So often, we listen to music as a stimulant. We crave the rhythm, the melody…and of course the deep bass. We want to feel inspired to sing, move, and dance. Ambient music shows the unique power of music, the seemingly magical quality because it exists for the opposite reason. Ambient music soothes and relaxes. It …
Whether you’re playing through a coffee house PA, in a world-class recording studio, or anywhere else, really, one of the biggest challenges in music is how to EQ acoustic guitar. So how do you EQ an acoustic guitar? The best way to EQ acoustic guitar is to start by cutting the lowest frequencies, boosting the …
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If you’ve had external noise ruin your recordings, you know how frustrating it can be. Sound isolation is probably the number one reason people start to wonder how to build a soundproof room within a room. Your options when building a soundproof room within a room are traditional construction or a portable booth. For the …
It happens to nearly everyone — you’re listening to a vocal track and you notice harsh, hissing “S” sounds that you didn’t catch during the recording. That sound, known as sibilance, can detract from an otherwise great vocal performance. Let’s look at how to reduce sibilance from vocals. The best way to reduce sibilance from …
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As a musician, MIDI will always be my first love. I’m a full-time freelance producer and composer now, and I use a hybrid of live instruments, MIDI, and piano roll interfaces to work on music these days. But it was a MIDI editor at age 14 that swept me into the world of music production …
When you’re dealing with a vocal track, you ideally want the vocals and nothing else present on the track. In some recording circumstances, you cannot help but record alongside other instruments, which will introduce bleed into your vocal track. This is an especially big problem when it comes to drums which can bleed on both …
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Imagine a band you’re working with came in to record with you and their singer absolutely nailed the vocals for the band’s next track. Before they can drop it, though, it needs to be mixed, and you need to do it. So how loud should vocals be in a mix? There isn’t one answer to …
Finding the best reverb for rap vocals is more important than you might think. A rapper’s voice is everything; his or her vocals are their way of expressing themselves. So finding your “voice” is about practicing your performance, but also about finding a great combination of gear and effects to make your voice shine. I …
Let’s assume we have a nasty 808 Sub-Bass the music industry has grown to love. Let’s note first what a compressor actually does. A compressor essentially creates an average output signal of sound. It takes the lowest, softest point of the waveform, and the highest, loudest point of the waveform to create somewhat of an …
Anybody who has ever tried to learn music production, quickly realizes that professionally-produced music is so much harder than it seems to create! Even very simple-sounding pop or top-40 music is deceptively difficult to master. So much invisible work goes into perfecting the sounds. New producers quickly find that they want to learn how to …
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