Archives for May 2017

Sidechain Compression is not something that I have ever heard of. Using these techniques has a seemingly positive effect on creating music popular with DJ’s and other music industry professionals. The type of music being created does not matter and it is available across all genres. It works with both vocals and instruments and the article explains in detail what Sidechain Compression is and how to utilize 4 useful or popular techniques. The article includes a link to download a free copy of ” The Quick and Easy Guide to Advanced Compression Tactics”.

Key Takeaways:

• This is my entire sidechain pressure instructional exercise, and will impart these 4 capable procedures to you at this moment.
• When you get a handle on the nuts and bolts of sidechaining and these 4 procedures, you can create blends that have more space, vitality, beat and partition.
• Basically, it’s a smart volume control. You are advising the compressor to turn something down once it goes over a specific level.

“This was the first time I heard about sidechain compression. It was a friend of mine, who was an aspiring dance music producer.”

Read more: http://www.homestudiocenter.com/sidechain-compression-guide/

Björgvin Benediktsson is back to give us some wisdom about crafting your own pounding, exciting, thrilling drum beat to accompany your music. He’s taken some of the pointers from his product, Drum Mix ToolKit, and laid them out in simple terms. Step by step he goes through balancing your sound, checking your polarity, enhancing your track, and beyond. He also adds a link to where you can check his complete collection of expertise in his book, The Drum Mix ToolKit.

Key Takeaways:

• At that point we’ll develop each part as vital in the accompanying sections. That way you’ll get an expansive outline in the event that you need to escape all alone.
• On the off chance that your drums were recorded with one receiver you don’t generally have a ton of alternatives.
• You can go crazy attempting to include tests that coordinate with the kick and catch yet that is a bit past what I’ll be discussing today.

“It is incredibly important to make sure your drum tracks are in “phase”. This can make the difference between a weak kick and a powerful one; it can change your snare from thin and weak to punchy and tight.”

Read more: http://www.audio-issues.com/music-mixing/how-to-make-an-exciting-drum-mix-in-9-simple-steps/

Rob Mayzes discusses in length “parallel compression”, a sound recording and engineering technique that has been shown to create a quality sound and really affect the way the final audio product is rendered. Mayzes discusses the definition of what the technique really is, his personal method and opinion on what can be achieved with said technique, and offers several very helpful tips for experts and beginners on how the technique can be used to one’s benefit. The article also challenges the reader to try the technique and to not be afraid of taking risks in their projects.

Key Takeaways:

• Parallel compression makes drum and vocal tracks sound more exciting.
• Parallel compression can be used subtly on the entire mix to increase character or thickness.
• Listen critically to determine if parallel compression improved the sound or simply made it louder.

“Rather than applying compression directly to an audio source, parallel compression is the act of applying compression to a duplicate of that audio source.”

Read more: http://www.homestudiocenter.com/parallel-compression-guide/