Sidechain compression, aka ducking, is an audio effect typical in radio, pop, and dance music. In this compression, the presence of an audio signal decreases the level of another audio signal. Radio achieves this effect by lowering the volume of the second audio track when the first one begins to increase the volume or when…
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In audio, panning involves a moving action. An audio pan pot—short for panning potentiometer—is used in a mix to simulate the movement of a certain source from one side of the soundstage to the other. Ideally, timing, filtering, and reverberation differences should be present to complete the image of apparent movement within a specific space.…
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Stem mastering and mixing are crucial techniques for music production. They have the goal to enhance the song and prepare it for distribution. But before delving into specifics, we need to dissect the terms and go back to basics. The Stem in Stem Mastering and Mixing First things first, stems—aka sub-mixes, subgroups, or busses—involve a…
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