Latest hints, tips, and Adventures In Audio in the category of Technique

Audio effects explained - A quick guide for beginners

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

How to choose the best key for your song

TECHNIQUE COMMENT & OPINION

The amazing stereo effect that no-one can hear

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

Weird and wonderful sounds using the Air Music Tech Chorus plug-in

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

Add reverb to your recordings using the natural echo chamber technique

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

Q: What is your main concern if your interest is voice over?

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

When to pan left, when to pan right

Drum reverbs - should they linger longer?

How to record a 50-strong choir and piano accompaniment with just five mics

6 easy techniques to play electric guitar in several ways

What is the difference between gain and level?

Admit it - do you always raise the microphone up and point it down?

Does microphone preamplifier gain increase the proximity effect?

Fixing a problem note with Auto-Tune

Recording acoustic guitar in stereo - should you use spaced or coincident mics?

An interesting MS microphone setup at the BBC Proms

A simple mixing tip that will improve (nearly) all of your mixes

A simple mixing tip that will improve (nearly) all of your mixes

The two golden rules of microphone placement

How would you set microphones for a teleconference? This is real sound engineering in practice.

The importance of managing configurations and preferences in professional work

Your mix sounds good in your car. But does it sound good in ANY car?

Can an electric guitar virtual instrument ever sound like a real electric guitar?

Is there such a thing as Photoshopped audio?

An interesting microphone setup for violinist Nigel Kennedy

Audio left-right test. Does it matter?

Electric guitar - compress before the amp, or after?

What is comb filtering? What does it sound like?

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS

NEW: Audio crossfades come to Final Cut Pro X 10.4.9!

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS

Harmonic distortion with the Soundtoys Decapitator

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS

The problem with parallel compression that you didn't know you had. What it sounds like and how to fix it.

Compressing a snare drum to even out the level

What does parallel compression on vocals sound like?

Mixing tips debunked? Or maybe not.

How do you record a singer with poor microphone technique?

How to get a drummer to play in time to a click track

How loud should the bass instrument be?

When you are mixing, what is the first thing you should do? What is the last? (And what should you NOT do?)

Better theatre sound through proper loudspeaker placement

How to edit out pops in speech or singing

How to record the saxophone

How to set up your PA system speakers [basic]

Bad Audio Diary BAD2 : Accidental amplification - Can it be avoided?

How do you get crowd effects like these?

Launching out in audiobook narration and voice over

What should you fix before you mix?

The importance of monitoring in the recording studio

How to pan an acoustic piano

The 10 rules of pan

Stuck in your studio? Why not go outside and become a sound artist?

Acoustic phasing and acoustic EQ in

Does inverting the phase of one channel of a stereo signal always sound bad?

How much difference does mastering really make? (With audio)

What exactly does the phrase 'leave headroom for mastering' mean?

The new battlefield in the loudness war?

The professional way to make sure your mics are connected correctly

Three types of musician you'll prefer to work with in the studio, and one type that you won't

How to find the best tempo (BPM) for your recording

Audio demonstrations of distortion produced by compressor plug-ins

Develop your DAW skills by making a ringtone using edits and crossfades

How to automate tracks that have parallel compression

Why mono is better than stereo for recording vocals and dialogue

Clipping and compressing a drum recording to achieve an exciting sound texture

TECHNIQUE PRESS RELEASES

What is the difference between recording, mixing and mastering?

What is harmonic distortion?

Why digital reverb for acoustic music should be believable, appropriate, and seamlessly integrated with the direct sound from the mics

Loudness normalization using the Waves WLM Plus loudness meter

How to add gated reverb to a snare drum using VerbSuite Classics

How to set the attack time of the compressor

How to use the gain reduction meter in a compressor like the Warm Audio WA-2A Opto Compressor

What is 'presence' in a recording? How do you get it?

EQ - when to boost and when to cut

How much fun is THIS GUY having?

How to make your recordings sound great in the car

The most mellow distortion ever

Should vocals be recorded in mono or stereo?

Extraordinary stereo from your effects pedal

Why your voice-over recordings need to be FULLY professional

Should the slope of your filter be 6, 12, 18 or 24 dB per octave?

How to compress a bass guitar that varies in level

Do you have problems with fidget noise?

How to get started quickly in home recording

Creative equalization - What is it? How to do it.

Is the drum loop still current, or should you now drum it out of your work?

Setting a noise gate for a bass guitar with amplifier noise

Don't let a hidden track ruin your mix

How to record or amplify the melodica or any unfamiliar instrument

What is editing, why is it so important?

Volume, level, loudness, subjective loudness - are they all the same, or subtly and importantly different?

Interesting vocal reverb effects in live performance

Fatten up your vocals with double tracking

Setting the gain control on your audio interface for recording

How to use your favourite song as a reference track for mixing

Make an attention-getting lo-fi introduction for a track

Create an amazing trance riser in 7 steps

Should you make decisions as you record, or keep your options open until later?

Recordings of acoustic guitar by Audio Masterclass students

Recordings of speech by newly-starting Audio Masterclass students

A simple 8-mic drum mix, with video

Q: Can I use a low-pass filter to remove noise from my recording?

What is production? Part 5: Mastering

What is production? Part 4: Mixing

What is production? Part 3: Recording

When using a drum virtual instrument, should you record each drum to its own individual track?

Audio effects explained - A quick guide for beginners

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

How to choose the best key for your song

TECHNIQUE COMMENT & OPINION

The amazing stereo effect that no-one can hear

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

Weird and wonderful sounds using the Air Music Tech Chorus plug-in

EQUIPMENT TECHNIQUE

Add reverb to your recordings using the natural echo chamber technique

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

Q: What is your main concern if your interest is voice over?

TECHNIQUE STUDIO BUILDING

An interesting microphone setup for violinist Nigel Kennedy

Audio left-right test. Does it matter?

Electric guitar - compress before the amp, or after?

What is comb filtering? What does it sound like?

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS

NEW: Audio crossfades come to Final Cut Pro X 10.4.9!

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS

Harmonic distortion with the Soundtoys Decapitator

TECHNIQUE VIDEOS

The problem with parallel compression that you didn't know you had. What it sounds like and how to fix it.

Compressing a snare drum to even out the level

What does parallel compression on vocals sound like?

How to automate tracks that have parallel compression

Why mono is better than stereo for recording vocals and dialogue

Clipping and compressing a drum recording to achieve an exciting sound texture

TECHNIQUE PRESS RELEASES

What is the difference between recording, mixing and mastering?

What is harmonic distortion?

Why digital reverb for acoustic music should be believable, appropriate, and seamlessly integrated with the direct sound from the mics

Loudness normalization using the Waves WLM Plus loudness meter

How to add gated reverb to a snare drum using VerbSuite Classics

How to set the attack time of the compressor

How to use the gain reduction meter in a compressor like the Warm Audio WA-2A Opto Compressor

What is 'presence' in a recording? How do you get it?

When to pan left, when to pan right

Drum reverbs - should they linger longer?

How to record a 50-strong choir and piano accompaniment with just five mics

6 easy techniques to play electric guitar in several ways

What is the difference between gain and level?

Admit it - do you always raise the microphone up and point it down?

Mixing tips debunked? Or maybe not.

How do you record a singer with poor microphone technique?

How to get a drummer to play in time to a click track

How loud should the bass instrument be?

When you are mixing, what is the first thing you should do? What is the last? (And what should you NOT do?)

Better theatre sound through proper loudspeaker placement

How to edit out pops in speech or singing

How to record the saxophone

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