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A guide to mixing music - Part 11
Learning
In the last installment, I gave you an overview of the mixing method I'll be presenting in the upcoming articles. In that workflow, one of the first things you need to do is create a rough mix, and i…
11/22/14
A guide to mixing music - Part 10
Learning
This time, I will give you an overview of the mixing method we will follow in the coming weeks. I don't intend it to be "The Method," since there are lots of other ones that are just as valid. Howeve…
11/18/14
A guide to mixing music - Part 9
Learning
Besides guaranteeing "virtual headroom" and an optimal level to process each track with any plug-in or outboard gear, the "gain staging" method described in the last installment also allows you to ma…
11/16/14
The pros and cons of using an iPad to view charts and lyric sheets on the gig
Learning
If you’re one of those performing musicians who needs to bring charts and lyric sheets to the gig or rehearsal, you might want to consider getting rid of all that paper and your music stand, and conv…
11/12/14
A guide to mixing music - Part 8
Learning
In this installment, we will examine the first practical task of your mix, which also happens to be the last purely technical one. Once you've done it, you will finally be able to confront your visio…
11/12/14
Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 9
Learning
In the previous articles we saw what makes up a synthesizer's basic sound chain: Oscillators, followed by filters and an amplifier, plus envelopes to control them. We also saw that an oscillator can…
11/01/14
Colin Leonard takes the analog path to mastering success
Learning
Colin Leonard, owner and engineer of SING Mastering in Atlanta, has to be ready to handle any musical style that comes his way. “I could go from Gaelic Christmas music to hardcore hip-hop to pop to …
10/30/14
A guide to mixing music - Part 5
Learning
Sometimes the best way to make people really grasp an idea is to resort to a fitting metaphor. That's why, today, I'll show you a way to visualize a mix that ought to allow you to understand the whol…
10/29/14
Wave Alchemy launches its 1st Producer Contest
News
Wave Alchemy invite producers to participate in the first edition of a big Contest and submit original tracks for one month.
10/29/14
A guide to mixing music - Part 4
Learning
Before getting into the heart of the matter, I deem it necessary to deal with a subject that isn't only limited to computer music, namely backups.
10/27/14
Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 8
Learning
We have started to study the way in which you can create a sound with the aid of a hardware or virtual synthesizer. But, how does sound ─ which is up to now a combination of voltages or binary data p…
10/22/14
How to Replace Bad Notes or Chords via Copy and Paste
Learning
In part 1 of this article we discussed using cut, copy and paste editing techniques to fix rhythmic mistakes. This time around, we'll use those same edit tools to replace notes that are the wrong pit…
10/21/14
The Living Colour guitarist on film scoring, DAWs, amp simulators and more
Learning
When you hear the name Vernon Reid, your first thought is probably of his work with Living Colour, featuring his speedy and inventive guitar playing. But Reid is also an accomplished composer, scorin…
10/20/14
Improve your sound when using time-based effects in your guitar setup
Learning
Reverb, delay and all other so-called time-based effects can sometimes "dirty up" your basic guitar sound to the point that you are forced to reduce their level in order to preserve a minimum of audi…
10/18/14
How to Fix Rhythmic Mistakes in a Recorded Track
Learning
Today’s DAW software — not to mention a slew of third party plug-ins — offers you powerful processing options for manipulating the time and pitch of your audio. But did you know that you can fix a lo…
10/16/14