Ever wanted to get just a little bit more from your MIDI orchestra? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could work a little faster and produce better results?
Recreate an entire orchestra with MIDI’s great virtual instrument libraries. Sounds almost seem to be impossible to achieve with so little cost involved. To the inexperienced things can get a little dark but with some help, you can achieve so much more. Make your sound more believable, do it quicker and more efficient with these tips.
In these videos, Peter Schwartz breaks down the essentials and the heart of building orchestral parts using MIDD
Watch video here: https://ask.audio/articles/heres-how-to-make-midi-orchestras-sound-more-believable
The Complete Guide to Mixing Vocals
Mixing vocals tend to be a handful sometimes especially if you are trying to explain the entire process to someone who is new in the industry and there are so many possibilities. There is no exact one way to do the process simply because each part has its own dynamics like the voice. Here is a guide that you can use to begin mixing vocals.
Establish your concept, although the actual process of treating vocals can be quite simple, tools such as equalization and compression can be used to adjust tones and control the entire dynamics of your mix.
Read more here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/mixing-vocals/
In The Studio: Instrument Roles & Creating Space
Don’t let assumptions on the traditional instrument roles limit your decision making when it comes emphasizing which instruments should be strong and which ones should take a step back. It is not always about the vocals has to be loud or the bass having the thump, and so on and so forth. Don’t set them on autopilot what you need to do is understand their individual roles. Start by understanding your song and ask yourself how should it feel. Then you might just realize how to space each entity to support the entire song. Because sometimes things aren’t always what it seems.
Reas more here: https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/recording/in_the_studio_instrument_roles_creating_space_differentiation/#
Teaching Audio: Time For A Paradigm Change?
Today where DAW’s are the top choice when it comes to consoles where does the analog system fit? Digital technology in its ever increasing pace has become better and better and consoles nowadays have come up to par. For older engineers transitioning from analog to digital has become quite an easy task, they just had to find consoles that fit their needs.
After some experimenting Barry Hill a long time audio educator found out that those who learned from the analog had an easier time when starting to use digital consoles rather than those using them for the first time.
Read more here: https://www.prosoundweb.com/channels/recording/teaching-audio-time-for-a-paradigm-change/#
How To Give Your Guitars And Vocals Their Own Space In The Mix
Flippo Medas a regular contributor Home Studio Musicians – Audio Issues Audience, shared an amazing trick for those of you trying to create separation between the guitars and vocals.
” I think I just “discovered” a way to get both guitars and voice to have their own space when they risk masking each other. ”
Sidechaining is a great technique for adding subtle motion between the guitarist and the singer. So instead of setting the guitar aside every time the vocalist sings you give them their own spaces. By carving out a broad cut in your EQ in the guitar giving your vocals dominance.
Read more here: https://www.audio-issues.com/music-mixing/give-guitars-vocals-space-mix/