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I'm really interested in the vocal sound on Haim's debut album, Days Are Gone — could you tell me what sort of processing might be involved in this album?
Compressing dynamic vocal parts can be tricky with one compressor — so why not try using two?
I'm just starting out in learning to record audio but am beginning to expand on what I want to do. Though I'm now fairly...
It's too easy to blame your prized equipment for a poor recording, when in fact the problem lies with your music and the way it is played...
Can you do ‘character’ compression with Cubase’s stock plug-ins? Let's find out...
Find out how Sonar’s new Lens feature can help you streamline the user interface for the task at hand.
It can be difficult reading about compression without hearing what it does. Here are a number of audio files to accompany this article, with a detailed explanation of what they demonstrate.
Cut out nasty noises and soften your spiky guitar tracks in Reaper.
How can you tell that a particular recorded vocal or bass track includes resonances? I’d like to know how to identify where the resonances are visually.
This plug-in produces essentially the same results as its analogue rackmount counterparts, so if you already know and like the BBE process, you should take no convincing.
Studio One offers the full gamut of automation features — but which ones are appropriate to your needs?
Recording an acoustic guitar duo in two separate rooms means great separation, but a lot of work to make the different spaces sound alike!
With the latest version of EZmix, Toontrack are offering ready-made guitar sounds and master bus processing as well as a huge range of mixing presets.
Thanks for featuring my band Imprint in the Mix Rescue article of SOS January 2008; we were really happy with the...
Parallel compression is something Im just beginning to explore. Its not something Ive used much in the past, but Im seeing its potential for beefing up groups and whole mixes. However, if I set up a compressor on a send channel, rather than processing the whole signal via an insert effect, wont I get phasing? Also, if I set up compressors on several send channels and filter out certain frequencies on each channel (for example, roll off everything but the low-mid range on one, roll off everything but the high-mid range on another), then wouldnt this just be the same thing as multi-band compression?
The SOS team travel to London’s West End, to optimise a studio that helps homeless people record their music.
The same pitfalls present themselves time and again in project-studio recording. Learn to avoid them and your tracking sessions will be transformed!
SoundCloud is a web-based tool for digital musicians to streamline the process of hosting and distributing audio. It simplifies and optimises the previously laborious process of moving music on the web, allowing users to effortlessly upload tracks and share them anywhere on the web.