Archives for May 2017

Graham Cochrane brings us a simple to understand walk-through to mixing “vocals”, or the lyrics of song. Digital mixing and editing is a well utilized tool in modern music, and it provides a lot more than just auto tune. You can have control of eliminating background noise, compensating for microphone feedback, and just generally leveling out tone or pitch. You can add effects or even do some really heavy compressing. Using the strategies laid out by Cochrane you’ll become more knowledgeable and fine tuned in your music.

Key Takeaways:

• A good vocal mix should allow your vocals to come forward with clear precision and no harshness.
• A good mix should also emphasize the vocal mid-range, because it’s the one listener’s most usually perceive.
• It’s a good idea to start with a high pass filter, then look for areas where the tone is off and remove those areas, for a cleaner sound.

“The beautiful thing about these two methods is that you can do them in any DAW with the plugins you already own!”

Read more: http://therecordingrevolution.com/mix-vocals-2-simple-strategies/

When editing your musical creation, many options are at your fingertips for making it line up with the vision in your head. If you’re using the audio mixer called Reaper, this article will explain how to extend that sweet fadeout effect in your song without damaging the rest of the notes around it. Watch a short video tutorial to improve your knowledge on the subject while the author guides you through the steps in real time.

Key Takeaways:

• When artificially extending a fade out on a piece of music, you don’t want to overstretch it, or do anything that denigrates the sound quality.
• A quick and dirty linear fade is often not optimal for sound quality.
• By holding down command, dragging a song fragment with the computer control, then overlapping and remastering it, a gentle, natural fade-out can be achieved.

“Learn how to cleanly extend a note or chord using basic editing techniques: copy & paste; crossfade; and item volume.”

Read more: http://reaperblog.net/2017/02/extending_fadeout/

A blog devoted to digital audio workstation enthusiasts features a tutorial on how to edit a video. In this case a person who conducted an interview gave some tips on how to edit the video to make it more interesting. One way is to have the camera focus on the individual speaking. Another is to change angles every thirty seconds or so. A third method is to cut away to a different image (album, for example) in order to break up the monotony.

Key Takeaways:

• When videotaping an interview, it’s a good rule of thumb to have a close angle for the interviewee, when answering.
• By the same token, it’s also a good idea to have a wide angle for when the interviewer is asking questions.
• Using video processor preset and bypass automation, it is possible to edit an interview, by following dialogue cues, and also fake more than one angle.

“A ‘behind the scenes” look at the post production session for the Kolby Heiss interview from a few weeks ago, with some tips on faking a second camera angle, editing rules of thumb, adding movement to static B-Roll, and more.”

Read more: http://reaperblog.net/2017/04/video_interview_editing_tips/