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Mastering at Home - Part 5 - How to Use EQ when Mastering — In Practice
Learning
The latest installment of our Mastering at Home series deals with some common situations when using an equalizer.
04/20/14
A Review of Toontrack's Classic Amps EZmix Pack - Classic Amps the EZ Way
Learning
Toontrack recently released a new collection of amp models with effects called the Classic Amps EZmix Pack, which can be opened as presets in the company's EZmix 2 software. How do these emulations s…
04/15/14
Mastering at Home - Part 4 - How to Use EQ In Mastering — The Theory
Learning
In mastering, EQing could be your best friend or your worst enemy. Which of the two depends on your grasp of the word: subtlety!
04/11/14
Mixing: A 12-Step Program - A Helpful Approach for Efficiently Mixing Music
Learning
Here at Audiofanzine, we’ve covered many individual aspects of mixing, and offered detailed information on what to do in preparation for a mix. But we've also gotten requests for an overview of the e…
04/09/14
Learn From Other Mixes - How to Analyze a Mix
Learning
Just like painting, photography and, obviously, music — mixing is an art in itself. And, as such, it also requires some training.
04/07/14
Long-Distance Collaboration - Work Together Remotely via DAW File Sharing
Learning
Sharing tracks over the Internet makes it possible for musicians to work together remotely, whether they're around the corner from each other or around the world.
04/02/14
Mastering at Home - Part 3 - A Great Workflow for Mastering Music at Home
Learning
In this third part of our Home Mastering series, we will write about the process to follow in order to make the right decisions at the right time.
03/26/14
Mastering at Home - Part 2 - Prepare for Your Mastering Session
Learning
In this installment, we'll offer some tips that will simplify your life when mastering.
03/25/14
Comparing Two Approaches to Drum-Track Creation - MIDI Drums vs. Audio Drum Loops
Learning
If you’re not a drummer, but you need drum tracks for your productions — and assuming you don’t have the budget and facilities to hire and record a real drummer — you’re going to need to use either M…
03/24/14
Mastering at Home - Part 1 - An Introduction to Mastering Audio
Learning
If you're fortunate enough to be able to afford professional mastering with a dedicated engineer in a well-designed and equipped mastering studio, that's clearly the route to the best quality results…
03/16/14
Panning Strategies - Advice For Placing Elements in the Stereo Soundscape
Learning
Panning seems like a simple enough task. You turn the panning knobs to the positions you want your tracks to be situated in the stereo image and you’re done, right? Well there’s more to it…
03/09/14
Phase – The Solutions - Everything about Phase Problems - Part 3
Learning
After having seen the theory and the cases where you could have phase issues, in this final installment we will see different ways to identify eventual problems. And we will also go through the vario…
03/05/14
Phase — Practical Cases - Everything about Phase Problems - Part 2
Learning
After a simplified — but not simplistic — approach to the theoretical aspects of phase in our last article, today we will see in which cases you may find yourself having to deal with phase problems.
02/25/14
Doubling Made Easy - What is a fat guitar sound and how do I reproduce it?
Learning
One of the most powerful ways to make a track sound bigger and more impactful is by doubling it. The quintessential example of this is the doubled rhythm guitar part, which can really fatten the soun…
02/23/14
Understanding Phase - Everything about Phase Problems - Part 1
Learning
If you are into audio, you have surely heard about phase many times — whether in reference to mixing or recording live in the studio — and usually in a negative way.
02/17/14
DAW Automation 101 - Master your DAWs Automation Features to Gain Control Over the Mix
Learning
One of the most powerful features in your DAW is its ability to automate the volume, pan, send and return levels, and effects parameters of the various tracks in your mix.
02/12/14
Polishing and Exporting the Final File - Recording Your DJ Sessions - Part 4
Learning
In the three previous parts, we showed you how to set up the DJ hardware, how to configure your computer to record an optimal signal and some good practices to keep in mind for your sessions. Now tha…
02/09/14
Best Practices for Recording Your DJ Mixes - Recording Your DJ Sessions - Part 3
Learning
In the first two parts of this article, we discussed how to prepare your mixer and configure your computer to record a mix. Now that the hardware is ready, we can now move on to some tips for you to …
02/09/14
Setting Up Your Computer To Record Your DJ Mixes - Recording Your DJ Sessions - Part 2
Learning
In the first part of this article, we discussed how to prepare the decks, records and mixer to have an optimal audio signal...
01/19/14
Setting Up Your Mixer To Record Your DJ Mixes - Recording Your DJ Sessions - Part 1
Learning
Recording yourself whenever you mix is an excellent habit that will allow you to learn and grow your DJ skills. Listening to your mixes later with a clear head allows you to put things into perspecti…
01/18/14
Organize Your DAW Files to Work Better and Faster - Spend More Time Making Music instead of Fighting your DAW
Learning
As a home-recording musician, you have to wear many hats. You’re the talent, the engineer, the producer, the mix engineer, and often even the mastering engineer (not to mention the studio manager and…
01/15/14
We Look at the Foremost Notation Programs - The Top Notation Software
Learning
While it's true that staff paper sheets and notebooks haven't disappeared yet, we must also admit that computers have made the task of composers and songwriters simpler by giving them the possibility…
01/12/14
Organize Your Tracks for Faster Mixing - Prepare Your Tracks for Mixdown
Learning
Some musicians and producers do a lot of their mixing while they’re tracking, whereas others set everything back to zero at the end of tracking, and start their mix from scratch.
01/11/14
Clean Up Your Vocal Tracks - Editing Techniques That Help Remove Imperfections From Sung or Spoken-Voice Recordings
Learning
You may have already utilized the editing features in your DAW to make vocal comps and move individual words or lines around in time, but you can also use them to get rid of, or minimize, the sonic g…
01/10/14
You Can Get Great Sounds When You Go Direct - Strategies for DI Guitar Recording
Learning
If you polled a group of engineers and producers, asking them what’s the best way to record electric guitar, probably 99% of them would say by miking an amp — preferably a tube amp that’s turned up r…
01/07/14

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