We’re really excited about Slate Digital’s FG-X mastering processor plugin.
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Introduction to Tuning Vocals with Melodyne
In this screencast I’m going to give you a brief introduction to Melodyne, a pitch-correction tool that we use to tune vocals.
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Nickelback: The Band Everybody Loves to Hate
Okay, I get it. Nickelback blows. Everyone can agree. They’re a bunch of cock-rocking misogynists that also write the most incredibly trite feel-good ballads. But here’s the problem: Nickelback has sold 27 million albums.
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The Secrets of Wizkid Sound – Part II: Recording Drums
Weak-ass engineers are always wondering how Wizkid Sound gets those bombastic drum sounds.
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What Is Mastering?
Half the time we talk to a band about recording, there is confusion about the difference between mixing and mastering.
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The End of the MP3?
The audio quality of MP3s is far inferior to the CD quality .wav files they are usually created from. But the format has become the de facto standard because of it’s smaller compressed file size and the creation of audio devices (iPod) and software (WinAmp, iTunes) that are designed specifically around the MP3.
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Audio Engineering School is a Waste of Time and Money
Most people don’t know what the hell they’re doing. Or what they’re talking about. I’m just speaking generally. But this affliction is particularly evident in the recording industry, where technology, artistry, and bullshit all come together.
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The Secrets of Wizkid Sound – Part 1: Pre-Production
There’s a lot of chump producers out there who can’t bring the flavor like Wizkid Sound can, and they keep trying to cop our pimp-a-delic flow.
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What Happened to The All American Rejects Vocals?
This is not an album review. It’s a serious question: What happened to The All American Rejects vocals?
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The Mixing Process, and Why I Used To Hate It
The mix process is debatably the stage where the producer/engineer has the most creative input. I used to hate mixing.
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Music Production: 10 Years From Now – Part 2
It would behoove some of the stubborn industry leaders to shift their development focus from native hardware and software to the SaaS model.
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Music Production: 10 Years From Now – Part 1
In the next ten years I predict a game-changing paradigm shift in music production.
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Introduction to Tuning Vocals with Melodyne
In this screencast I’m going to give you a brief introduction to Melodyne, a pitch-correction tool that we use to tune vocals.
Read More »Nickelback: The Band Everybody Loves to Hate
Okay, I get it. Nickelback blows. Everyone can agree. They’re a bunch of cock-rocking misogynists that also write the most incredibly trite feel-good ballads. But here’s the problem: Nickelback has sold 27 million albums.
Read More »The Secrets of Wizkid Sound – Part II: Recording Drums
Weak-ass engineers are always wondering how Wizkid Sound gets those bombastic drum sounds.
Read More »What Is Mastering?
Half the time we talk to a band about recording, there is confusion about the difference between mixing and mastering.
Read More »The End of the MP3?
The audio quality of MP3s is far inferior to the CD quality .wav files they are usually created from. But the format has become the de facto standard because of it’s smaller compressed file size and the creation of audio devices (iPod) and software (WinAmp, iTunes) that are designed specifically around the MP3.
Read More »Audio Engineering School is a Waste of Time and Money
Most people don’t know what the hell they’re doing. Or what they’re talking about. I’m just speaking generally. But this affliction is particularly evident in the recording industry, where technology, artistry, and bullshit all come together.
Read More »The Secrets of Wizkid Sound – Part 1: Pre-Production
There’s a lot of chump producers out there who can’t bring the flavor like Wizkid Sound can, and they keep trying to cop our pimp-a-delic flow.
Read More »What Happened to The All American Rejects Vocals?
This is not an album review. It’s a serious question: What happened to The All American Rejects vocals?
Read More »The Mixing Process, and Why I Used To Hate It
The mix process is debatably the stage where the producer/engineer has the most creative input. I used to hate mixing.
Read More »Music Production: 10 Years From Now – Part 2
It would behoove some of the stubborn industry leaders to shift their development focus from native hardware and software to the SaaS model.
Read More »Music Production: 10 Years From Now – Part 1
In the next ten years I predict a game-changing paradigm shift in music production.
Read More »
Today’s Modern Drums Sound Like ’80s Pop Drums
A lot of ’80s pop songs had a drum machine taking care of the beat. Over the past few years, the trend in modern rock recording has been towards those same electronic-sounding drums.
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