Why familiarity with your equipment is key
In early 2010, I bought a set of used studio monitors on eBay for £180. As the price that I paid for them suggests, they’re not the world’s most top-end monitors, though […]
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A great exercise for improving your recording and mixing skills
When you first start producing music, it can be hard to get your tracks to sound as good as the songs you listen to by your favourite artists. Let’s face it, there’s […]
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Don’t let these 3 things ruin your recording
There’s no worse feeling than opening up a session to mix a song, only to find a problem that you didn’t notice when recording. Unfortunately, given that most of us are recording […]
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What is bit depth in audio? 16 bit, 24 bit and 32 bit float explained
In this lesson, we’ll break down bit depth. Bit depth is a key component of digital audio. You’ve probably noticed a list of available bit depths when ever you’ve created a new […]
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What is the best audio sample rate? 44.1, 48, 96? Sample rate explained
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 think of […]
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The best ways of recording a bass guitar amp in your home studio
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. Condenser mics, […]
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How to record an electric guitar amp with only one condenser mic
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, like the […]
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