A commonly used, but yet misunderstood concept is Compression. Compression is a necessary aspect in a good mix. In subtle amounts, it adds punch, depth, and even ‘feel’ to a mix. When overused, you can end up with a stale, lifeless, squashy mix. Here I’m going to run through the basics of compression, using a [...]
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What’s Audio Compression? A Visual Tutorial
3 Comments by sridharancr on December 4, 2009
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Heavy Metal Production in your Bedroom – Home Recording – Part 2A – Mixing Drums
This post is continued as part of the “Heavy Metal Production in your Bedroom” series. Last week, I covered tracking your instruments effectively in the bedroom. That post can be found here. As you would have guessed, the drums are pretty much the single most important thing laying down the ‘punch‘ in the track. Sure, [...]
3 Comments by sridharancr on November 24, 2009
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Heavy Metal Production – In your bedroom – Home Recording
A lot of people have come up to me and asked me how I get the ‘polished’ sound on my Melakartha recordings. It is no dark art, but it did take me quite a while to get there. I’m going to share some simple ideas and concepts that can make your mix (and thereby song) [...]
15 Comments by sridharancr on November 21, 2009
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