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Sample libraries and other audio files can fill your computer’s hard drive up faster than almost anything. As soon as you start to accumulate sample libraries and collections of other audio files the built-in hard drive that you thought would be big enough can quickly run out of space. The …
Read moreShould You Store Your Sample Libraries on an External Hard Drive?
When you work with experienced musicians and music producers they often seem to have the instinctive ability to recognize things in the music that others can’t. They can hear when someone is singing slightly flat, or when the drummer is dragging the beat, or the piano sounds too harsh. Maybe …
Once you have recorded the individual tracks in your audio production it’s time to mix the tracks into the finished piece of music. One thing that’s often neglected is preparing the tracks properly to get them ready for the mixing process. Mixing involves making adjustments to the sound of each …
Read moreHow to Prepare Your Tracks for Audio Mixing: A 5-Step Guide
One thing that will really help to make your recording studio a success is being able to write songs. Being a good songwriter will attract singers, musicians and other music producers to you. It doesn’t matter what type of recording studio you have, or what kind of music you produce, …
Read moreHow to Improve Your Songwriting Skills and Why It’s Important
Audio effects are an essential tool in music production. Effects can transform a sound, and turn a boring track into something really exciting. As I learn more about audio production and studio technique I increasingly value the contribution that audio effects can make. For example, I have struggled to produce …
Read moreAudio Effects Processors – What They Do, a Beginner’s Guide
After you have finished recording and mixing the tracks in your music production, you probably know that the next stage in the process is mastering the audio. But what is audio mastering exactly? Audio mastering can seem like it’s shrouded in secrecy, and that only a select few members of …
Read moreWhat Is Audio Mastering and Can You Do It Yourself in Your Home Studio?
Whatever type of music you are recording in your home studio, sooner or later you are going to want to record some vocals. You might be doing the vocals yourself, or you could be recording with a vocalist. Maybe you’re a songwriter who has asked a vocalist to sing on …
Read more5 Pro-Tips for Recording Vocals in Your Home Studio
Whatever type of music you are producing in your studio you are likely to be using synthesizers. There are some amazing free software synthesizers available, so cost isn’t a barrier to using them. You might also have, or be thinking about getting, a hardware synthesizer. These are even more fun …
Read moreSynthesizer Filters and How They Are Used in Music Production
When people talk about listening to audio productions during the recording, mixing or mastering process you often hear them refer specifically to monitor speakers. Studio monitor speakers are sometimes called studio reference speakers, and they are designed for professional audio production. At some point you will probably want to obtain …
Read moreStudio Monitor Speakers – 5 Things You Should Know About
Something people often wonder about in a recording studio is the material attached to the walls, plus the strangely shaped objects standing in the room and fixed in the corners where the ceiling meets the walls. These materials and objects are there to provide acoustic treatment. This is designed to …