What is sample rate in audio? When you record music digitally, your analogue to digital convertor takes a certain number of samples of the analogue signal every second. You can […]
What does it mean to bounce audio? In modern day digital audio, the term ‘bouncing’ or ‘exporting’ refers to the process of turning either some or all of the things […]
What is the purpose of dithering? Dither is low level noise which is intentionally added to digital audio when ever it is converted to a lower bit depth. Dither noise […]
Recording bass guitar is usually approached in one of three ways: 1. Recording bass with a mic: One method is to record your bass amp with one or more microphones. […]
In large recording studios, producers record electric guitar using many varied techniques. Condenser, dynamic and ribbon mics are used in various combinations to record electric guitar amps. But what if, […]
When it comes to recording acoustic guitar, there are many different options. If you have access to a collection of different mics, then there are many possibilities. But what if, […]
Perhaps you’re looking at the specs of a mic and you’ve noticed that it requires something called ‘phantom power’… Or maybe you’ve seen a button on your audio interface labelled […]
What is the proximity effect? Proximity effect, also referred to as ‘bass tip up’, refers to the audible increase in the low end that occurs as certain types of microphone […]
A microphone’s ‘polar pattern’ or ‘pick up pattern’ defines how sensitive the mic is to sounds coming from different directions. No matter what type of mic you’re using, whether it […]
Reverb aux send vs insert When you set reverb up in your session, you can do so in one of two ways. The first is to add the reverb as […]