Congratulations! You’ve decided that you want to take your music to the next level so you’ve hired a mixing engineer or producer. You’ve discussed how you want…… Read more “Preparing your audio files for working with a mix engineer / producer”
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Capturing the Sound of a Space
I’ve been interested in the use of convolution reverbs for a while, and was particularly inspired listening to this interview with Nikolay Georgiev by Lij Shaw for…… Read more “Capturing the Sound of a Space”
Tracking Vocal Groups Without Headphones
I’ve had the pleasure of working with a few vocal groups recently and have been refining the process of capturing a choir singing along to a backing…… Read more “Tracking Vocal Groups Without Headphones”
Modifying the Rode K2 mic Part 1: Tube Change
Alter the tonality of this already nice mic with a simple tube change
AKG C414B Hum problems
I thought I’d write a quick post on this in case some of you experience a similar problem, it may save you hassle and expense. I have…… Read more “AKG C414B Hum problems”
Flying mics and ominous cymbals
I recently read an article on the flying mic technique – not sure where, may have been TapeOp – but being a fan of the more esoteric…… Read more “Flying mics and ominous cymbals”
“Boutique” DI box on a budget
I’ve been meaning to build a passive DI box for sometime, I have a couple of active ones and it’s nice to have an alternative. Also, I recently…… Read more ““Boutique” DI box on a budget”
EQ Ear Training using Max For Live
I love Max for Live, it’s DIY audio in the software domain and it makes trying out ideas and building new audio tools extremely easy. I built this…… Read more “EQ Ear Training using Max For Live”
Piano Re-Amping
I had the idea of re-amping the piano by passing the sampled piano track back through a speaker playing into the body of the upright piano I have at home, then micing the piano to get a new piano track.
Comparing Convertors
I regularly review music gear for Sonic State, it’s an interesting job as I have to look in detail at a particular piece of hardware or software.…… Read more “Comparing Convertors”