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Mixing your drums Part 3 : the toms
Learning
Toms are an interesting part of the kit that often add flare and excitement to a drum track, just look at the intro to Enter Sandman by Metallica, or the fill before the chorus of Africa by Toto. The…
12/23/12
Mixing your drums Part 2 : the snare
Learning
Next to the Kick Drum, the Snare Drum is the most important component of the Drum Kit. So its paramount that we get it to sound as good as its potential.
12/09/12
Mixing your drums Part 1 : the kick
Learning
In most Genre’s the Kick Drum will be the Low End foundation of the song. So really we should treat it with respect and try and get the best out of it while mixing. If you have recorded the Kick Drum…
12/02/12
Gain without pain: giving the guitar cabinets their own space
Learning
For recording guitarists, one benefit of a head-and-stack configuration over a combo is that you can separate the amplifier from the speaker cabinet and run a long cable between the two.
11/21/12
How to get the levels "just right"
Learning
One of the questions that I get asked fairly often by neophyte recording enthusiasts is "how hot should I record?" The amount of signal you record per track can have an effect on not only the sound o…
11/11/12
How to Mix a Bass Guitar
Learning
A good bass line, played on a good bass, can be made into a great Bass track. But you need to know your way around your Bass Guitar Processing. Lets take a look at giving your bass that extra little …
11/07/12
Techniques for Mixing the Space
Learning
So you’ve recorded all your instruments and room captures, you’ve got a basic mix going, and you ‘ve selected your delays and reverbs. Now what?
10/28/12
Tools for Mixing the Space
Learning
When entering a new space, how often do we consider it’s sonic characteristics. And more frequently, when building a mix, how often do we think of space(s)as its own sonic element?
10/15/12
How to Mix Guitar
Learning
The world may not revolve around guitar music anymore, but there is still a lot of it out there. Whether you’re working on face melting hardcore or a gentle country ballad, the presentation of the gu…
08/22/12
Sidechained Processors Can Give a Variety of Special Effects
Learning
Sidechaining has been around for years; this is the process of using one signal to control another. A couple classic examples are using a kick drum to gate a bass part, or doing de-essing - isolating…
05/30/12
Identify and remove obstacles that get in the way of great recordings
Learning
Why is it so hard to get tracks that kill? Mixes that scream with emotional impact--music that holds up to the work of the masters of our craft?
05/09/12
Tips for Mixing Rap Vocals: Compression
Learning
Time for the third installment of the Mixing Rap Vocals series: Compression.
04/19/12
Tips for Mixing Toward Loudness
Learning
Some people want their music really loud, and there’s nothing wrong with that. If loudness is part of their aesthetic and the audience likes it, then I say let’s go for it. In order to deliver the mo…
04/03/12
Tips for Effective Buss Compression
Learning
Buss compression is certainly not a new concept, however, it is an effective and reliable engineering tool and its basic principles are vital considering you are affecting multiple voices.
03/12/12
Exclusive Interview with Chris Lord Alge
Interview / Podcast
World reknowned mixer/producer Chris Lord-Alge granted Audiofanzine an exclusive interview. The man behind Green Day, Paramore, Deftones, Madonna, Tina Turner, James Brown, among others, shared his w…
03/05/12

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