Equalisation is a technique that every audio engineer must master. Here are a few pointers to get the inexperienced up and running, and give old hands some possible food for thought.
How To Get The Best Out Of oeksound Bloom
oeksound's adaptive tone shaper sets out to make things just sound better. With some pretty complex processing under the hood, we explain its controls, including ways to set and forget how Bloom's Amount control can influence the sound.
The One Thing Nobody Is Telling Us About Online Collaboration
Many sing the praises of collaborative workflows. After all, it promises seamless remote working across borders. But here we talk about the single biggest factor spoiling the remote collaboration dream that nobody seems to be talking about.
We Check Out The Easiest Way Use MIDI Remotely
With remote audio recording and mix review now a part of the engineer’s toolkit, one well-established solution now offers an option for all things MIDI. Here we show you how to trigger instruments and more using LISTENTO.
What Is Speaker Calibration Software? Everything You Need To Know 2024
Most engineers understand that quality of their loudspeaker monitoring is only half the story. With a number of options now available to help engineers actually remove the effects of the room itself, here we take a look at some options for speaker calibration in 2024.
7 Studio Headphones For Tracking Or Mixing In 2024
Whether it’s for a different perspective on the mix, or for foldback on the studio floor the humble headphone is a mighty studio staple. With choices ever evolving, here we round up our current favourite cans in 2024 for any occasion…
How To Get Working In Any DAW Fast
Everyone likes familiarity, but sometimes engineers find themselves on unfamiliar ground in a new DAW. Whether you’re working on location or have decided it’s time for a change, here we talk about the things that really matter to get the job done.
How To Get The Best Out Of Drum Replacement Techniques
Whether it’s for managing recording disasters or supercharging existing sounds, replacing or layering up drum sounds is yet another DAW technique that keeps on giving. Here we round up reasons to fly in new sounds and some ways to do it.
3 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now To Improve Your Mixes
In this article Steve DeMott shares some advice he gives to almost every mix he consults on. Do you recognise any of these from your mixes?
Harrison Mixbus 10 - New Features Explored
Now in its second decade, Harrison’s Mixbus sets out to bring the American console manufacturer’s sound and workflow into the box. Here we give an overview of Mixbus 10 and its new features, get some user opinion, and some background from the people behind it.
IK Multimedia ARC Studio - Does It Really Work?
Loudspeaker correction for studio monitoring is nothing new, but affordable hardware to bend speakers’ sounds into shape certainly is. ARC Studio promises the ‘magic box’ experience but does it deliver? We take a listen.
Bob Clearmountain's Atmos Mix Combines Simplicity With Cutting Edge Technology
In this article Julian highlights a video in which Bob Clearmountain shared his methods and approach when remixing recordings of The Band from 1968. The simple approach belies the cutting edge technology used to separate the material on the multitrack.
Getting Great Drum Sounds With LiquidSonics Seventh Heaven Professional
LiquidSonics make a number of audio plugin reverbs for realistic rooms. We take a look at using their modern take on classic reverb hardware for drums, and why two of its controls especially could make it a secret weapon for drum ambiences to inspire.
An Accurate Way To Make AB Audio Comparisons
Although most DAWs have their own way of bypassing chains of audio plugins for decision-making, none do what is really needed for meaningful choices: loudness and delay-compensated monitoring. We check out one tool that can do it all…
DaVinci Resolve 19 Beta Announced With Impressive Audio Tools
Blackmagic Design has announced DaVinci Resolve 19 with over 100 new features, including some impressive tools for audio in the Fairlight section. We have the details.
Can You Really Get The Analogue Experience From Software?
In this article, with help from some of the Expert contributors, Julian discusses the desire for the analogue experience when mixing in software and some of the preferred ways of getting the analogue experience in software.
How To Revive Bad Sounding Snare Drums
Many engineers will have been faced with snare drum recordings that are far from ideal. Whether it’s a self-recorded session from the artist, or a time-poor studio recording, here Luke shows some fast go-to methods to revive snare drums’ sounds, using what’s already there.
Audio Production Things We Loved In March 2024
Whether you’re basking in the first signs of spring, or looking forward to darker nights in front of the fire, March brought a number of happenings to mark the changing of the seasons. With a number of software gems as well as a call to protect mixes’ quality, here are our favourites…
How To Get Natural Close Mic Drum Sounds
Roomy drum sounds are a great way to place kit sounds back a little, but pushing close mics up in the mix to get a balance can spoil the effect. Luckily there’s a way to infuse them with room character. See and hear one way to do it for yourself in this video.
Still Not Sure About Using High Sample Rates? Watch This
Some engineers swear by throwing as much information at recorded audio as possible. Others are happy to trust the science at lower rates to bottle everything that can be heard. UK audio guru Dan Worrall has recently shared his own thoughts in his video The Perennial Sample Rate Dilemma.