If you're like me, then you probably are just a tad (shya!) baffled by all the knobs and buttons associated with a synthesizer. When I was a kid, I certainly could not afford a real, hardware synthesizer. And by the time I was recording regularly, … [Continue reading] about Of Synthesizers and Oscillators
Amateur Audio On Excellent Video
Here is yet another example of a really entertaining and otherwise excellent video made to appear amateur-ish by the audio quality. I have written repeatedly about why this seems to be so common while simultaneously being pretty easy to fix. See … [Continue reading] about Amateur Audio On Excellent Video
Review of IK Multimedia’s iRig Microphone For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Home recording is our thing at Home Brew Audio. And in that capacity we are making it our mission to spread the word that professional sounding audio is do-able for just about anyone. The technology leaps in the past few years make professional … [Continue reading] about Review of IK Multimedia’s iRig Microphone For iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Using Multi-Band Compression
We have a few articles about the use of an effect called compression in audio recording. See our first one here: Should You Use Compression In Audio Recording? Well usually the compression settings (like threshold and ratio) are applied to the … [Continue reading] about Using Multi-Band Compression
What Does Compression Mean In Audio Recording?
A very common question I see is "should I use compression in audio recording?" The best answer to this question is, as is so often the case, "Do you need compression in your recordings?" Let's start with a workable definition of compression in the … [Continue reading] about What Does Compression Mean In Audio Recording?