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The best overdrive pedals for electric guitar - The gritty details on our five favorite overdrive pedals
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Learning
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
Delay Tips and Tricks - 5 digital delay techniques that will spice up your mixes
Learning
Digital delay is one of the most versatile effects you can apply to your music. It can do everything from subtle doubling to crazy stereo ping-pong effects and a lot more. In this article we’ll show …
03/10/15
Which Comes First? - A guide to mixing music - Part 25
Learning
Before we tackle the next major section of this series ─ dynamics ─ let's diverge briefly to take stock of where we are in the process, and cover an important issue involving effect-chain order.
03/08/15