Conceptualized in the 1960’s Bob Moog made it possible through his modular design for the masses to avail. Later on, it was well known as the Mini Moog, it was analogue synthesis right at the palm of your hands. what started as a concept of creating new types of sound is now well known and pretty much is used in any recording.
Today we call these different types of sound creation as filters, here is a quick lesson on filters, how and why you should use them.
We begin with an oscillator also known as the bit that makes the noise.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/01/modular-synth-tutorial-eurorack-filters/
Archives for January 2017
Highlighting background instruments
It can be difficult to highlight background instruments without overwhelming the main focus. Fortunately, there are methods you can use to do so. The first method is to raise the volume of the instrument during the first bar it plays, and then reduce the volume back down. The listener will remain aware of the instrument. Another method is to slowly pan the instrument, which will draw just enough attention from the listener. Lastly, you could fade the instrument in sooner or fade it out more slowly than the other elements, which will make the listener more attentive.
Key Takeaways:
- First of all, the fact that an instrument is not meant to take center stage doesn’t mean it should disappear completely.
- But how can you achieve that with automation without stepping on the feet of the true stars of your mix?
- For a “supporting” instrument to stay in the mind of the listener, it just needs to wave the hand for an instant.
“For a “supporting” instrument to stay in the mind of the listener, it just needs to wave the hand for an instant.”
Boost: Magic's New Plug-In
Whether you are new or has a number of years to your experience in audio recording we all know how difficult it is to get the balance when it comes to our recordings. How to make the sound full and polished without compromising its volume. Magic might just the have the Boost you need. Yes, Boost is Magic’s new plugin, and it has one goal: A fuller, wider and louder mix. Which they also promise will take a minimal amount of processing. Isn’t that great? All of these with less amount of work. Boost is available for both PC and Mac.
Find out more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/01/sample-magic-new-plugin-boost/
Good Tuning And Why Is It Important In A Recording
It is easy to get away with recording imperfections nowadays, with all the technology available that helps ease the damages done by small mistakes. For example, an instrument out of tune can be filtered by a software called Melodyne and limit damages to your overall output. But does this mean that we go away with the simple task of tuning our instruments? Definitely no! Although these software’s were created to assist us in recordings it doesn’t mean that we go away our checks. Dealing with things from the start is better than having to patch up things in the end
Read more here: http://en.audiofanzine.com/recording-mixing/editorial/articles/the-importance-of-good-tuning.html
Two Counterintuitive EQ Tricks for Better Drums
For a bunch of EQ advice that follows mostly the traditional advice, with some crazy suggestions every once in a while (like M/S EQ for backup vocals), check out my EQ Strategies – The Ultimate Guide to EQ tutorial. Alter-alternatively (not a word), use a multi-band compressor to tame the harsh high-mids while letting the power, punch and air in the other frequency areas go on unaffected.