At the AES (Audio Engineering Society) convention in San Francisco, Avid, maker of Pro Tools recoding software, announced upcoming integration with Gobbler, the high-speed transfer and storage service designed for pro audio use. When working on … [Continue reading] about Avid Pro Tools Integration With Pro Audio Cloud Service Gobbler
Helpful Audio and Acoustic Concepts For Recording Or Live Sound
The Home Brew Audio motto is "knowledge trumps gear." With the right understanding you can make professional sounding recordings with very modest and inexpensive gear. But the converse is also true. It is not only possible, but very common for people … [Continue reading] about Helpful Audio and Acoustic Concepts For Recording Or Live Sound
Using The Strip Silence Effect In Pro Tools
The Strip Silence effect isn't as exciting as it might sound;). But it is very useful. It is a tool in Pro Tools that removes any audio that might be present in a track during the "in-between" times when whatever is on that track is actually not … [Continue reading] about Using The Strip Silence Effect In Pro Tools
Common Mixing Mistakes
I just finished reading an article that talks about the hallmarks of an amateur mixing job. Bobby Owsinski lists seven things that a lot of beginning or amateur mix engineers commonly do (or don't do) in their mixes that prevents them from sounding … [Continue reading] about Common Mixing Mistakes
Effects On the Master Mix Fader – A Little Goes A Long Way
When mixing a multi-track project, there comes a time when you're "done" and ready to mix it down (often called "rendering" these days). For a review on what it means to mix something down, see our post here: What Does It Mean To Mix Down Audio? … [Continue reading] about Effects On the Master Mix Fader – A Little Goes A Long Way