May 11, 2012 12:00AM
Now that computers are becoming more powerful, are people starting to record at
Tags : Techniques
Apr 19, 2012 12:00AM
There's a good reason why music-production illuminati dub the lead vocal the “money track”: If it’s not fantastic, you don’t have a record.
Tags : Voice
Apr 19, 2012 12:00AM
Clean-up Remove the spaces between vocals to delete headphone leakage, mouth noises, etc., then add fade-ins and -outs to smooth the transition from vocal to silence (see Figure 1).
Tags : Voice
Apr 19, 2012 12:00AM
Create a pumping, dynamic dance-mix drum sound
Tags : Software, Techniques
Apr 18, 2012 12:00AM
I enjoyed your feature on mixers [“Roundup,” March 2012], and because of it, bought the Phonic digital mixer with the USB+FireWire board.
Tags : Mixing, Techniques
Apr 16, 2012 12:00AM
Don't feel cheesy—you will not be deemed an American Idol or Gleek if you secretly
want to record a cover song in tribute to one of your favorite
songwriters or artists.
Tags : Recording, Techniques
Mar 16, 2012 12:00AM
Microphones allow us to hear and record sounds that are otherwise imperceptible to the naked ear.
Tags : Drums, Techniques
Mar 15, 2012 12:00AM
As April Fool’s Day approaches, musicians gleefully plan novel ways to torture their hapless bandmates.
Tags : Mixing, Techniques
Mar 15, 2012 12:00AM
Narrow the bass range to mono, while the rest of a mix’s stereo imaging remains intact.
Tags : Software, Techniques