Music Recording

Acoustic Guitar Home Recording In 5 Steps

May 21, 2017 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

There are a few ways you can record your acoustic guitar at home to achieve an acceptable quality. With the use of Audio-Technica ATM450 cardioid condenser microphone via Electronic Desktop Konnekt Firewire Interface.

Make sure to minimalize room influence by placing your mic as close to your instrument as possible, but still keeping a comfortable distance. By doing so you are keeping a balanced sound for your guitar.
Capture full dynamic range of your guitar by optimizing the gain level of your mic-pre but ensure not overdrive the signal as this becomes a disruption in your DAW. Do it immediately as this is hard to repair further in the process.

Cubase 9 By Steinberg

May 4, 2017 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

Steinberg has been a well-known designer and manufacturer of music software and hardware since 1984, among their famous creations is the very first MIDI multitrack sequencer. And has been owned by Yamaha since 2005. The release of Cubase 9 exemplifies Steinberg’s roots, the tried and tested German way of engineering. Paying close attention to every detail.
Mix and edit your tracks in a neat and tidy way with Cubase’s new feature the Lower Zone allows you to edit MIDI and audio all in the same window. How cool is that doing all your work without opening a new window, available in 3 formats the Pro, the Artist, and Elements
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/04/cubase-9-review/

Popular And Effective Limiters You Can Use

May 3, 2017 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

For anyone doing recording, mixing and/or mastering regularly, a limiter (as opposed to a compressor – not necessarily the same thing) is just about an everyday thing. And in every project, choosing the right plugin is very important to achieve the sound that you want.
There are lots of limiter plugins available, with lots of different features. But the most important factor we always consider is the sound.
When experimenting with different plugins in search of the right sound, consider these criteria when choosing yours:

Sound
Setting
Graphical Interface
Workflow

Read more about how to choose a limiter here: https://music.tutsplus.com/articles/14-popular-and-effective-limiters–cms-28700

Mixing Music 101: Critical Listening Outside Your Studio

April 30, 2017 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

Mixing music inside a studio whether in a professional studio or your home studio usually creates a very familiar and ideal condition. These conditions can sometimes cloud our judgment especially in what we are hearing. Thus it is strongly advised that you listen and check your mix outside of the confines of your studio. Here is an old school approach to your critical listening stage and that is outdoors.
Start by asking the question “why?” Why should you do this process and how important to your mix? The idea is to listen to your mix in your usual daily environment.
Read more here: http://en.audiofanzine.com/recording-mixing/editorial/articles/critical-listening-outside-your-studio.html

The New Reason Rack Extension By Propellerhead

April 17, 2017 by Elaine Sy Leave a Comment

You can now add nylon stringed guitars to your mixes, with the new Reason Rack Extension. The Fingerpicking Nylon A-List Acoustic Guitarist is Propellerhead’s latest addition to their A-list Series. Inspired by the growth in demand for the popular A-List, Propellerhead brings in expressive nylon string guitar sounds that you can add to your mix.
The Fingerpicking Nylon extension comes with 60 musical styles you can choose from. And promises professional sounding performance that suits all types of projects, Here are a few samples to name a few: languid legato passages and flurried flamenco riffs.
Read more here: http://www.musictech.net/2017/04/propellerhead-fingerpicking-nylon/