One major goal of most audio recording projects is to create a natural sounding product for the listener - in much the same way that video seems to look better to us, less "flat," when it has more depth and dimension. Note how popular it is to see … [Continue reading] about Creating Recordings With More Space and Depth
How To Create The Most Common TV Show Sound Effect
If you've watched TV in the last few years, you've heard it. There is a sound effect, usually in cop dramas (though I heard it in an episode of Dr. Who recently!), that always comes in just after a character says something dramatic, almost always at … [Continue reading] about How To Create The Most Common TV Show Sound Effect
Controlling A Monitoring Setup
Your monitoring setup is super important if you are recording music. I would say that it is much less important for voice-over or video narration for a number of reasons, but primarily due to the fact that only your voice is being recorded, which is … [Continue reading] about Controlling A Monitoring Setup
Improving Your Electric Guitar Sound After It Is Recorded
Here is an excellent video - another one from WinkSound - showing you how to liven up your electric guitar tracks, especially if you record them dry/direct into your computer and then run it through an amp simulator. This video shows you how to do it … [Continue reading] about Improving Your Electric Guitar Sound After It Is Recorded
Using The Sylenth1 Virtual Instrument Synthesizer To Make Trance Pads
I talk a lot about virtual instruments on this site - see Virtual Instruments articles at: Articles With "Virtual Instruments" Tag. Today I watched a video about a VST virtual instrument, usually referred to as a VSTi, called Sylenth1. It's been … [Continue reading] about Using The Sylenth1 Virtual Instrument Synthesizer To Make Trance Pads