When you’re new to music production, it can be hard to differentiate between mixing vs mastering. Still, once you understand the differences, it is very important to hone each of these skills individually. Whether you’re a songwriter, mix engineer, or maybe just curious about the craft, you’ll find some tips in this article on how […]
MIDI here, MIDI there….everywhere MIDI! If you are a music producer, the term MIDI appears every day. MIDI is everywhere….but what is MIDI? MIDI, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a protocol designed for recording and playing back music on digital instruments. It’s widely used by electronic musicians and producers because it allows them to […]
An audio STEM is a full song-length audio file that contains a premixed group of audio tracks. Usually, a stem consists of a certain group of instruments (drums, strings, guitar, bass, etc.). That is, the song is vertically divided into sections by instrument. The point of stems is to export tracks to any DAW, quickly […]
If you look at the characteristics of some audio interfaces or mixing consoles, you can see the Phantom Power + 48V parameter. Empirically, it is established that without the Phantom Power button, for some reason, the microphones connected to the XLR connector do not work. We recommend understanding in more detail what is phantom power […]
So, your new musical project it’s almost ready, and it’s time to add your voice to it. To choose the best microphone for this, you will have to learn how to navigate hundreds of models. To do this, you need to learn what microphones are, and what characteristics to pay attention to. As soon as […]
The bass part in any track takes on several functions at once. First, the bass line is responsible for the rhythm and connects the drums with the rest of the instruments. Secondly, the bass is the basis of the harmony of the track and the element that is responsible for the movement. And how the […]
Creating melodies is hard. It puts a lot of strain on the creative part of our brain, and it’s not hard to see why most producers get writer’s block regularly! Over the past year, my team and I have produced over 1,000 high-quality melodies, and I can’t wait to teach you our secrets. My name […]
The Haas effect is one of the curious psychological effects used by the music and audiovisual industry. The Haas effect is a psychoacoustic phenomenon discovered by Dr. Helmut Haas in 1949. Also known as the “priority effect,” the theory says that when one sound is followed by another with a delay of approximately 40 ms […]
You may be wondering what is the most important thing to keep in mind when working on the mix. Learning to increase the perception of a stereo image from two to three dimensions is a fantastic way to improve our audio mixes. Before we begin, there is one thing we need to clear up first. […]
These days you can find many good microphones, and much cheaper than they were a few years ago. If you have a good microphone, a good performer, and a good room to record, you can get excellent recordings results. Microphones are varied, and everyone is wondering what microphone needs to record something. There does not […]
