In 2012, Neil Young started making waves (ha! - OK, that was an accidental pun) about how the public is consuming audio in a very low-resolution way. For instance, the files you listen to on your iPod, iPhone or other mobile device are … [Continue reading] about Neil Young's Pono High Resolution Audio Project
What Microphone Did Neal Caffrey Use In White Collar?
On the Oct 17th season premiere of the USA show, White Collar, Neal Caffrey records his voice into a microphone to impersonate the voice of his father in order to convince authorities to release Peter. The microphone he used was a lovely Neumann TLM … [Continue reading] about What Microphone Did Neal Caffrey Use In White Collar?
Propellerhead Reason Recording Software Tutorial
Propellerhead Reason was originally program that focused only on making music by providing the user with a virtual "rack." Into this rack, you could put virtual instruments, effects, and mixers. It has been around since 2000, and up until last year … [Continue reading] about Propellerhead Reason Recording Software Tutorial
Use Ducking For Electronic Dance Music Effect
I originally wrote this article in September of last year - before I saw the movie, … [Continue reading] about Use Ducking For Electronic Dance Music Effect
Using Compression To Punch Up The Kick and Snare Drums
Compression is an effect often used to add punch and power to kick and snare drums, especially in pop and rock music. Adding compression to the drums in your recordings is a simple matter nowadays (yes, I'm still all geeky about how much easier it is … [Continue reading] about Using Compression To Punch Up The Kick and Snare Drums