Your ears are the most valuable and priceless gear you have. Not only will you need to take care of them for the duration of your life but also during day-to-day life and recording sessions. There is a well known music rule in our studio that never gets broken: Above all, protect your ears!
Here are five simple tips to keep your ears fresh while producing, recording and mixing in the studio for long hours:
1) Keep an Eye on Your Levels
Volume levels, that is.. …
Mixing and Mastering Myths are just a few of the mis-perceptions that plague the music industry. When this mis-information spreads like fire across music professionals and music hobbyists, there is a huge problem that results. Lack of creativity, inspiration and a misguided focus.
Mixing and Mastering cannot be done without music production…
If your music production and recording is poor, the mix and master is going to be poor…
So why are so many concerned about mixing and mastering?
Doesn’t it seem like the focus should …
When thinking of EQ settings, many students are unsure of where to start. I am often asked “how do I EQ this instrument?” or “what are the rules of Equalization for drums and bass?” If you are using an MPC, Triton, Motif, or any other hardware gear, these guidelines can apply but are best left to the final mix stage in your Software Sequencer (Cubase, Sonar, Logic, ProTools, etc).
The most important aspect of music production equalizer settings & mixing is the low shelving or hi …
How to double track vocals is a common question. Some recording engineers know the power of doubling vocals and others barely play with it. What are double tracked vocals? Double tracked vocals are recording the vocal twice or ‘stacking’ vocals in order to thicken the vocal sound in the recording. Vocal doubling has been traced back to the Beatles when they were on four tracks and recording in mono!
When is vocal doubling called for? In my opinion, vocal doubling can be used all the time …
This tutorial will help you achieve great bass sound in any situation on any system. The factors that make up great bass is your monitoring system, the mixing room, the bass patch, effects, compression and EQ.
Monitoring: Make sure your speakers are flat – meaning there are no eq curves, additional frequencies added so that what you hear is what you get. This makes sure your translation from system to system is accurate.
The Mixing Room: Because of technology, the room doesn’t matter anymore – and …
