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AudioTutsPlus on 3/10/11
At Audiotuts+ we regularly put up a reader track for workshopping and critique (find out how to submit a track). This is how it works: you upload your song, and every week or so we’ll publish one here and step away from the podium. The floor is yours to talk about the track and how the artist can fix problems in and improve upon the mix and the song. This track has been submitted for your friendly, constructive criticism. They have put their track (and their heart and soul) in your hands to learn and get useful feedback. Do you enjoy the song or track itself? Does it have potential? Can the arrangement be improved? How did you find the mix? What would you do differently? What do you enjoy about the rhythm track? What can be done to improve it? Is the choice of instruments relevant and effective for the style/song? Are the lyrics (if any) effective? Does the style, arrangement and genre of the song suit them? Can you suggest any specific techniques that might improve the... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 2/22/11
In this week’s Audio Premium content, Bobby Owsinski continues his series on getting the ultimate guitar sound. Bobby has spent a lifetime achieving just that, and the series is based on his new book, The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook. To learn more about what you get as part of Audio Premium, read this. To take a peek inside this tutorial, hit the jump! Getting a great guitar sound is a an almost endless journey for most guitar players, engineers and producers that requires time and too much money, to achieve a sound that may be only temporary. This series is based around my new book, The Ultimate Guitar Tone Handbook, where I’ll outline why acoustic and electric guitars, amplifiers, speaker cabinets and effects sound the way they do, and the best way to record and mix them after you’ve gotten the sound. In Part 2 of the series, we’ll look at the wide variety of elements that gives an guitar amp its sound. Many musicians, engineers, producers are hip to different types,... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 2/16/11
It’s easy to make music at your home today. However, you can’t put up low budget monitors and a microphone and call yourself a studio. There is a difference between a nice home recording studio – even if it’s just one spare room – and a low-cost corner in your bedroom, especially if you want to make money with it. We all start somewhere, even if it is in the corner of our bedroom but what separates the men from the boys is being able to take it to the next level. What follows are some of the foolproof ideas to make your home recording studio sound better. 1. Make It Quiet I have a studio in the spare room of my house. The one thing my friends notice when I show them my studio is how it suddenly becomes quieter in that particular room than in the rest of the house. Not surprisingly, the acoustics, echoes and all that jazz are obviously controlled for a better listening experience. The reason my home studio is so quiet is all the acoustic treatment on the walls. But... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 3/16/11
I can never get enough information on EQ. I love to know how everybody EQed a certain vocal or drum sound to get that tight punch or shimmering highs so prominent in a mix. When you’ve mastered the EQ spectrum and you know where to go when you need to fix or embellish something, you are definitely ahead of the game. If you can listen to a sound and say to yourself, “Oh that needs a little more 250 Hz,” or “I think a cut at 1.2 would totally do the trick,” then you have something to be proud of. You are hearing something that nobody else around you hears. And that’s something to be proud of. There are sometimes reoccurring themes in audio engineering; certain frequencies pop up more frequently than others. If you can grasp where you will find these following six frequencies then you can definitely make your life easier, and your production faster. Frequency 1 – Thickness/Muddiness Instruments and sounds that are dominant in the lower frequencies can have a tendency to dominate... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 4/8/11
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Audiotuts+. This tutorial was first published in December 2008. Knowing how to use an equalizer is a fundamental skill for anyone working with audio, yet it is one of the most abused. Here are some tips and tricks for using your EQ more effectively. You’ll notice there are more don’ts than dos on this list; that’s because EQ is best when used in moderation. Step 1: Find The Frequency Finding the right frequency to adjust is, of course, the most important thing. With time, some of the more common frequencies become second nature, but what if you’re dealing with a new sound, or just don’t have the experience to know where to start? Here is an easy way to find the right frequency every time. What you need is a parametric EQ, or at least an EQ that allows you to control the target frequency. Boost one band all the way. If the band has a “Q” control make it quite high (Q stands for “quality... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 2/20/11
