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How To Avoid Clipping When Recording Vocals
Ever recorded an amazing vocal performance only to realize in horror that the audio sound distorted? It’s frustrating. What you experienced is audio clipping, but the good news is it’s pretty easy to avoid: You can avoid audio clipping with proper gain staging and mic placement. Record vocals at an average of -18dB, don’t sing directly into…
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Gain vs Volume: How They’re Different & Why It Matters
If you’ve been recording or mixing for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly run across the term “gain”, but what exactly is “gain”? Isn’t is just the same thing as volume, but audio engineers just want to feel snobbish so they created the weird word “gain”? Not quite. While in our digital age gain can…
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Top 5 Tips For A Better Mix
There are countless mixing tips online. Too many to implement all at once, but you want to start making better mixes, faster. Which mixing tips are going to give your the biggest return on your investment? In other words, which few tips will help you move the needle the most when it comes to creating…
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Best Vocal Chain For Pro Vocals In Record Time
If you’re frustrated with inconsistent vocals that just don’t sound as good as what you hear on other records… Then it can be helpful to craft for yourself a set vocal plugin chain that you can come back to again and again for consistent pro-sounding vocals in just a matter of minutes. So what is…
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Does A Better Audio Interface Improve Sound Quality? (Should You Upgrade?)
Do audio interfaces actually make a difference in sound quality? Is it worth it to upgrade to a better interface? Audio interfaces do impact the quality of a recording. The quality of an audio interface is determined by the quality of converters and preamps built-in to the interface. Cheap interfaces can capture clear audio, but…
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How To Mix Synthwave And 80s Music
Have you created a sweet 80s or synthwave-style track but it just seems to be missing…something? Have no fear, because in this article you’ll learn the production techniques you need to create great-sounding, authentic, 80s-inspired music. Why Does 80s Music Sound Different (And So Good)? There are of course many factors that contribute why the…
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Best Studio Monitors For Small Rooms & Beginners
There are so many studio monitors out there that it can be difficult deciding what to buy. Also, just getting the “best” pair of monitors for your budget isn’t always the best idea because your studio environment and size will dictate how effective your monitors are. So if you’re mixing music in a small home…
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What Does “Mixing In The Box” Mean? (How To Mix In The Box)
Have you heard people in the audio space throw around the term “mixing in the box” and wondered what it meant? “Mixing in the box” is a term that refers to the process of mixing a song using only a computer and software (the box) rather than external hardware. In the past, mixing using external…
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What Does It Mean To Mix A Song? (What Is Mixing & How Is It Done?)
You’re making music and you’ve heard people throw around the term “mixing”, but what does this really mean? Mixing is the process of blending multiple sounds into one cohesive whole so that each sound can be heard, and the song as a whole sounds balanced and pleasant. During mixing, each track’s frequency content, dynamics, and…
