To mix music down means to combine several tracks of audio into a single file when doing multi-track recording. The term "render" means the same thing. It's actually more often used these days in many audio software programs. Multi-Track Recording In … [Continue reading] about What Does It Mean to Mix Music Down?
Instrument Muse Played On Saturday Night Live – Status Graphite Bass With Kitara?
Updating this post because I'm watching Late Night With Stephen Colbert on July 20th, 2017. Chris was still playing the same instrument I wrote about back in 2012. Here is what I wrote about it back then. If you saw Muse on Saturday Night Live (Oct … [Continue reading] about Instrument Muse Played On Saturday Night Live – Status Graphite Bass With Kitara?
5 Audio Recording Tips – Part 2: Recording Loud and EQ
This is Part 2 in the series 5 Audio Recording Tips For Newbieswhere I tell you about the 5 things I really wish I had known about audio when I first started recording it. This way you don't have to wait for years to find out about them! In the last … [Continue reading] about 5 Audio Recording Tips – Part 2: Recording Loud and EQ
The XJS 5000 Dictaphone From Suits
I like to keep an eye out for audio recording references in pop culture, such as when watching television shows, movies, etc. This past week (June 21st, 2012) on the USA network series, Suits, the character of Louis Litt (an attorney), received a … [Continue reading] about The XJS 5000 Dictaphone From Suits
Does It Matter If The Software Doesn't Sound Like the Hardware?
There are a lot of plugins - both effects and virtual instruments - that are basically software versions of some hardware original. Much is made of how some virtual reverb effect unit or synthesizer (see our recent post about software synthesizers … [Continue reading] about Does It Matter If The Software Doesn't Sound Like the Hardware?