maintain a professionally equipped music computer to power the digital audio workstation for your home recording studio.
