18 August , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
What is the need for Tune (tuning / auto-tuning) vocals? This question is confusing for many young performers and sometimes embarrassing. Let’s analyze what it is for, what its capabilities are and whether it is needed at all! 1. Tuning vocals – use all, without exception, performers. When a song is performed at a concert, […]
Read more >4 August , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
Multiband compressors are great for compressing instruments and sticking together a common mix. These plugins allow users to compress specific areas, giving a more transparent sound. Conventional compressors process the dynamics of the overall frequency spectrum, which does not always solve the problem. In this article, we will consider the most flexible and popular plugins, […]
Read more >2 August , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
At the end of May, Spotify made changes to its content requirements. Sound engineers and recording studios were forced to send in files at reduced volume. If you use a software called Dynameter and analyze changes to popular playlists such as the Global Top 50 (in styles from chell to rock), you can determine that […]
Read more >29 July , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
If you are a beginner musician and want to pick up an instrument for the first time, then now the music market has a very large selection of budget and pretty good guitars. You can fully learn on them and even record songs! We picked up the top 5 best budget electric guitars for 2017. […]
Read more >15 June , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
Everyone needs a tool to work. It just so happened that a reasonable person began to be called precisely from the moment the tool was used for any type of activity (the wording is lame, but in general it is). Actually, any musician, being a reasonable person, should be able to at least to some […]
Read more >1 June , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
We have no doubt that people who work in iZotope are well versed in the practical and theoretical field of sound. Most recently, they put out their top best (in terms of mixing and mastering) songs. In some ways, we do not agree, somewhere, time and its harsh change in perception and top decisions affect […]
Read more >22 May , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
Recently, Waves has listed the most popular and best-selling plugins. It should be noted that, in total, there are already more than 520! And, perhaps, while this small review was being made, several more new ones came out. Vitamin Sonic Enhancer The 10th place is taken by Vitamin Sonic Enhancer, which is a multiband harmonic […]
Read more >17 May , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
MIDI keyboards are a way to increase the speed of composing, and they improve the creative process itself. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford expensive equipment, so we have selected for you the 5 best midi keyboards (midi controllers) under $500. 1. CME Xkey 37 One of the best minimalist MIDI keyboards on this list. Cme […]
Read more >11 May , 2017 | Mixing and mastering
It is not necessary to have a license of an expensive DAW program to make high-quality sound! It is important to use skills, experience and your own hearing. It is also worth considering the equipment on which you write music or perform mixing and mastering. If it is not possible to balance the project correctly […]
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