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Mastering at Home - Part 18 - Plugins to Help Analyze Levels When Mastering Music
Learning
In this installment we'll talk about plug-ins that allow you to visualize levels correctly — after all, whether you like it or not, mastering has become synonymous with volume, so it's a good idea to…
07/09/14
Getting Into Inter-App Audio - Make Music With Multiple Apps on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch
Learning
Introduced with iOS 7 and available on all iOS devices, Apple’s inter-app audio feature allows compatible apps to share audio streams and MIDI with each other, making it possible to work with multipl…
07/07/14
Mastering at Home - Part 17 - The Stereo Image in Mastering Music
Learning
Following up on our series of articles dedicated to useful tools for mastering at home, this time we will focus on plug-ins that allow you to analyze the stereo image.
07/03/14
Mastering at Home - Part 16 - How to Use the Spectrum Analyzer in Mastering Music
Learning
The time has come to explore the territory of analyzers of all sorts, which will prove to be very helpful within the context of mastering at home. This week we will deal with the spectrum analyzer, a…
06/30/14
Mastering at Home - Part 15 - Tips for Using Headphones While Mastering Music
Learning
Now that we have covered the entire mastering chain, let's move on to different tools that are useful in the context of DIY — like headphones.
06/26/14
Tips on How to Efficiently Use Pro Tools - Power Tips for the Pro Tools Novice — Part 2
Learning
In part 1 of this article, we looked at preference settings and key commands. Here in part 2, the focus will be on the Smart Tool, some important timeline options, and how to create customized sessio…
06/25/14
Power Tips for the Pro Tools Novice – Part 1 - Learn How to Produce Music Faster and More Efficiently with Pro Tools
Learning
Avid Pro Tools features industry standard audio recording, editing, and mixing, along with a reasonably well-featured MIDI section. But with an application this powerful, getting up to speed can take…
06/24/14
Mastering at Home - Part 14 - Best ways to Use Dithering When Mastering Music
Learning
In this 14th episode, we will deal with a mysterious stage in the mastering chain: Dithering
06/20/14
Carmen Rizzo on the Post-Apocalyptic Music Business, Fi… - L.A. Renaissance Man
Learning
Talk about multi-talented: L.A.-based Carmen Rizzo is a two-time Grammy-nominated producer/artist/electronic musician and composer whose credits include Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold and Ryuichi Sak…
06/19/14
Mastering at Home - Part 13 - Key Tips on Using a Limiter While Mastering Music
Learning
This week we will tackle a landmark in the mastering chain — the limiter.
06/16/14
Cheap Synth Apps with Rich Sound - Five Cool iOS Synthesizers for Under $10
Learning
The quality and variety of synthesizers available for your iOS device just keeps getting better and better. Although many of the top, name-brand synths will cost you in the range of $20 or even more,…
06/14/14
Quantizing Basics - Fix the Timing in your MIDI Tracks for a Natural Sound
Learning
The quantize function in your DAW lets you to clean up sloppy timing in MIDI recordings, and in many DAW’s, in audio tracks, too. It’s very powerful, but also very easy to overuse. Here, we’ll look a…
06/12/14
Mastering at Home - Part 12 - EQ Automation When Mastering Music
Learning
Before moving on to the next processor in the mastering chain — the limiter/maximizer — it's appropriate to talk about a topic often overlooked by many people learning to master: Automation.
06/07/14
Mastering at Home — Part 11 - Guide to Mid-Side Processing When Mastering
Learning
In this new installment of our article series dedicated to mastering at home, we will delve into the world of mid-side processing.
06/02/14
Studio in a Backpack — Part 1 - Interfaces to Help Build an Ultra-Portable, Battery-Powered iPad-based Music Studio
Learning
Did you ever dream of a totally mobile studio, a compact setup that can fit in a backpack? A rig that you can carry with you virtually anywhere, and record and produce music, even where there's no AC…
05/31/14
Mastering at Home - Part 10 - How to Use Reverb When Mastering
Learning
In this tenth episode, we will tackle an effect that is seldom used by people starting out in mastering, namely, reverb.
05/26/14
Noises Off - How to Use Broadband Noise Reduction Software to Clean Up Music Recordings
Learning
Much as we try to avoid it, there are occasions when noise gets onto our recordings. It could be a live recording where the source was too quiet and background hiss was picked up, or a passage on ele…
05/22/14
Mastering at Home — Part 9 - The Use of Stereo Enhancers While Mastering Music
Learning
Today, our journey across the mastering world takes us into the slippery terrain of stereo enhancers.
05/19/14
Mastering at Home — Part 8 - A Guide to Using Harmonic Exciters and Enhancers in Mastering
Learning
This eighth episode of our home mastering series will deal with harmonic exciters, harmonic enhancers and company.
05/10/14
Mastering at Home - Part 7 - A Guide to Multi-Band Compression in Mastering
Learning
In the previous article, we addressed compression within the context of home mastering with a classic compressor. It's time now to tackle multi-band compression.
05/04/14
Working with Drum Loops - Part 1 - How to Make Loop-Based Drum Tracks Sound As Realistic As Possible
Learning
I’m not a drummer, but I often produce tracks in my studio that include drum parts. Sometimes I’m fortunate enough to be able to use a real drummer, but in most cases it’s just not practical. Instead…
04/29/14
Cut the Mud from Your Mix - Remove Low-End Clutter from Your Mix with High-Pass Filtering
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Guitars, vocals, pianos, drums or virtually any track in your mix, has extraneous low-frequency information that can be filtered out without compromising the sound. While you may not notice anything …
04/28/14
Mastering at Home — Part 6 - How to Use Compression While Mastering
Learning
Today we will focus on compression, another important aspect of the mastering process that's often misunderstood.
04/26/14
Buying an Audio Interface - Part 2 - Help Picking the Best Audio Interface
Learning
Part 1 looked at how to interpret the specs you see in ads and listings for audio interfaces. This time around, we offer info to help you figure out the audio interface that best fits your needs, pre…
04/24/14
Buying an Audio Interface - Part 1 - Demystifying the Specs and Features of an Audio Interface
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Shopping for an audio interface can be daunting, due to the countless models on the market and the variations in inputs, outputs, formats, maximum sampling rates, and numerous other specifications. T…
04/22/14

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