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Hums, clicks, rustles, chirps, shuffles and creaks. Just a few of the sounds that your recordings could well do without. Paul White has a quiet word about the art of noise reduction.
I am having problems controlling all the noise generated by the equipment on my desk. I have two Roland VS1680...
Hums and buzzes in your signal path are not the only cause of noise problems in the studio. The mechanical noise emitted by some equipment can be equally disruptive — but, as Martin Walker explains, you don't have to suffer in (lack of) silence.
This month Martin Walker seeks out the suppliers of products aimed at reducing noise from your PC.
You probably don't realise how noisy your computer studio is until you turn everything off and enjoy the silence. Paul D. Lehrman explains how you can arrange your setup to reduce noise and restore peace to your working environment.
Having just purchased my first house, I've found myself living on a busier road than I would have liked. My studio is at the...
I have a Roland electronic drum kit, and have had complaints from my neighbours upstairs, who I guess can hear it. It's...
I recently built a computer based on the Athlon 500 processor and am about to invest in the Digidesign Digi 001 recording...
The intrepid SOS team travel to Nigel Helm-Nurney's London studio to help his band Pombokiwi do battle with unwanted spill, uninspiring guitar sounds, and masses of egg boxes!
A system for reducing analogue tape noise or for reducing the level of hiss present in a recording. (See DBX and Dolby).
Morphagene is Make Noise’s attempt to take creative tape splicing and microsound exploration into the 21st century...
Make Noise blur the boundaries between the East and West Coast schools of synthesis with this unique semi-modular.
Create striking new sounds using Reaper's ReaSynth plug-in.
Could this neat but powerful little trick save you time and frustration on each and every mix?
If hisses, clicks, thumps or hums wreck a great take, don’t panic: do something about it!
Reaper's ReaGate has hidden talents that make it much more than a simple noise-reduction facility.
Martin Walker buys a new quiet hard drive for audio and looks into ways to eradicate any remaining noise, for a silent PC.
Noise reduction comes in various guises, with Dolby alone offering five different systems. Paul White explains the difference between Dolby, dbx and a bag on your head...
When using effects, it's all too easy to add noise to your mix — and it's not always the fault of your effects unit. Paul White offers a few practical tips for achieving quieter mixes.
When mixing drums, is it standard practice to try and tighten things up by getting rid of bleed on all but the overheads? I'm...