What is an Expander?
What is an Expander? What is an expander? While compressors often steal the spotlight, there’s another powerful tool that works in a complementary fashion: the audio expander. Often misunderstood or…
Top Tips for Recording Vocals
Top Tips for Recording Vocals Top Tips for Recording Vocals – Your home studio might not have the square footage of a professional space, but that doesn’t mean you can’t…
The 5 Most Common Questions About Music Mastering
The 5 Most Common Questions About Music Mastering The 5 Most Common Questions About Music Mastering – So you’ve poured your heart and soul into recording your music, meticulously crafting…
How To Place Microphones
How To Place Microphones How To Place Microphones – Whether you’re recording a podcast in your home studio, a live band in a local venue, or that incredible acoustic guitar…
How to Choose the Right Microphone
How to Choose the Right Microphone How to Choose the Right Microphone – Ah, the mic locker. A treasure trove for audiophiles, a war chest for producers, and sometimes a…
The Sweet Spot – Nearfield Monitor Placement
The Sweet Spot – Nearfield Monitor Placement The Sweet Spot – Nearfield Monitor Placement – For any audio professional, a well-defined “sweet spot” is the holy grail of nearfield monitor…
Five Things You Can do to Improve Your Mix
Five Things You Can do to Improve Your Mix Five Things You Can do to Improve your Mix 1. Make sure your audio tracks are free from, hiss, hums, crackles,…
Music Production and Mixing Tips & Tricks
Music Production and Mixing Tips & Tricks Music Production and Mixing Tips & Tricks – What makes a pro recording pro? What is the “sound” that the pros get and…
Top Ten Free VST Plugins for Mac & PC
Top Ten Free VST Plugins for Mac & PC 1. BLOCKFISH is a versatile compressor with countless ways to shape the incoming audio. Unlike many other digital compressors, BLOCKFISH has…
Why Use Tube or Tape Saturation Plugins?
Why Use Tube or Tape Saturation Plugins? Why Use Tube or Tape Saturation Plugins? – Do you need to add analogue warmth and punch to your digital recordings? Do your…
Recycle – Chop up your Beats – Video Tutorial
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