Tag: music production

Dynamic Equalizer

A dynamic equalizer is a type of conventional parametric equalizer. It is dynamic because the static gain of the filter is exchanged by a dynamic control loop, while the frequency and quality (Q) remain the same. This equalizer can have level-dependent parameters or temporal ones. Examples of level-dependent parameters are over/under and threshold and range,…
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Pseudo-Stereo

Pseudo-stereo audio processing techniques produce a wider special impression while generating an illusion of multi-directional audible perspective. For this reason, these techniques create two stereo channels from a single one. For this reason, people also call it simulated stereo. In addition to what we just described, you can use pseudo-stereo as an audio manipulation tool…
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Linear Phase Equalizers

Linear phase equalizers have the most transparent sounding types of equalization. However, before delving into how they operate, we must understand its physics—which is where the name comes from. A linear phase is a property of a filter where the phase response of the filter is a linear function of frequency. As a result, the…
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Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) – Part 2

In Part 1 of DAW (Digital Audio Workstations) we defined this system and provided its main characteristics. Now it is time to get into further detail. To begin with, DAW can be divided into two categories: integrated and software.  Types of DAW Integrated Integrated DAWs involve a mixing console, a control surface, an audio converter,…
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Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) – Part 1

A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW for short) is a computer-controlled system or networked collection of components. It allows the control of all of the major digital recording, processing, editing, and relay functions from a central location. DAW revolutionized every process that required serious editing, such as music production, film and video post, and radio spot…
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Binaural Sound

Stereophonic sound recording was first known as a binaural sound—and it all started with a talkie at a local cinema. A talkie was an early sound film that used a single speaker. When Alan Blumlein first discovered this device, he realized there was a way to follow the actors across the screen. This was the…
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A/B Stereo Recording

The A/B stereo recording technique, aka Spaced Pair, captures the same sound source through the two microphones it has within. These mics are located from a range of three to ten feet apart from each other. In turn, the separation creates time-of-arrival (phase) and level (amplitude) differences from the input they receive. As they get…
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Guitar Amplifiers

Let’s start with the basics: here we are going to talk about guitar amplifiers. First, in general terms, an amplifier is a device that amplifies the signal. It’s a unit capable of strengthening an audio signal that is provided from an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar, or bass guitar. After this, an altered signal is…
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Amplifiers

Amplifiers, also known as an electronic amplifiers or amps, are electronic devices able to increase the power of a signal. This signal varies in time, voltage, or current. To further comprehend this, let’s remember that an amp is an electronic circuit that has two ports. It uses electric power generated from a power supply to…
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Class A Amplifiers

Class A amplifiers are the simplest form of a power amp. The reason is that, to produce an inverted output, they use a single switching transistor in its standard configuration. Since the transistor is always on, it is able to conduct during the complete cycle of the input signal waveform. The Class A amplifier configuration…
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