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On a Compressor, What is Knee?

On February 18, 2010 by admin

On a Compressor, What is Knee? Some compressors allow you to control the knee setting. There are two types of knee setting, hard and soft. Hard knee compression reduces the gain abruptly when the signal exceeds the threshold. Hard knee is the…

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Remove Clicks from Audio Tracks – Video Tutorial

On February 17, 2010 by admin

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What is a Noise Gate?

On February 12, 2010 by admin

Noise Gates A noise gate is a hardware device or plugin that can be set to automatically mute the signal during parts of the audio track where the instrument is not being played, and un-mute again when the instrument is being played….

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What is a De-esser?

On February 10, 2010 by admin

De-essers De-essing is the method of reducing the loudness of frequencies in vocal recordings that cause spitting or piercing when an “ess or shh” sound is made. This is called sibilance. Sibilance can also occur when a “t” sound is made. It…

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Multiband Compression – An Introduction to Waves LinMB – Video Tutorial

On February 10, 2010 by admin

Multi-band Compressors split the signal into several frequency bands. This allows the user to set the desired amount of gain reduction for each band. Multi-band Compressors are great for dealing with the dynamics of a full range mix. Opto mode has a…

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Pumping Kick and Bass – Sidechain Compression Video Tutorial

On February 9, 2010 by admin

Pumping Kick and Bass – Sidechain Compression Video Tutorial

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Mix Like A Pro – Monitor in Mono

On February 6, 2010 by admin

Why Monitor in Mono? by Simon Duggal In many professional studios you will find a single speaker (usually Auratone or similar) located between the left and right nearfield monitors. This is used for monitoring the mix in mono. Many professional mix engineers…

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Equalizers

On February 4, 2010 by admin

Equalizers An equalizer is a device or plug-in that allows you to change the tonal characteristics of a particular sound. It’s much like the bass and treble controls on you hifi except it covers a greater tonal range. There are two main…

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What is a Limiter?

On February 3, 2010 by admin

Limiters Limiters are much like compressors. They both process dynamic levels in pretty much the same way though the difference is that limiters have a much greater ratio.

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Equalizing Reference Guide

On February 3, 2010 by admin

Reference Guide to Equalizing Bass Guitar The bottom or deep low end of the bass guitar sound lives between 50Hz and 80Hz. The attack or thump of the sound is found at around 700Hz. The bite or definition is around 1KHz and…

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On a Compressor, What is Knee?

Remove Clicks from Audio Tracks – Video Tutorial

What is a Noise Gate?

What is a De-esser?

Multiband Compression – An Introduction to Waves LinMB – Video Tutorial

Pumping Kick and Bass – Sidechain Compression Video Tutorial

Mix Like A Pro – Monitor in Mono

Equalizers

What is a Limiter?

Equalizing Reference Guide