Sound Techniques articles
learningSinging or the art of performance - Part 4 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 92
To finish with the performance question, today we'll discuss a somewhat particular topic which was inspired by a comment posted in the French forum by ex-Moderator in Chief, Will Zégal, in response to a previous article
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Singing, or the art of performance - Part 3 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 91
Today we'll continue exploring the art of performance with an installment that could be easily renamed into "Theatrics for Dummies." However, anyone who takes the time to put into practice these tips will see an amazing improvement in the recording of vocal performances. Cross my heart and hope to die if they don't!
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Taking care of the singer - Part 2 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 88
Second installment dedicated to the things to do to prepare better for a recording session. Once again, certain things I'll write here might seem statements of the obvious for some of you. That said, I'm the kind who thinks that if something goes without saying, it always goes better if you actually say it.
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Taking care of the singer - Part 1 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 87
Today we'll see how you can look after the singer during a recording session. Do note that for the sake of simplification, whenever I write "singer" in this chapter I will be referring generically to any person who sings, raps, slams, etc.
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Recording vocals - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 86
This week we'll begin discussing one of the most important topics of this series: vocal recording. As you will see in this brief introduction, recording vocals correctly doesn't just mean putting up your best mic with the ideal preamp in the right environment... Far from it.
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The art of dialog - Part 3 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 85
Third and last part of this interlude dedicated to dialog within the framework of a record production. Today we will look at this topic from the point of view of the home studio loner.
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The art of dialog - Part 2 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 84
Second part of this brief interlude dedicated to dialog within the framework of a record production. Last week I probably put the cart before the horse and this article should've certainly been published before, but inspiration wanted it to be another way. Anyway, as the old saying goes: better late than never.
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The art of dialog - Part 1 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 83
Before we start another chapter of this ultimate recording guide, I decided to write this article inspired by some comments to previous articles...
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Punch In / Punch Out - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 82
This time we'll look briefly into a recording technique which is as old as can be. In fact, chances are you already know it, but a brief reminder never hurt anybody. Besides, it will be the perfect occasion for newbies to discover this powerful function that lies at the core of every single modern DAW.
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Recording by parts - Part 2 - The ultimate guide to audio recording - Part 81
In today's article you'll see how to put into practice the recording by parts technique so that the end result is as natural as possible.
