Headphones or monitors? The question used to divide much of the mixing community – and probably still does – but recent developments in music-listening habits have placed the subject back in the headlights. At one time, virtually all professional mixing engineers would have said don’t mix on headphones full stop, but many are now relaxing [...]
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Mixing with the best EQ 1) If you have a loose, muddy bass sound the best thing to do is to record it again properly. But if you can’t, you can tighten it up by using the EQ section to cut the frequencies between 170Hz and 260Hz. 2) Add “sheen” to your song by boosting, [...]
The worst thing about Christmas has to be listening to Top Of The Pops and the Christmas Number 1 – Girls Aloud, Robbie Williams, Westlife and Mr Blobby for goodness sake! Surely anyone can produce a better Christmas Hit than those. After all, a computer does all the work, doesn’t it – all you do [...]
Although there are more drum sample CDs out there than Madonna albums, the die hard sample aficionado will want to do everything from scratch, including recording their own samples and make their own drum loops. Here’s some tips for creating and recording drum samples: All the usual recording rules apply here – make the best, [...]
What makes a pro recording pro? What is the “sound” that the pros get and how can you make your recordings sound more professional? The simple answer is – there’s no simple answer. But with careful listening and a little experience you can create excellent results with modest equipment. Good mixing starts ear
A little sample manipulation and processing can help create your perfect drum loop. We wield the scissors and the paste pot… Drum tracks form the core of many modern songs. While there are thousands of off-the-shelf drum loops and samples, you may still not find exactly what you’re looking for. You may have a loop [...]
The manipulation of audio samples is an integral part of the music process. We describe the essential functions you’ll find in most audio editors and explain how and when to use them… In this Sample Edit feature we explain the following sample processing and manipulation functions: Cutting & pasting, Snap To, Zero crossing points, DC [...]
