There are several ways to recall and save factory and user settings for both Logic Pro X’s individual plug-ins and entire channel strips. There are three levels of preset organization, and primarily using the top-level approach—as Apple intends—is fairly straightforward.
Honestly, patches may have a little more of a learning curve. However, they provide the most flexible and powerful options for preset management in Logic. Furthermore, the plug-in settings are still the best way to manage individual plug-in tweaks, and channel strip settings are the most straightforward way to load instruments and effects without potentially affecting other mix settings.
Read more about this here: https://www.macprovideo.com/article/logic-pro/demystifying-logic-pro-x-s-plug-in-settings-channel-strip-settings-patches
Home Recording Equipment
A Basic Guide to Microphone Specifications
To be able to choose the correct mic, one must understand the specification sheet. This will allow you to compare them especially after you have narrowed down the possible choices. What makes it more difficult is the measurement units or methods used since it varies across manufacturers.
Reputable manufacturers will provide detailed measurements with industry-standard tolerances and margins of error, while those offering inferior products may try to persuade potential buyers with a lot of hyperbolic and exaggerated specs intended to inflate the value of a device. Moreover, product reviews and professional endorsements can provide useful information.
Read more about this here: https://theproaudiofiles.com/mic-specs/
The Best Audio Interfaces Under $200
A lot of things have changed because of technology. The things we can do today couldn’t be done by the best audio engineers 70 years ago. Now we can record, edit, mix, and master pro-level music all from our bedroom because of audio interfaces. Without it, making music is more difficult and may not sound as good.
An audio interface is a little device that makes home production possible. You plug it into your computer, usually via USB, and then plug your instruments and microphones into it. This transmits the sound you record to your digital audio workstation.
Read more about this here: https://www.audio-issues.com/audio-production/best-audio-interfaces-under-200-2/
Accusonus Voice Leveler Only $9 During Halloween Sale
Accusonus has put their Voice Leveler plugin product on sale for only $9 as part of their Halloween sale. That’s crazy, considering Voice Leveler normally sells for $59!
The sale runs from today (Oct 25th, 2019) until Nov 8th.
So what is Voice Leveler?
Well, like ALL the plugins in the Accusonus ERA Bundle, is a single-knob plugin that makes it insanely easy to apply. Voice leveler, as the name implies, allows you to easily and quickly even out inconsistent volume in a vocal recording.
Why would I need it?
So let’s say that while you are recording a vocal, you make some mistakes and have to record it with several takes. It is super common for the different sections to have different loudness levels. That’s because you might not have been exactly the same distance from the mic every time you recorded a section.
This problem gets even worse when recording over several days. I JUST finished a long video project where I was narrating a tutorial. When I exported the audio for editing, the levels were VASTLY different from one day’s recording to the next. This same thing is really common with audio books, podcast recordings, or any vocal recording where it isn’t all done in one single “take” or session.
Normally you’d have to manually select each section and try to adjust the volume to match that of the previous audio. This can take hours.
With Voice Leveler, select all the audio and with one click of the button, you can even out all your audio at once. And the single knob makes it unbelievably easy to dial in just the right amount of the effect.
CLICK HERE to find out more and snag your Voice Leveler plugin for $9 before the sale is over. You can watch a video about it and hear Voice Leveler in action.
Voice Leveler is part of the Accusonus ERA Bundle, which I reviewed just a few weeks ago.
Choosing The Right Microphone For Your Studio: Mic Types
A microphone is one of the first things any new engineer, producer, or studio operator needs for voices and acoustic instrument recordings. There are three types of microphones: dynamic, ribbon, and condenser mics. It would be helpful for recordists and studio operators to know as much as possible about choosing the appropriate microphone for their needs.
Depending on the size of the studio, you may get by with a single all-purpose mic, repeatedly utilized for sequential overdubs if your studio is small. However, larger setups may require additional mics to handle simultaneous live performers or more complex instruments like the piano (stereo mics) or drums (multi-mics).
Read more about this here: https://ask.audio/articles/choosing-the-right-microphone-for-your-studio-mic-types