Category: Audio Processing

Scheps Parallel Particles: Tone Shaping

Waves Audio and Andrew Scheps have launched a tone shaping plugin known as Scheps Parallel Particles. As you might know, tone shaping plugin units are devices that provide a variety of processing alternatives. These devices are quite simple to operate and they offer a great sound quality. And, in this case, Waves Audio has really…
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Mid-Side EQ

Mid-Side EQ is an audio technique that enhances the mix. Basically, how it works is that the stereo image perceives spatial location of sound sources reproduced on a stereo system. This technique can help a mix to achieve the expansive and immersive qualities that stereo systems typically reproduce. And it does so even without a…
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Voltage Controlled Amplifier Explained

This entry aims to explain how a voltage controlled amplifier works. It is a device that can modify the amplitude of a signal. This device involves two types of inputs: the carrier and the modulator. The carrier, also known as the signal input, is where the bipolar input comes in. The modulator, also known as…
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Parametric Equalizer

A parametric equalizer is a device that helps edit the different parameters of an audio spectrum. The most common ones are gain or amplitude, center frequency, and bandwidth, which is the inverse of Q. This equalizer has a center frequency that allows the user to customize the equalization process by modifying a particular frequency. This…
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Tape Saturation

Tape saturation is a phenomenon that describes the moment when the voltage level exceeds the tape’s ability to record. This phenomenon focuses specifically on analog tapes. Tape Saturation: the Process The signal and the voltage travel at the same time. The signal is being sent to the tape while the voltage is sent an electromagnet…
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Time Stretching

Time stretching is an audio digital process; people also refer to it as time compression or time expansion. It involves the modification of a specific passage of time within an audio signal. This process does not alter spectral characteristics, such as a changing pitch. To achieve it, you’ll most likely need to use audible artifacts;…
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Pitch Correction

Pitch correction is about identifying the pitch, determining which one is correct, and processing the track with the correction included. Being able to correct a pitch in the studio is a fairly new technological advancement. From the beginning of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), there have been many adjustments to former techniques. Pitch correction adjusts the…
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Auto-Tune

People have used the term Auto-Tune as a common description or a generic notion that describes audible pitch correction in music. This effect uses a patented device to measure and modify pitch in both vocal and instrumental music recording, as well as in live performances. Auto-Tune: Its Purpose  The Auto-Tune corrects off-key inaccuracies. It perfects…
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