SOUND ON SOUND
If a song is in A, you’ll have lots of 440Hz, 220Hz, 110Hz, 880Hz, and so on — but so what? What are you supposed to do with that information? And what about all the harmonics? And all the other notes in the key of A, and all their harmonics?
Would it be overkill to add more compression to the EZdrummer kit as a whole on the bus channel?
We examine the production of some recent hits to help you brush up on your listening skills.
I listen to a lot of well-produced material and it all has an inherent sense of space and positioning.
This month one of our engineers aims to augment the natural beauty of a baroque‑music duo playing in a church.
Audio files to accompany the article.
This month we're listening to Coldplay, Sam Smith, Paolo Nutini and our Classic Mix is Elvis Presley 'Hound Dog' from 1956.
This month Pharrell Williams Happy, DJ Snake Turn Down For What, John Legend's All Of Me and the Classic Mix - Dire Straits Money For Nothing.
This month featuring 'Pompeii' by Bastille, 'Let It Go' by Idina Menzel, 'Strong' by London Grammar and the most classic of classic tracks from 1971, Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway To Heaven'.
This month we discuss tracks from Disclosure, Naughty Boy, Tom Odell and our Classic Mix is Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' from 1991.