After a year of releasing it’s first wireless headphones the over-ear MW60, Master & Dynamic has announced an addition to their product line – an on-ear headphone called MW50.
The MW50 did not go far with regard to design from its predecessor carrying a silver aluminum and a choice of black or brown leather. The ear cups are a little bit rounder than the MW60. MW50 is also lighter than the previous weighing at about half a pound. On the inside is Master and Dynamic’s signature sound with memory foam ear pad wrapped in Lambskin.
MW50 brings you good sound and comfort while the company promises non-stop listening with a 16-hour battery life.
Read more here: https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/01/master-and-dynamic-mw50-wireless-headphones/
Vocal Tips: Cutting Through The Mix
A common problem for home studio producers is how to make your vocals sound like it is embedded in your mix, and not just floating on top of it. Cutting through the mix and adding depth to your vocals is very important in any project. You don’t want your finished product to sound like the vocals and the arrangements are separated. You want it to blend together as one.
Here are some tips on how to be able to cut through your mix by using EQ and compression.o low and kick the boom out,
Go easy on the low and kick the boom out.
Find out more here: http://www.audio-issues.com/music-mixing/how-to-make-vocals-cut-through-the-mix-using-eq-and-compression/
Introducing BLOCKS By ROLI
Trending in the industry right now is Roli and its latest release proving why they are one of the hottest companies today. Introducing Blocks, Roli’s latest addition to the audio industry. Blocks is patterned after one of the all-time favorite toys of today, the Lego blocks.
Roli claims this to be “the most accessible and scalable music creation systems ever made.” Blocks consist of individual blocks that can be connected together via magnetic connectors (of course just like the lego blocks).
Roli made it affordable by customization. You can create your own kit according to your needs and your budget.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2016/11/roli-blocks/
Explore EQ Mid-Side Processing;
Knowing that LP EQ is a great linear phase EQ, it is also important to understand its other components to maximize its use. Most beginners do not know or neglect the importance of mid-side processing. Yeah, I know. I thought mid-side only referred to a kind of stereo recording. But it applies to EQ too!
As important as linear phase, learning and using the mid-side process is as important.
Here are a few basic things you need to know.
LP EQ Basics:
Adding up to 20 nodes where you can still identify each response. Individually they can respond, Low Shelf; High Shelf; High Pass; Low Pass; Peak Boost/Cut
Encoding a track into two separate components is called mid-side processing. Now you have three parts the left and the right channel and the center called the “mid”.
Read more here: http://blog.cakewalk.com/the-miracle-of-mid-side-eq-rock-your-mixes-and-masters/
Lessons From A Grammy Award Winner
Two-time Grammy award winner James Waddell of Lyricanvas Studios shares a few things about being a successful audio engineer. James is an audio engineer, producer, and mixer from Nashville. Behind this nice southern fella are multiple success stories we can observe and learn from. Here are a few things James that paints a picture of his success.
His enthusiasm is way out there, he overflows with passion and excitement from doing his craft you can see it just by the way he speaks, the way eyes light up while doing a project. A person who shows true love for his craft.
Read more here: http://www.homestudiocorner.com/grammy-winner-james-waddell/