Our sister site AudioJungle is a royalty-free stock audio site that helps musicians earn money. In this interview series you’ll learn about those musicians, their gear, and their AudioJungle experiences. Today we feature AudioJungle author Bobby Cole (Catch22Music). Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living? My name is Bobby Cole, and I am from the small fishing of Mumbles which is in the city of Swansea, South Wales. (Wales is the country that is just on the side of England UK.) It’s a beautiful place, right next to the seaside and surrounded by countryside. My studio is situated just a stones throw from the beach and that’s where I make a living. Growing up in a small village like the Mumbles, I had to find something to do….! Music did not run in the family, but most instruments that I have learnt have all come quite naturally to me. I started drumming at 7 years old, guitar at 9, piano at 14, and recently have started to learn things... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 3/31/11
Troubadors, traveling, Flash and Logic Pro. Our sister site AudioJungle is a royalty-free stock audio site that helps musicians earn money. In this interview series you’ll learn about those musicians, their gear, and their AudioJungle experiences. Today we meet Christian Kragh (ChristianKragh). Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living? Hi, my name is Christian Kragh and I’m a freelance Flash developer/designer. I’m also a musician and writer on the side. Where I’m from is a complicated story and it’s the reason why I’m currently a traveling little troubadour but I’ll try to keep it quick: born in Denmark, moved to Rochester, NY immediately, 3 years later moved to Berlin, Germany, 3 years later moved back to Rochester, NY, 7 years later moved to Antwerp, Belgium, 5 years later I left home and moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, 1 year later moved close to Birmingham, England, 1 year later I spent half a year in Sydney, Australia and the past... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 12/15/10
We have some amazing authors at Audiotuts+. Besides being incredibly talented at making and producing music, they’ve made the choice to share their knowledge with the rest of us. And that’s not an easy thing to do – they take hours out of their busy days and nights to sit down and write step-by-step tutorials so that we can learn to do what they do. We thought a lot of you might be curious to find out more about them. What do they do? What have they accomplished? What do they drink? So we’ll take some time over the next weeks and months to pull back the curtain and let you see. Today we meet West Latta, who is about to start a new tutorial series on audio in the gaming industry. What do you do professionally when you’re not writing for Audiotuts+? I’m an Audio Producer for Microsoft, working out of the Dublin, Ireland office. My primary role is Localization – coordinating and facilitation the recording of VO for Microsoft-published games for international markets. However,... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 2/14/11
This tutorial series is going to show you how to use Ableton Live MIDI devices in order to improve your songwriting skills. Many up and coming producers have difficulties with their songwriting skills because they have an idea in their heads but their hand skills are not good enough to put this idea into an interesting and realistic melody. Sometimes I struggle on my MIDI keyboard because I can’t form the chords correctly and I miss the right combination of the notes over and over again. And this causes me to lose the flown of my idea. Fortunately Ableton Live has some excellent features to help correct these problems. In the first part of the tutorial I will show you how to use these devices correctly and next one I will give some advice about how to combine them in order to contribute great melodies from it. Step 1: Create a MIDI Track First you have to create a MIDI track and apply an instrument to it. I usually use a piano first, and later on when I have an idea... Relative News
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AudioTutsPlus on 4/16/11
An M-Audio Fast Track Pro, cooking nice meals, hand drums, and asking, “What would it sound like if…?” Our sister site AudioJungle is a royalty-free stock audio site that helps musicians earn money. In this interview series you’ll learn about those musicians, their gear, and their AudioJungle experiences. Today we meet Chris Gear (OhmLab). Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living? Well, my name is Chris Gear and I am from Portland, OR here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Currently I am nearing the end of a year-long break, I make music and assist others with projects. I will probably make a return to a daily grind soon though. Most likely in the form of a social web editor, technology consultant, marketing director or continue offering training to businesses and individuals so I will still have time to focus on my music and endeavors like AudioJungle. Which marketplaces do you belong to? What types of files do you sell? Currently... Relative News
