PreSonus brings to us yet another fabulous product that complements our music production workflow in a very simple yet powerful way: the FaderPort. As they say, “Don’t kill that mouse; instead, give it a companion.” This production controller is a precise and effective little magic box. For instance, use it as an extension of your…
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The StudioLive 32SC is a professional mixing desk that enhances 32 channels in a really streamlined and compact way. You can mount it like a rack and easily scale it for grater applications for 16, 24, and 32 channels. And don’t let yourself be fooled by its size! This desk has a PreSonus FLEXDSP double…
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The Yamaha HS8 is a great piece of equipment for your professional studio: you can hear every single detail, good and bad, clearly. Music producers, enthusiasts, and sound engineers will tell you that the Yamaha NS10 was one of the most important speakers in pop music history. In the 90s, the NS10 was every record…
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Mixing is a process that combines multiple sounds into one or several channels. This combination includes multitrack recordings that transform into a final mono, stereo, or surround sound product. Within this process, you alter or enhance the source of the volume level, the dynamics, the frequency content, and the panoramic position. In addition, you adjust…
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Sidechaining compression is a very powerful tool that allows the user to control the dynamics of a source. This technique adds space, rhythm, energy, and separation to a mix. In addition, it involves threshold, ratio, attack, and release times. When using sidechain, the user can tell the compressor to monitor and control the level and…
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Automation means having a DAW do tasks automatically by moving knobs, faders, and switches. It is quite common in mixing because it is capable of adjusting the volume of specific tracks. This method saves time as it allows the user to make precise adjustments within the exact timing. Therefore, it helps create unique effects. Automation:…
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Monitors and headphones serve a similar purpose: to help audiences listen to music. Monitors are devices that act as loudspeakers, whereas headphones (or earphones, earspeakers, or cans) are devices for a single listener. Firstly, monitors’ design is specifically for audio production applications where a precise audio reproduction in essential. In addition, every music team uses…
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Strategic mixing, albeit subjective, consists of certain outlines that are quite efficient and widely common in the modern music industry. To begin with, recorded and sequenced music stages are different. For instance, stages in recorded productions begin when they get close enough to the previous stage. In contrast, those in sequenced music involve a producer…
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Reflectivity and reverb connect because reverberation is the very action of a sound being reflected. To begin to understand this, let us remember that reverb time is the time it takes for an impulse to decay in a specific space. In acoustic spaces, there are many reflections that hit the receiver each time they reach…
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Maximizing loudness in a mix begins at the sound stage rather than the mastering one. By using the full potential loudness of individual elements, the producer gives the mastering total control to drive the limiter at a higher threshold without distortion. Electronic Dance Music artists are constantly trying to find ways to get their mixes…
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