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Keep your levels down and your headroom up, and your music will sound better
Learning
You’ve probably heard the term “headroom” thrown around a lot. What it is, essentially, is a margin of safety between the loudest peaks of your track — or tracks, in the case of a mix — and 0 dB on y…
04/14/14
How to Use EQ In Mastering — The Theory
Learning
In mastering, EQing is a choice whose potentiality is on par with its dangerousness. The key word here is, more than ever, subtlety!
04/13/14
A Step-By-Step Workflow for Your Next Mix
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…
04/10/14
Learning by Listening to Other Mixes
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
How to use Compression in Mastering
Learning
Today we will focus on compression, another important aspect of the mastering process that's often misunderstood.
04/06/14
Don't Let Your Ears Get Damaged by High Sound Levels Onstage
Learning
You know that ringing you sometimes get in your ears after a loud gig? Usually it goes away the next morning or the next day. Now imagine that same scenario, but the ringing never stops. Pretty scary…
04/06/14
Don't Let Your Ears Get Damaged by High Sound Levels Onstage
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You know that ringing you sometimes get in your ears after a gig? Usually it goes away the next morning or the next day. Now imagine that same scenario, but the ringing never stops. Pretty scary, rig…
04/06/14
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
Methodology for DIY Mastering
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.
03/27/14
Steely Dan’s Producer Talks Shop with Audiofanzine
Learning
During Steely Dan’s original incarnation, the band produced a string of classic albums that are admired equally for their smart and catchy songwriting, amazing musicianship, and state-of-the-art reco…
03/27/14
Prepare for Your Mastering Session
Learning
In this installment, we'll offer some tips that will simplify your life when mastering.
03/26/14
An Introduction to DIY Mastering
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…
03/17/14
Adjust and Process Groups of Tracks at a Time
Learning
One easy way to improve your mixing efficiency is to use the flexible routing capabilities in your DAW's mixer to create subgroups. Also referred to as "submixes," they let you create custom subsets …
03/14/14
Reduce or Eliminate Leakage When Tracking Drums and Other Instruments Together
Learning
So, you’ve got a band, you’ve got some recording gear, and you’re ready to start cutting your album in your home studio. If you’re recording with a drummer and you want to do a “live” basic-tracking …
03/12/14
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