IK Multimedia has partnered up with Hammond USA and Suzuki Music Corporation to capture the authentic sound of the original Hammond B-3 organ The Hammond B-3X is available from IK Multimedia store and authorized IK Dealers at an introductory price of €199.99.
The Hammond B-3X features 91 tonewheels based on Hammond Organs that IK studied carefully to emulate. The pedalboard, located in the ‘Stomp’ section of the GUI, boasts overdrive, graphic EQ, chorus-vibrato, wah-wah pedal, and spring reverb. Post-mixer effects can be applied within the plug-in to blend in the sound of the Leslie, with independent volume and panning controls.
Read more about this here: https://www.musictech.net/news/ik-multimedia-hammond-b-3x/
Audio editing
Mix Busses 101: When, Why, and How to Group Tracks into a Bus
A mix bus is where all combined tracks are routed and merged together for editing. If you just want to organize your tracks in sub-groups or set up complex effects audio flows with auxiliary buses, mix buses can be a huge timesaver.
The most popular mix bus is the basic main stereo mix bus. It serves as the master control center, where you can make final adjustments before the audio leaves your board and hits the speakers. Moreover, there are two other types of mix buses that can significantly help in your mixing process: subgroups and aux tracks.
Read more about this here: https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/mix-buses-101.html
5 Mix Tips You Need to Improve Dynamic Range
When mixing, musicians will play certain sections softly and others with more force to put more emotions into a performance. This is what we call the dynamic range. Dynamic range is a tricky part of mixing since you have to decide whether to reduce or expand it at the same time maintain natural dynamics.
Before anything else, you should consider the genre and the listener. In mixing pop music, strive for polish. The vocal is almost always front-and-center, the kick and bass always powerful, and supporting elements need to be as tight as possible.
Read more about this here: https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/5-mix-tips-you-need-to-improve-dynamic-range.html
12 Noise Gate Tips That’ll Make Your Mixes Sound Natural and Clean
A noise gate either keeps the sound out or lets it through. It is a tool for cleaning up recordings that have background noise that you don’t want. It is such a great tool for cleaning up your mix. However, if you don’t know how to use them, it can cause disarray in your songs.
Not every track needs to be gated. hence, you should be able to tell when one does. Also, the threshold of a noise gate is a lot like the threshold of a compressor. It decides how loud the track needs to be for the gate to turn on.
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What is Stem Mastering?
Let’s talk about stem mastering, its benefits, and drawbacks, as well as knowing when it is more appropriate than the conventional mastering practices. Back in the day, mastering was the process of transferring a recording from analog tape to a master disc, which was then used for duplication and distribution.
Rather than sending a stereo bounce to work with, a client could alternately deliver “stems” which the mastering engineer can use to create the final master. However, with the level of control, and inability to make a true commitment to a final mix, some may technically argue that stem mastering is “still mixing”.
Read more about this here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/stem-mastering/